Ralph E. Hanson, Second Edition
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Chapter 13: Media Law

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The Media Law Resource Center contains a wealth of detailed information on the subject. Both past and present legal cases, as well as other media law0related topics are available for examination.

 

Sam Reese Sheppard's site is dedicated to promoting the innocence of his famous father. The site also spotlights other wrongly accused individuals and their struggles with the legal system.

 

The Federal Communications Commission's page on obscenity outlines how obscenity is identified, the guidelines for media content, and how to file a consumer complaint.

 

Everything you have ever wanted to know about copyright law in the United States can be found on the United States Copyright Office's site.

 

Are journalists above the law, even when they are reporting the truth? The ethics and legal issues that surfaced in the 1992, Food Lion v. ABC case are discussed and dissected by The Poynter Institute and The Cato Institute.