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Media Law

London; Sydney: Cavendish Publishing (2000), xxxviii, 570 pp.

Contains index

ISBN 1-85941-530-X

"The aim of this book is to analyse media law in relation to specific areas,both in terms of its practical application and its theoretical framework. Part 1 concentrates on the regulation of media content and is largely written from a pro media point of view. Its central tenet is how far does the English media enjoy freedom of expression and the way in which that impacts on how the media operates. It considers how the Human Rights Act 1998 impacts on the media. Part 2 moves on to look at the regulation of the media industries as a whole. Part 3 focuses on day to day transactions for the media. In particular it focuses on provisions from typical media agreements and aims to provide a context for the law which has been outlined in Parts 1 and 2." (Publisher description)
PART I
1 The Human Rights Act 1998 and the Media, 3
2 Remedies, 33
3 Defamation, 59
4 Malicious Falsehood, 153
5 Breach of Confidence, 167
6 Property Rights and Freedom of Expression, 215
7 The Protection of Television Formats, 297
8 Privacy and the Media, 303
9 Data Protection and the Media, 331
10 The Media and Open Justice, 351
11 Disclosure of Journalists' Sources, 385
12 Morality and the Media: Obscenity, Indecency, Blasphemy and Sedition, 399
13 Government Secrecy and Freedom of Information, 423
14 Character Merchandising and Endorsements, 435
15 Competitions, 463
PART II
16 Extra Judicial Regulation of Media Content, 471
PART III
17 Typical Contractual Provisions, 497
18 Clearing Rights, 533