Digital Media Law (eBook)

Ashley Packard is Professor of Communication and Digital Media Studies at the University of Houston, Clear Lake. She is the author of The Borders of Free Expression (2009) and is a peer reviewer for Communication Law and Policy.

Detailed Contents vi

List of Sidebars ix

Preface x

Acknowledgments xii

1. Introduction to the Legal System 1

2. Freedom of Expression 21

3. Telecommunications Regulation 47

4. Internet Regulation 75

5. Confl ict of Laws 103

6. Information Gathering 127

7. Intellectual Property: Copyright 161

8. Intellectual Property: Patents, Trademarks, and Trade Secrets 199

9. Defamation 227

10. Invasion of Privacy 257

11. Sex and Violence 303

12. Commercial Speech and Antitrust Law 333

Appendix: How to Find the Law 367

Glossary 371

Table of Cases 378

Index 387

"The second edition of Digital Media Law is a welcome update to the
field of media law in the U.S., especially for students and
teachers who are keen to expand their horizons in the global 21st
century."

- Kyu Ho Youm, Jonathan Marshall First Amendment Chair
Professor, University of Oregon School of Journalism and
Communication

"Ashley Packard's new edition of Digital Media Law
keeps it on the cutting edge of illuminating the subject in terms
of digitalization and internationalization -- the driving
forces through which students today ever more instinctively
understand their lives and their professions."

- Robert L. Kerr, Ph.D., University of Oklahoma

"Ashley Packard's work on the second edition of Digital
Media Law is impressive. The readable text keeps students engaged
with recent cases; provides challenging discussion questions; and
references Internet resources that encourage critical thinking
about legal issues in today's converging media
environment."

- Nathaniel Frederick II, Winthrop University