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Court and policy makers have increasingly had to deal with—and sometimes even embrace—technology, from podcasts to the Internet. Televised courtroom broadcasting especially remains an issue. The debate surrounding the US Supreme Court and federal courts, as well as the great disparity between different forms of television courtroom broadcasting, rages on. What are the effects of television courtroom broadcasting? Does research support the arguments for or against? Despite three Supreme Court cases on television courtroom broadcasting, the common thread between the cases has not been highlighted. The Supreme Court in these cases maintains a common theme: there is not a sufficient body of research on the effects of televising courtroom proceedings to resolve the debate in a confident manner.

This book's reader-friendly approach, dynamic writing style and numerous illustrations present the ins and outs of communication law in an engaging and lively way. Discusses First Amendment principles,common laws, constitutional considerations, privacy factors, advertising, protecting news sources, broadcast regulations and the internet. For anyone wanting to know more about communication law or media law.

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Product Description: Convergence, participatory culture, multimedia technologies, and social media platforms are creating new communicative opportunities that fundamentally influence citizenship and journalism. Social media present a staggering breadth of legal and ethical matters to consider...read more

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The U.S. Government is party to dozens of government-to-government (G2G) information sharing agreements on a spectrum of topics including taxes, pension payments, securities enforcement, airline passenger data, lost or stolen travel documents, and law enforcement. This essential reference is your guide to these government-to-government sharing arrangements to date. This book examines those agreements as a way of establishing how practice has evolved.

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Electronic Media Law and Regulation is an overview of the major legal and regulatory issues facing broadcasting, cable, and developing media. It enables current and prospective electronic media professionals to easily understand the complex and intimidating realm of law and regulation by presenting information from major cases, rules, regulations, and legal documents in a concise and readable manner. Electronic Media Law and Regulation emphasizes principles, the conceptual pillars of the electronic media industry, using carefully selected and edited case law and original regulatory text. Readers will understand and be prepared to face the issues that inform daily professional actions. Electronic Media Law and Regulation clarifies these vital topics: "Structures of U.S. legal and regulatory systems; "First Amendment, privacy, and access issues; "Broadcast station licensing; "Broadcast programming and commercial practice regulation; "Cable television regulation; "Copyright and intellectual property; "Defamation and libel; "Law and regulation in an era of new media technologies. New to this second edition is material on the regulation of cable television, updated to reflect the latest changes in telecommunication law and policy and the latest information on developing technologies and potential regulatory frameworks for the 21st century. Kenneth C. Creech, Ph.D., is Head of the Department and Professor of Telecommunications Arts at Butler University where he holds the Fairbanks Chair in Communication. Dr. Creech has more than twenty years of teaching experience, coupled with professional broadcasting experience. He has written, produced, and hosted a number of programs for commercial radio and television. He has managed two university radio stations and currently is General Manager of WBTU-TV in Indianapolis.