Social & Cultural Aspects of Technology, General & Miscellaneous Law, Consumer Industries, Media & Communications, Social & Cultural Aspects of Technology, Television

First Amendment and the Fifth Estate

Name: First Amendment and the Fifth Estate
Author: T. Barton Carter
ISBN: 9781587785719

by T. Barton Carter, Marc A. Franklin, Jay B. Wright

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Overview

This law school casebook examines the opinions and decisions of the overnmental bodies most directly responsible for the laws and regulations that apply to the electronic mass media—Congress, the FCC, and the courts. A part of the University Casebook Series, it includes selected cases designed to illustrate the development of a body of law on a particular subject. Text and explanatory materials designed for law study accompany the cases.

Synopsis

This casebook covers the law and regulation of electronic media (the "fifth estate") in the United States in a manner suitable for both law and communications students. The text covers decisions by Congress, the Federal Communications Commission, and the courts. Before detailing regulations, laws, and cases, the book introduces the legal, technological, and economic environment of electronic media regulation. The remainder of the work is divided into separate sections devoted to the law and regulation of electronic media alone and to law and regulation applicable to both print and electronic media. Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR