Communication Law in America

Communication Law in America is a comprehensive, easy-to-follow overview of the complicated ways in which U.S. law determines who may say what to (and about) whom. It covers the usual content- libel, invasion of privacy, copyright and trademark, access to government information, advertising, electronic media- all the while giving readers a sense of how and why this country has come to weigh freedom of speech above competing freedoms far more often than in other Western democracies. This fourth edition of the well-received text boasts over 300 new citations, including discussion of a dozen U. S. Supreme Court decisions handed down since the previous edition. The text also offers a new section on how the First Amendment applies to special populations, including students, government employees in general, and the military in particular.


Author: Paul Siegel
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Published: 03/27/2014
Pages: 540
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 2.03lbs
Size: 9.20h x 7.40w x 1.20d
ISBN13: 9781442226227
ISBN10: 1442226226
BISAC Categories:
- Law | Communications
- Language Arts & Disciplines | Communication Studies
- Social Science | Media Studies

About the Author
Paul Siegel is professor of communication at the University of Hartford. He has been teaching course work in media law for over 30 years--at American University, Catholic University, Gallaudet University, George Mason University, Illinois State University, Keene State College, Tulane University, the University of Connecticut, the University of Missouri, and the University of North Carolina. He has also published dozens of book chapters and law review and communication journal articles on various subjects related to communication law. Siegel was the founding executive director of the American Civil Liberties Union of Kansas and Western Missouri.