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Preface. 1. Public Communication and the Law. The Sources of Law.The Courts. The Litigation Process: Civil and Criminal. Working withthe Law. Limitations of Law. 2. The First Amendment. Theory ofFreedom of Expression. Regulating Expression. Tests. Scope of theFirst Amendment: The Hierarchy of Protected Expression. Who Is Protected?Prior Restraints and Postpublication Punishment. Content-NeutralRegulations. 3. Libel. Libel Terminology. The Plaintiff. ThePlaintiff's Burden of Proof. The Defendant's Case. Preventing LibelSuits. Ideas for Reform. 4. Privacy and Personal Security. PrivateFacts. Intrusion and Trespass. False Light. Commercialization.Emotional Distress and Personal Injury. 5. Intellectual Property.Copyright. Unfair Competition. 6. Corporate Speech. Referenda andOther Public Issues. Elections. Lobbying: The Right to Petition.Communication between Labor and Management. Securities Transactions. 7.Advertising. First Amendment and Advertising. Unfair and DeceptiveAdvertising. Federal Remedies. Other Federal Regulations. Media'sRight to Refuse Advertising. Self-Regulation. 8. Obscenity andIndecency. Obscenity. Violent Pornography. Indecency. ControllingNonobscene Sexual Expression. 9. The Media and the Judiciary. DefiningJury Bias. Remedies for Prejudicial Publicity. Controlling Conduct inCourt. Controlling Prejudicial Publicity. Voluntary Cooperation.Contempt Power. 10. Protection of News Sources, Notes, and Tape.Protection under the Common Law. Protection under the First Amendment.Protection under State Statutes. Protection under Federal Statutes andRegulations. Congressional Authority. Search Warrants. BreachingConfidentiality. 11. Access to Information. Access and theConstitution. Access to Events. Access to Records. Access toMeetings. Obtaining Access: A Final Word. 12. Regulation ofBroadcasting. Framework for Broadcast Content Regulations. FederalCommunications Commission. Licensing the Broadcast Media. Regulation ofPolitical Candidate Programming. Regulation of Public Issues Programming:The Fairness Doctrine. Other Programming Regulation. NoncommercialBroadcasting. Digital Television (DTV). Low-Power Television (LPTV).13. Regulation of Cable, Internet, Telephone, and Other Electronic Media.Cable. Internet. Telephone. Other Electronic Communications Media.Appendix A: Finding and Reading the Law. Appendix B: The First FourteenAmendments to the Constitution. Glossary. Case Index. Subject Index.