Communication Law: Practical Applications in the Digital Age

by Dom Caristi, William R. Davie, Laurie Thomas Lee

Overview

This fully revised third edition brings a fresh approach to the fundamentals of mass media and communication law in a presentation that undergraduate students find engaging and accessible.

Designed for students of communication that are new to law, this volume presents key principles and emphasizes the impact of timely, landmark cases on today’s media world, providing an applied learning experience. This new edition offers expanded coverage of digital media law and social media, a wealth of new case studies, expanded discussions of current political, social, and cultural issues, and new features focused on ethical considerations and on international comparative law.

Communication Law serves as a core textbook for undergraduate courses in communication and mass media law.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781032612997
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	04/23/2025
Edition description:	4th ed.
Pages:	496
Product dimensions:	7.00(w) x 10.00(h) x (d)

About the Author

Dom Caristi, PhD, Professor of Telecommunications. Caristi joined the Ball State faculty in 1998, and is a founding member and Associate Director of the Digital Policy Institute at that university. A member of the Broadcast Education Association for more than 30 years, he served on the Board of Directors (1997–2002), including a term as its Vice President.

William R. Davie, PhD, Professor of Communication. Davie holds the Board of Regents Professorship of Communication at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette and has been a member of the faculty since 1993. He is the head of the Mass Communication/Broadcast sequence and has served as interim department head and graduate program coordinator.

Laurie Thomas Lee, PhD, Professor of Broadcasting in the College of Journalism and Mass Communications at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Lee joined the faculty full time in 1994. She is a recipient of the James A. Lake Academic Freedom award and has served as an Executive Vice Chancellor Faculty Fellow, giving presentations on the First Amendment and academic freedom.

Table of Contents

1. Sources of Law and Systems of Justice 2. First Amendment in Principle and Practice 3. Sedition and Censorship 4. Forums of Freedom 5. Libel 6. Privacy 7. Intellectual Property 8. Broadcasting and Telecommunications 9. Digital Media Law 10. Obscenity and Indecency 11. Advertising Law 12. Media Business Law 13. Media and Courts 14. Freedom of Access

Editorial Reviews

I chose Communication Law: Practical Applications in the Digital Age because the textbook is accessible for my undergraduate law students. My students like the fact that the authors are able to clearly communicate often dense legalese, while still maintaining the integrity of the material.”

David J. Weinert, University of Miami, USA

“When I was assigned to teach Media Law, I approached it with great trepidation – then I found Communication Law and realized I knew a lot more about media law than I thought I did. Communication Law and my teaching reflected how the law is used in media instead of the other texts I reviewed which were like books for lawyers rather than journalists.”

Cliff Brockman, Wartburg College, USA

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