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• Part I Philosophical and Constitutional Foundations of Free Expression
• Foundations for Freedom(p. 1)
• The Worth of Freedom(p. 5)
• The Constitutional Guarantees(p. 16)
• "The Intent of the Framers"(p. 27)
• The First Amendment: Historical Background and Today's Law(p. 31)
• Seditious Libel: Ancient Enemy of Freedom(p. 31)
• Prior Restraint(p. 48)
• Prior Restraint: Licensing(p. 76)
• Forcing Communication to Occur(p. 83)
• Criminal Libel(p. 86)
• Taxation(p. 100)
• The Contempt Power and Criticizing Courts(p. 107)
• Testing the Boundaries of Constitutional Protection: Fighting Words, Incitement/Outrage and Obscenity(p. 111)
• Fighting Words and Incitement(p. 111)
• Obscenity and American Law(p. 126)
• The Common Law Origins(p. 127)
• The Roth Landmark(p. 130)
• Monitoring Compliance: The Federal Review Era(p. 134)
• Creating a New Consensus: The Miller Standard(p. 142)
• Balancing Conflicting Societal Interests(p. 162)
• Obscenity Law and the Internet(p. 176)
• Part II Defamation, Privacy and Newsgathering Torts
• Defamation: Libel and Slander(p. 181)
• Defamation Defined(p. 181)
• The Five Elements of Libel(p. 188)
• Publication(p. 188)
• Identification(p. 209)
• Defamation(p. 217)
• Actual Injury(p. 237)
• Fault(p. 244)
• Discovery(p. 251)
• The Constitutional Defense Against Libel Suits(p. 262)
• The Public Principle(p. 262)
• Defense Against Public Officials' Suits(p. 263)
• Actual Malice(p. 270)
• Public Officials and Figures(p. 292)
• Defining "Public Figure"(p. 301)
• Summary Judgment(p. 315)
• Qualified Privilege As a Defense(p. 322)
• Truth As a Defense(p. 336)
• Opinion and Fair Comment As Defenses(p. 342)
• The Law of Privacy and the Media(p. 362)
• Development of Privacy Law(p. 362)
• "False Light:" Communications Invading Privacy(p. 371)
• Appropriation of Plaintiff's Name or Likeness(p. 389)
• Appropriation's Cousin: "The Right of Publicity"(p. 393)
• Private Facts(p. 397)
• Intrusion: An Introduction(p. 410)
• Newsgathering Torts and Related Areas of Law(p. 411)
• Newsgathering Torts: An Overview(p. 411)
• The Privacy Tort of Intrusion(p. 412)
• Intrusion: Nonconsensual Entry, Refusal to Leave(p. 419)
• Problems With Hidden Cameras and Recorders(p. 430)
• Cellular Telephones and Privacy(p. 439)
• Fraud Claims and Undercover Reporting(p. 444)
• Emotional Distress and Incitement(p. 452)
• Contract Claims and Tortious Interference(p. 459)
• Part III Access to Government Information
• Reporting the Legislative and Executive Branches(p. 465)
• The Problem of Secrecy in Government(p. 465)
• Access and the Constitution(p. 475)
• Records and Meetings of Federal Government(p. 481)
• Access to "Security" Information, Covering Wars(p. 516)
• Records and Meetings in the States(p. 534)
• Legal Problems in Reporting Courts(p. 548)
• Access to Judicial Proceedings(p. 548)
• Free Press Versus Fair Trial(p. 561)
• Pre-Trial Publicity(p. 566)
• Publicity During Trial: Cameras in the Courtroom(p. 575)
• Notorious Cases: The Shadow of Sheppard(p. 584)
• External Guidelines and Self-Regulatory Efforts(p. 592)
• Restrictive Orders and Reporting the Judicial Process(p. 596)
• Access to Criminal Trials and Civil Matters(p. 610)
• Shielding Information From Disclosure(p. 636)
• The Government Contempt Power(p. 636)
• Refusing to Testify About Sources and Information(p. 643)
• Protecting Newsrooms From Search and Telephone Records From Disclosure(p. 687)
• Part IV Mass Communications and Government
• The First Amendment and Electronic Media(p. 697)
• From Radiotelegraphy to Broadcasting(p. 697)
• Spectrum Space: From Crisis to Control(p. 702)
• Rationalizing Government Regulation(p. 706)
• Spectrum Scarcity and Expanding New Media Channels(p. 711)
• Obligations on Broadcasting and Cable(p. 715)
• Licensing Broadcasters(p. 715)
• Controlling Cable(p. 726)
• Content Control(p. 738)
• Political Access Rules(p. 755)
• Fairness Doctrine Obligations(p. 764)
• The End of the Personal Attack and Political Editorial Rules(p. 770)
• Public Broadcasting(p. 774)
• New Media and Regulation(p. 778)
• Mass Media and the Common Carrier Connection(p. 778)
• The Telephone Network Competitor(p. 781)
• Communication Law and the Challenge of Change(p. 788)
• Regulation of Advertising(p. 799)
• From Caveat Emptor to Consumer Protection(p. 799)
• Federal Administrative Controls: The Federal Trade Commission(p. 801)
• Deceptiveness: The FTC's Definition(p. 810)
• Corrective Advertising Orders of the FTC(p. 814)
• Other Federal Administrative Controls(p. 827)
• The Printers' Ink Statute(p. 831)
• Lotteries(p. 832)
• Self-Regulation(p. 836)
• The Right to Refuse Service(p. 838)
• Broadcast Advertising(p. 844)
• Advertising and the Constitution(p. 847)
• Copyright: Protection and Constraint(p. 870)
• The Rationale of Copyright Law(p. 870)
• Securing a Copyright(p. 876)
• Originality and Creativity(p. 905)
• Infringement and Remedies(p. 910)
• Copyright, Unfair Competition, and the News(p. 931)
• The Defense of Fair Use(p. 941)
• Broadcast Music Licensing Rights(p. 962)
• Appendices
• A Abbreviations(p. 969)
• B Selected Court and Pleading Terms(p. 972)
• C Some Notes on the Legal Process(p. 978)
• D Bibliography(p. 986)
• E Codes of Ethics and Principles of the SPJ, ASNE, PRSSA, and RTNDA(p. 994)
• Table of Cases(p. 1011)
• Index(p. 1037)