Digital Media Law.

Intro -- Title page -- Copyright page -- List of Sidebars -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- 1 Introduction to the Legal System -- The Meaning of Law -- Sources of Law in the United States -- The Structure of Court Systems -- Types of Law -- 2 Freedom of Expression -- The First Amendment -- The First Amendment's Purpose -- Expanding the Meaning of the First Amendment -- Limitations on Protection -- No Compelled Speech -- 3 Telecommunications Regulation -- A Bird's Eye View -- Establishing a Regulatory Framework -- Broadcast Regulation -- Media Ownership Rules -- Multi-Channel Video Program Distributors -- Phone Companies -- 4 Internet Regulation -- ICANN, the Internet's Manager -- Network Neutrality -- Voice over Internet Protocol -- eAccessibility -- Cybercrime -- Internet Gambling -- Virtual Law -- 5 Conflict of Laws -- Jurisdiction, Choice of Law, and Enforcement of Judgments -- Private International Law -- Choice of Forum/Choice of Law Agreements -- Treaties on Jurisdiction and Choice of Law -- Alternative Dispute Resolution -- 6 Information Gathering -- Access to Information -- State Freedom of Information Laws -- Access to Public Officials -- Access to Legislative Information -- Access to Judicial Information -- Protection of Information -- 7 Intellectual Property: Copyright -- Source and Purpose of Intellectual Property Protection -- What Can Be Copyrighted? -- What Cannot Be Copyrighted? -- Who Qualifies for Copyright Protection? -- What Are a Copyright Holder's Exclusive Rights? -- Registering and Protecting Works -- What is Copyright Infringement? -- Digital Millennium Copyright Act -- Remedies for Copyright Infringement -- Balancing the Rights of Copyright Owners and Users -- The Creative Commons -- 8 Intellectual Property: Patents, Trademarks, and Trade Secrets -- Patents -- Trademarks -- Cybersquatting -- Trade Secrets -- 9 Defamation.

What is Defamation? -- Types of Defamation -- Who Can Be Defamed? -- Elements of Libel -- Defenses to Libel -- Mitigation of Damages -- How Has Defamation Changed? -- The Single Publication Rule -- Statutes of Limitation -- Criminal Libel -- Nontraditional Media and Non-Media Defendants -- Immunity for Interactive Computer Services -- Photo Illustrations/Digitally Altering Images -- Libel in Fiction -- Satire and Parody -- Intentional Infliction of Emotional Distress -- 10 Invasion of Privacy -- Whose Privacy is Protected? -- Constitutional Protections for Privacy -- Privacy Protection Under Common Law -- Defenses to Invasion of Privacy -- Privacy Protection From Federal Statutes -- State Privacy Statutes -- Workplace Privacy -- Marketplace Privacy -- Privacy and Social Networking -- Anonymity Online -- Government Surveillance -- 11 Sex and Violence -- Obscenity and Indecency -- Regulation of Indecency and Material Harmful to Minors -- Violence -- Incitement to Violence -- Threats -- Hate Speech -- 12 Commercial Speech and Antitrust Law -- What is Commercial Speech? -- Advertising and First Amendment Protection -- Regulation of Unfair and Deceptive Advertising -- FTC Actions Against False Advertising -- FTC Advertising Guidelines -- Advertising and Foreseeable Harm -- False Advertising and the Lanham Act -- False Advertising and State Law -- Advertising "Sin" Products and Services -- Advertising to Children -- Marketing Intrusions -- Public Relations -- Antitrust Law -- Appendix: How to Find the Law -- Glossary -- Table of Cases -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- X -- Y -- Z -- Index.

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