As the news continues to be dominated by the Leveson Inquiry into phone hacking our eye was drawn to an article on the BBC website. In the article the inquiry described as 'looking at the "culture, practices and ethics of the media" and whether the self-regulation of the press works.' This sentence could also be used to describe the key features of Ursula Smartt's book Media and Entertainment Law.
Drawing on principles from public law, tort, contract law and human rights, Media and Entertainment Law explores all the central themes of the subject including privacy and confidentiality, contempt of court, defamation and intellectual property, as well as helping students to gain an awareness of ethical issues surrounding journalistic practice. Media and Entertainment Law was also the first book to discuss superinjunctions and the phone-hacking scandal involving News of the World and is ideal reading for anyone wanting a deeper understanding of the legal issues behind the headlines.
You can read the foreward and preface as well as the complete contents by following the view inside link. The international media lawyer Mark Stephens CBE has called this book 'Absolutely amazing' and it looks set to be an acutely relevant text for some yet.
Media and Entertainment Law presents a contemporary analysis of the law relating to the media and entertainment industry both in terms of its practical application and its theoretical framework. Looking at key aspects such as TV and radio broadcasting, the print press, the music industry, online...
Published April 20th 2011 by Routledge
Providing practical and theoretical resources on media law and ethics for the United Kingdom and United States of America and referencing other legal jurisdictions such as France, Japan, India, China and Saudi Arabia, Comparative Media Law and Ethics is suitable for upper undergraduate and...
Published December 9th 2009 by Routledge
Series: Routledge Communication Series
This is the first textbook to explicitly integrate both media law and ethics within one volume. A truly comprehensive overview, it is a thoughtful introduction to media law principles and cases and the related ethical concerns relevant to the practice of professional communication. With special...
Published December 13th 2011 by Routledge
