• Highlights recent Supreme Court cases including: Metro-Goldwyn-Meyer Studios, Inc. v. Grokster, Ltd., Randall v. Sorrell, and Wisconsin Right to Life v. FEC.
• Discusses recent journalists’ privilege cases including: Wen Ho Lee , Jason O’Grady, Josh Wolf, and “Scooter” Libby.
• Analyzes the appellate ruling concerning press publication of juror identities in the Quattrone trial.
• Explains the rulings by the Federal Election Commission concerning the use of the Internet for political communication.
• Addresses the Abramoff lobbying scandal and Congressional efforts to reform lobbying.
• Covers the latest broadcast indecency developments.
• Clarifies license requirements for webcasting copyrighted music.
• Examines restrictions on access to information surrounding “the war on terror.”

Reviewer Quotations:

“This textbook is one of the best in the business. I have used it consistently for close to 9 years. Its strength is that it follows a topical rather than an institutional or media industry approach to the study of communication law and policy.  This approach is especially useful because many legal issues cut across several media.” – Lyombe Eko, University of Iowa