TY - BOOK AU - Overbeck,Wayne TI - Major principles of media law SN - 0155047736 U1 - 343.73099 PY - 2002/// CY - Fort Worth, Texas PB - Harcourt College Publishers KW - Freedom of information KW - United States KW - Mass media KW - Law and legislation N1 - 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 ER -