The First Amendment and the Fifth Estate: Regulation of Electronic Mass Media,9781566628112

The First Amendment and the Fifth Estate: Regulation of Electronic Mass Media

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Edition: 5th
ISBN13: 9781566628112
ISBN10: 1566628113
Format: Hardcover
Pub. Date: 1999-07-01
Publisher(s): West Group
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Table of Contents

Preface to the Fifth Edition v
Table of Cases
xxiii
Introduction
1(41)
The Law
2(9)
Sources and Structure of Law and the Legal Process
3(7)
Reading the Law
10(1)
The First Amendment
11(24)
Introduction to Freedom of Expression
11(3)
Bases for Freedom of Communication
14(6)
The First Amendment and the Institutional Press
20(10)
Applying the First Amendment
30(4)
``Or of the Press''
34(1)
Administrative Law
35(5)
The Federal Communications Commission
36(2)
The Federal Trade Commission
38(1)
National Telecommunications and Information Administration
38(1)
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
39(1)
National Labor Relations Board
39(1)
International Regulation of Electronic Media
40(2)
The Spectrum and Its Utilization
42(29)
The Nature of the Spectrum
42(2)
Allocation of the Spectrum
44(18)
The Federal Communications Commission
46(1)
Radio Allocation
47(4)
Television Allocation
51(3)
Digital Broadcasting
54(8)
A Note on the Economics of Television
62(9)
Justifications for Government Regulation
71(29)
``Public Interest'' and Government Regulation
71(26)
Is Broadcasting ``Government Action''?
97(3)
Broadcast Licensing
100(69)
Initial Licensing
100(30)
The Administrative Process at Work
100(6)
Introduction to Basic Qualifications
106(4)
Substantive Considerations
110(3)
The Comparative Proceeding
113(17)
Renewal of Licenses
130(21)
Introduction
130(4)
Substantive Grounds for Nonrenewal
134(8)
Comparative Renewal Proceedings
142(9)
Transfer of Licenses
151(18)
Format Changes
152(7)
The RKO Case
159(7)
Hostile Takeovers of Corporations
166(3)
Legal Control of Broadcast Programming: Political Speech
169(49)
Equal Opportunities and Access in Political Campaigns
169(26)
Equal Opportunities---Section 315
169(20)
Reasonable Access---Section 312(a)(7)
189(6)
The Fairness Doctrine
195(23)
In General
195(8)
Personal Attack Rules
203(2)
Fairness in Political Campaigns
205(4)
The Elimination of the Fairness Doctrine
209(6)
Proposed Changes for DTV
215(3)
Legal Control of Broadcast Programming: Nonpolitical Speech
218(128)
Drugs
218(4)
Obscenity and Indecency
222(60)
The Origin of the Rules on Indecency
223(22)
Development of the Current Rules
245(28)
Application to News and Politics
273(9)
Safety---Violence and Panic
282(7)
Children's Programming
289(26)
Program Content
289(7)
Too Few Programs for Children
296(2)
Commercials in Children's Programs
298(2)
The Children's Television Act of 1990
300(15)
Miscellaneous Constraints
315(31)
Lotteries
315(3)
Contests
318(2)
Payola and Plugola
320(2)
Advertising and Commercial Practices
322(23)
Other Constraints
345(1)
Noncommercial Broadcasting
346(57)
Development of Public Broadcasting
346(8)
Content Regulation of Public Broadcasting
354(47)
Religious Broadcasting
401(2)
Structural Regulation of Cable Television
403(56)
Development
403(5)
Jurisdiction
408(12)
FCC Jurisdiction
408(3)
Preemption
411(7)
Title VI of the Communications Act
418(2)
Franchising
420(9)
Rate Regulation
429(26)
Miscellaneous Restrictions
455(4)
Customer Service Standards
455(1)
Equipment Compatibility
456(3)
Content Regulation of Cable Television
459(67)
Copyright Problems
459(5)
Must--Carry Rules
464(49)
Access Channels
513(4)
Indecency
517(9)
New Communications Technologies
526(85)
Multipoint Distribution Service (MDS)
528(2)
Direct Broadcast Satellites (DBS)
530(10)
Satellite Master Antenna Television (SMATV)
540(7)
Home Satellite Dishes
547(10)
Electronic Publishing
557(12)
Interactive Computer Communications
569(42)
Media Concentration
611(94)
Local Concentration
612(21)
Duopoly
612(2)
The Newspaper--Broadcast Crossownership Rules
614(13)
Crossownership Rules Involving New Media
627(6)
National Concentration
633(31)
Multiple Ownership Rules
633(4)
Cable Subscriber Limits
637(1)
Conglomerates in Broadcasting
638(4)
Minority Ownership
642(22)
Programming Distribution
664(41)
Broadcast Networks
664(25)
Cable-- and Satellite--delivered Programming
689(16)
Copyright and Trademark
705(49)
The Nature of Copyright
705(11)
Background
705(1)
Subject Matter
706(5)
Ownership of Copyright
711(1)
Rights of Copyright Owner(s)
712(1)
Duration of Copyright
713(1)
Statutory Formalities
714(1)
Preemption of State Law
714(1)
International Protection
715(1)
Alleged or Actual Infringements
716(21)
Remedies
718(1)
Fair Use
718(19)
Music Licensing
737(9)
Problems of New Technologies
746(2)
Trademarks
748(4)
Domain Names
752(2)
Defamation
754(63)
The State Law of Defamation
755(22)
The Reputation Element
756(6)
Libel and Slander---The Damage Question
762(1)
The Basis for Liability---The Trouble Spot
763(11)
Common Law Defenses
774(3)
Constitutional Privilege
777(31)
Remedies for Defamation
808(2)
Injunctions
808(1)
Reply
809(1)
Retraction
809(1)
Criminal Libel and Group Libel
810(2)
Criminal Libel
810(1)
Group Libel Statutes and Hate Speech
810(2)
Practical Considerations for Media Defendants
812(3)
Heading Off Libel Suits
812(1)
Megaverdicts
812(1)
Libel Insurance
813(1)
Defense Costs
814(1)
Evidence and Witnesses
814(1)
Infliction of Emotional Distress
815(2)
Privacy
817(50)
Intrusion on the Plaintiff's Physical Solitude
818(17)
Intrusions Without Express Consent
818(12)
Consent Has Been Obtained
830(4)
Criminal Liability
834(1)
Invasion of Privacy by Publication
835(32)
Putting the Plaintiff in a False Light
837(2)
Publication of Embarrassing Private Facts
839(18)
Appropriation
857(10)
Special Problems of Electronic Media Journalists
867(150)
The Protection of Government Interests
867(1)
Press Coverage of the Administration of Justice
868(22)
Background
869(3)
So--called Remedies for the Fair Trial-Free Press Problem
872(18)
Confidentiality in Newsgathering
890(16)
The Role of Confidentiality
891(11)
Use of Search Warrants Against the Press
902(2)
Implications for Journalists
904(2)
Newsgathering From Public Sources
906(17)
Access to Public Records
906(7)
Access to Public Meetings
913(2)
Access to Public Places
915(4)
Discriminatory Access to Information
919(4)
Appendices
App.
A. The Constitution of the United States of America
923(17)
B. Communications Act of 1934
940(76)
C. Federal Communication Commission
1016(1)
Index 1017

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