Overbeck, Wayne.

Major principles of media law / Wayne Overbeck. - 2002 ed. - Fort Worth, Texas : Harcourt College Publishers, 2002. - 585 p. ; 24 cm.

Preface. - Table of Cases. - The American Legal System. - The Legacy of Freedom. - Modern Prior Restraints. - Libel and Slander. - The Right of Privacy. - Copyrights and Trademarks. - Fair Trial-Free Press Conflicts. Newsgatherer's Privilege. - Freedom of Information. - Obscenity and the Law. - Regulation of Electronic Media. - Media Ownership issues. - Advertising and the Law. - Freedom of the Student Press. - Selected Excerpts from the Law. - Index.

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Freedom of information--United States.
Mass media--Law and legislation--United States.

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