A Practical Guide to Media Law

Demonstrates the practical realities of media law

• Explains Complicated Legal Issues in a Clear, Concise Manner - The text is a reference guide organized into five sections that group conduct by the potential kinds of liability or legal issues that might arise. This emphasis on behavior rather than legal theory allows non-lawyers to more easily apply legal principles to real life conduct. Charts and graphs summarize key points and help readers see how concepts are related.

• Incorporates Contemporary Cases and Issues - Relevant cases are discussed throughout and are used to illustrate how key principles are applied in real-life scenarios.  Chapter 20 solely focuses on how the Internet has affected publishing and the law.

• Provides Case Citations - For those who wish to explore the case law for each topic in full, a Table of Citations is provided

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Ashley Messenger is Associate General Counsel for NPR, specializing in First Amendment and media law issues.  She has previously served as Editorial Counsel to U.S. News & World Report, a Fellow at the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press, and a radio talk show host.  She has been practicing law for nearly 20 years, almost entirely in the field of media law.

She is an adjunct faculty member in the School of Communication at American University, where she has taught media law for graduate and undergraduate students since 2002.  She has also taught similar classes at George Washington University and George Mason University.  In the fall of 2013, she will be a visiting adjunct at the University of Michigan School of Law, teaching First Amendment law.

Professional honors and leadership roles include being a member of the Media Institute’s First Amendment Advisory Council; co-chair of the Media Law Resource Center’s Pre-Publication/Pre-Broadcast Review Committee; Vice Chair of the D.C. Bar Media Law Committee; and on the governing board of the ABA Forum on Communications Law.  She received a B.A. in philosophy from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst and a J.D. from Pepperdine University.

Preface:  How to Use This Book

Chapter 1: Court Systems, Citation, and Procedure

Chapter 2: The First Amendment – Theory and Practice

Chapter 3: Libel: The Risk of Criticism, Insults and Trash Talk

Chapter 4: Privacy: Publishing Private, Embarrassing or Sensitive Information

Chapter 5: Using Someone’s Name or Likeness

Chapter 6: Copyright: Issues With Creating Content or Using Other People’s Content

Chapter 7: Use of Trademarks, Logos, Slogans and Product Names

Chapter 8: Publishing Photos, Images, or Other Illustrations

Chapter 9: Use of Music

Chapter 10: Content that May Result in Personal Injury

Chapter 11: Access to Information/Places/Events

Chapter 12: Newsgathering

Chapter 13: Being Subpoenaed or Searched

Chapter 14: Speaking, Disseminating, or Protesting in Public Places 

Chapter 15: Punishing or Restricting Sensitive or Offensive Topics

Chapter 16: Political Speech, Elections and Campaigns

Chapter 17: Ads/Promotions/Marketing

Chapter 18: Television & Radio—FCC Regulation

Chapter 19: Special Classes of Speakers

Chapter 20: How the Internet has Affected Publishing and the Law

Chapter 21: Practical Issues Related to Media Law

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