Media & Entertainment Law

Now in its fifth edition, this textbook combines comprehensive coverage with rigorous analysis of a key area of the law. The author illuminates how the courts strive to strike a balance between the freedoms and responsibilities of the press on the one hand, and an individual's right to privacy on the other.

List of contents

1. Freedom of Expression 2. Confidentiality and Privacy 3. Defamation 4. Reporting Legal Proceedings 5. Contempt of Court 6. Freedom of Public Information and Data Protection 7. Regulating the Print Media 8. Regulating the Communications Industry 9. Intellectual Property Law 10. Entertainment Law

About the author

Ursula Smartt is Associate Professor of Law at Northeastern University London, UK and Boston, USA, and Researcher in Media and Entertainment Law at the University of Surrey.

Summary

Now in its fifth edition, this textbook combines comprehensive coverage with rigorous analysis of a key area of the law. The author illuminates how the courts strive to strike a balance between the freedoms and responsibilities of the press on the one hand, and an individual’s right to privacy on the other.

Product details

• Authors: Ursula Smartt, Smartt Ursula
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 29.11.2022
• EAN: 9781032168715
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3216871-5
• No. of pages: 596
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Law > Public law, administrative procedural law, constitutional procedural law; LAW / General, LAW / Communications, LAW / Media & the Law, United Kingdom, Great Britain, Entertainment & media law, Entertainment and media law