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

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

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ISBN: 9781566628112 | 1566628113
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Copyright: 7/1/1999

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Preface to the Fifth Edition

Table of Cases

xxiii

Introduction

(41)

The Law

(9)

Sources and Structure of Law and the Legal Process

(7)

Reading the Law

(1)

The First Amendment

(24)

Introduction to Freedom of Expression

(3)

Bases for Freedom of Communication

(6)

The First Amendment and the Institutional Press

(10)

Applying the First Amendment

(4)

``Or of the Press''

(1)

Administrative Law

(5)

The Federal Communications Commission

(2)

The Federal Trade Commission

(1)

National Telecommunications and Information Administration

(1)

Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

(1)

National Labor Relations Board

(1)

International Regulation of Electronic Media

(2)

The Spectrum and Its Utilization

(29)

The Nature of the Spectrum

(2)

Allocation of the Spectrum

(18)

The Federal Communications Commission

(1)

Radio Allocation

(4)

Television Allocation

(3)

Digital Broadcasting

(8)

A Note on the Economics of Television

(9)

Justifications for Government Regulation

(29)

``Public Interest'' and Government Regulation

(26)

Is Broadcasting ``Government Action''?

(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)

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)

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)

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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