Entertainment and media law Books
Pelican Publishing Co Flood of Lies The St Ritas Nursing Home Tragedy
Book SynopsisINDEPENDENT PUBLISHER BOOK AWARDS BEST REGIONAL NONFICTION OF THE SOUTH GOLD MEDAL “When an elderly couple is charged with murder in the drowning deaths of thirty-five bed-ridden residents of St. Rita's Nursing Home, an emotional edge-of-your-seat thriller takes off like a shot! The players: a wily and profane defense lawyer, a ferocious prosecutor, vengeful families of the victims, and a ravenous media that brands the defendants ‘Monsters of Hurricane Katrina.’ My advice—block out enough time to read this wonderful book in one sitting.”—John Berendt, Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil “A passionate and personal book, artfully constructed.”—Washington Post “A war story of jurisprudence. . . . a book you wish wouldn't end.”—Daily Beast
£14.39
Edinburgh University Press Alcohol Licensing Law in Scotland
Book SynopsisDrawing on a wealth of experience, Stephen McGowan guides you through the often-perplexing patchwork of statute, policy, convention and jurisprudence that all amount to Scottish licensing law. There is no better guide to how Scottish alcohol licensing law works and often does not work in practice.
£127.50
Duke University Press How Machines Came to Speak
Book SynopsisJennifer Petersen constructs a genealogy of the legal conceptions of what counts as “speech” within free speech law, showing how changes in media technology influenced changing legal definitions of speech.Trade Review“What does it mean for speech to be free? This rigorous, counterintuitive history reveals how changes in media technologies have transformed our answers to that question in the law and well beyond. As it shows, media technologies don’t just deliver speech; they model it. And when they do, they change the categories of thought and action through which we live our lives.” -- Fred Turner, author of * The Democratic Surround: Multimedia and American Liberalism from World War II to the Psychedelic Sixties *“At the intersection of legal studies, cultural history, and media history, Jennifer Petersen’s book is a brilliant and groundbreaking study of the ways that modern First Amendment law has been shaped by judicial and cultural responses to the advent of new media technologies.” -- Samantha Barbas, Professor of Law, University at Buffalo School of Law“[How Machines Came to Speak] provides many discussion opportunities—and questions—for anyone interested in the intricacies of free speech theory. Petersen does not claim to resolve the debate but invites readers to ‘rethink some of our fundamental assumptions about speech.’ All readers will benefit from heeding her invitation. Recommended.” -- D. Caristi * Choice *"The book not only deftly weaves together an analysis of legal texts but also considers the drafts of judgements as discursive repositories to help substantiate the technocultural context and historical debates that informed them. One of the most interesting . . . throughlines in the book is in the meta-research on communication theory and research and its in fluence over legal decisions at distinct points of her historiography." -- Vipulya Chari * H-Sci-Med-Tech, H-Net Reviews *"How Machines Came to Speak remains one of the most exciting and intellectually powerful books I have read in years, particularly in the fields of legal history and technology studies." -- Alex Sayl Cummings * Society for U.S. Intellectual History *Table of ContentsAcknowledgments vii Introduction. The “Speech” in Freedom of Speech 1 1. Moving Images and Early Twentieth-Century Public Opinion 24 2. “A Primitive but Effective Means of Conveying Ideas”: Gesture and Image as Speech 57 3. Transmitters, Relays, and Messages: Decentering the Speaker in Midcentury Speech Law 87 4. Speech without Speakers: How Speech Became Information 119 5. Speaking Machines: The Uncertain Subjects of Computer Communication 157 Conclusion. The Past and Future of Speech 190 Appendix on Methods 205 Notes 207 Bibliography 257 Index 271
£75.65
Duke University Press How Machines Came to Speak Media Technologies
Book SynopsisJennifer Petersen constructs a genealogy of the legal conceptions of what counts as “speech” within free speech law, showing how changes in media technology influenced changing legal definitions of speech.Trade Review“What does it mean for speech to be free? This rigorous, counterintuitive history reveals how changes in media technologies have transformed our answers to that question in the law and well beyond. As it shows, media technologies don’t just deliver speech; they model it. And when they do, they change the categories of thought and action through which we live our lives.” -- Fred Turner, author of * The Democratic Surround: Multimedia and American Liberalism from World War II to the Psychedelic Sixties *“At the intersection of legal studies, cultural history, and media history, Jennifer Petersen’s book is a brilliant and groundbreaking study of the ways that modern First Amendment law has been shaped by judicial and cultural responses to the advent of new media technologies.” -- Samantha Barbas, Professor of Law, University at Buffalo School of Law“[How Machines Came to Speak] provides many discussion opportunities—and questions—for anyone interested in the intricacies of free speech theory. Petersen does not claim to resolve the debate but invites readers to ‘rethink some of our fundamental assumptions about speech.’ All readers will benefit from heeding her invitation. Recommended.” -- D. Caristi * Choice *"The book not only deftly weaves together an analysis of legal texts but also considers the drafts of judgements as discursive repositories to help substantiate the technocultural context and historical debates that informed them. One of the most interesting . . . throughlines in the book is in the meta-research on communication theory and research and its in fluence over legal decisions at distinct points of her historiography." -- Vipulya Chari * H-Sci-Med-Tech, H-Net Reviews *"How Machines Came to Speak remains one of the most exciting and intellectually powerful books I have read in years, particularly in the fields of legal history and technology studies." -- Alex Sayl Cummings * Society for U.S. Intellectual History *Table of ContentsAcknowledgments vii Introduction. The “Speech” in Freedom of Speech 1 1. Moving Images and Early Twentieth-Century Public Opinion 24 2. “A Primitive but Effective Means of Conveying Ideas”: Gesture and Image as Speech 57 3. Transmitters, Relays, and Messages: Decentering the Speaker in Midcentury Speech Law 87 4. Speech without Speakers: How Speech Became Information 119 5. Speaking Machines: The Uncertain Subjects of Computer Communication 157 Conclusion. The Past and Future of Speech 190 Appendix on Methods 205 Notes 207 Bibliography 257 Index 271
£19.79
New York University Press Playing War
Book SynopsisExplores the culture that made military shooter video games popular, and key in understanding the War on TerrorNo video game genre has been more popular or more lucrative in recent years than the military shooter. Franchises such as Call of Duty, Battlefield, and those bearing Tom Clancy's name turn over billions of dollars annually by promising to immerse players in historic and near-future battles, converting the reality of contemporary conflicts into playable, experiences. In the aftermath of 9/11, these games transformed a national crisis into fantastic and profitable adventures, where seemingly powerless spectators became solutions to these virtual Wars on Terror. Playing War provides a cultural framework for understanding the popularity of military-themed video games and their significance in the ongoing War on Terror. Matthew Payne examines post-9/11 shooter-style game design as well as gaming strategies to expose how these practices perpetuate and challenge reigning political bTrade ReviewA unique and ambitious analysis of the relationship between the military and the video game industry. With a tremendous breadth of knowledge, Payne weaves together contemporary cultural criticism of war and post-9/11 politics with play theory, production studies, and textual analyses. Impressively crafted,Playing Waris sure to take its place among the growing body of key works that define game studies. -- Nina Huntemann,co-editor of Gaming Globally: Production, Play, and PlaceAs the first book-length work examining military shooting games, Matthew Thomas Paynes Playing War is a critical analysis of war games, how they frame war, and how war itself is treated like a game. Recommended for scholars of war games and military studies alike. -- Mark J. P. Wolf,co-editor of The Video Game Theory Reader
£23.74
New York University Press Chronic Youth
Book SynopsisThe teenager has often appeared in culture as an anxious figure, the repository for American dreams and worst nightmares, at once on the brink of success and imminent failure. Spotlighting the troubled teen as a site of pop cultural, medical, and governmental intervention, Chronic Youth traces the teenager as a figure through which broad threats to the normative order have been negotiated and contained. Examining television, popular novels, science journalism, new media, and public policy, Julie Passanante Elman shows how the teenager became a cultural touchstone for shifting notions of able-bodiedness, heteronormativity, and neoliberalism in the late twentieth century. By the late 1970s, media industries as well as policymakers began developing new problem-driven edutainment' prominently featuring narratives of disabilityfrom the immunocompromised The Boy in the Plastic Bubble to ABC's After School Specials and teen sick-lit. Although this conjoining of disability and Trade Review[] Elmans critiques of particular media content have value. * The Journal of American History *Julia Passanante Elman has written a fine cross-disciplinary study that pulls from the fields of disability studies, popular culture, adolescent literature, queer theory, sociology, and history. * Children's Literature Association Quarterly *Chronic Youth is cultural studies at the top of its gamea whip-smart read that makes groundbreaking contributions across a diversity of disciplines. Its voice is passionate; its case studies are meticulously parsed; and its conclusions more than mere food for thought. It is, in sum, a profound treatise on how and why we worry, police, manufacture, and delude ourselves into the faux crisis that is the teenager in contemporary American cultures. -- Scott Herring,author of Another Country: Queer Anti-UrbanismWith rigorous and insightful analysis of popular media representations, Elman shows how disability has increasingly become an all-purpose referent for the & problem years of transition from childhood to adulthood. Bringing disability and femininity into the framework of youth studies in order to address a neglected intersection of experiences, Chronic Youth provides a wonderful example of what disability studies can bring to media studies of the body. * David T. Mitchell,George Washington University *Chronic Youthis a gripping read; a fascinating and much welcome addition to studies of disability and youth moving beyond dominating and naturalised tropes of youth-as-becoming and disability-to-be-overcome to instead engage with the politics of & adulthood. * Disability and Society *In her rigorous, ambitious, and timely study, Chronic Youth, Julie Passanante Elman powerfully demonstrates how the transformation of the teenager from rebel to patient in the US not only reflects an understanding of the teenager as a problem to be managed and solved but has also participated more broadly in an ongoing normalization of a culture of rehabilitation as & coterminous with good citizenship for everyone. * Journal of American Studies *Chronic Youth is a timely study whose meaning message of & growing up will appeal to readers of the journal, and Elmans clear and concise writing will enthrall others as well. * ournal of the History of Childhood and Youth *Table of ContentsContents Acknowledgments ix Introduction: From Rebel to Patient 1 1 Medicine Is Magical and Magical Is Art: Liberation and Overcoming in The Boy in the Plastic Bubble 29 2 After School Special Education: Sex, Tolerance, and Rehabilitative Television 63 3 Cryin' and Dyin' in the Age of Aliteracy: Romancing Teen Sick-Lit 93 4 Crazy by Design: Neuroparenting and Crisis in the Decade of the Brain 131 Conclusion: Susceptible Citizens in the Age of Wiihabilitation 167 Notes 177 Bibliography 205 Index 231 About the Author 243
£22.79
New York University Press Surveillance Cinema
Book SynopsisIn Paris, a static video camera keeps watch on a bourgeois home. In Portland, a webcam documents the torture and murder of kidnap victims. And in clandestine intelligence offices around the world, satellite technologies relentlessly pursue the targets of global conspiracies. Such plots represent only a fraction of the surveillance narratives that have become commonplace in recent cinema. Catherine Zimmer examines how technology and ideology have come together in cinematic form to play a functional role in the politics of surveillance. Drawing on the growing field of surveillance studies and the politics of contemporary monitoring practices, she demonstrates that screen narrative has served to organize political, racial, affective, and even material formations around and through surveillance. She considers how popular culture forms are intertwined with the current political landscape in which the imagery of anxiety, suspicion, war, and torture has become part of daily life. FroTrade ReviewSurveillance Cinemapresents cutting-edge scholarship in the field of cinema studies in its reconceptualization of the centrality of surveillance to film narratives, subject formations, and temporalities. Smartly pushing beyond the critical models that have long been associated with surveillance in and outside of cinema, Zimmer makes a persuasive case for examining surveillance within historical and political contexts. An excellent book, both far-reaching and convincing in its claims,Surveillance Cinemais sure to become one of the central works in the emerging field of surveillance studies.- -- Aviva Briefel,co-editor of Horror after 9/11: World of Fear, Cinema of Terror[A] genuinely groundbreaking study. Timely, ideologically engaged and passionate in its critique both of contemporary geopolitics and the cinematic works that depict its sites of contestation, this is a book of significant interest to scholars in the fields of film studies and surveillance studiesand to those of us who are, quite justifiably, haunted by the sense that someone, somewhere is watching. -- Linnie Blake * Times Higher Education *Catherine ZimmersSurveillance Cinemaexplores the increasing presence of surveillance narratives in tandem with the socio-political ideologies underpinning the proliferation and normalization of monitoring technologies. * Surveillance & Society *InSurveillance Cinema, Catherine Zimmer sets out to claim that our popular imagination of surveillanceconstructed by decades of espionage thrillers, police procedurals, and torture horror flicksserves to create and sustain the actual methods of surveillance that have come to encompass almost all cultural and social life. * Rain Taxi *Surveillance Cinemais a thorough, innovative project useful to scholars researching surveillance. * Creative Commons *Catherine Zimmer offers a generative analysis of surveillance as aesthetic and structuring logic....an exciting project that will surely open doors in critical examinations of surveillance, popular culture, and power. * Film Criticism *Zimmers absorbing study zeroes in on the work of & surveillance cinemaher term for films in this modein the near present. Indeed, rather than focusing on the construction of an elaborate genealogy, Surveillance Cinematurns specifically to the & millennial surge in films and television series organized around and by surveillance technologies. * Film Quarterly *Table of Contentsvii Contents Acknowledgments ix Author's Note xi Introduction: Surveillance Cinema in Theory and Practice 1 1. Video Surveillance, Torture Porn, and Zones of Indistinction 31 2. Commodified Surveillance: First-Person Cameras, the Internet, and Compulsive Documentation 73 3. The Global Eye: Satellite, GPS, and the "Geopolitical Aesthetic" 115 4. Temporality and Surveillance I: Terrorism Narratives and the Melancholic Security State 157 5. Temporality and Surveillance II: Surveillance, Remediation, and Social Memory in Strange Days 181 Conclusion 209 Notes 221 Bibliography 251 Index 261 About the Author 273 9781479864379 zimmer text.indd 7 1/20/15 3:32 PM
£23.74
New York University Press Chronic Youth
Book SynopsisSpotlighting the "troubled teen" as a site of pop cultural, medical, and governmental intervention, this book traces the teenager as a figure through which broad threats to the normative order have been negotiated and contained. It shows how teenagers became a lynchpin for a culture of perpetual rehabilitation and neoliberal governmentality.Trade Review[] Elmans critiques of particular media content have value. * The Journal of American History *Julia Passanante Elman has written a fine cross-disciplinary study that pulls from the fields of disability studies, popular culture, adolescent literature, queer theory, sociology, and history. * Children's Literature Association Quarterly *Chronic Youth is cultural studies at the top of its gamea whip-smart read that makes groundbreaking contributions across a diversity of disciplines. Its voice is passionate; its case studies are meticulously parsed; and its conclusions more than mere food for thought. It is, in sum, a profound treatise on how and why we worry, police, manufacture, and delude ourselves into the faux crisis that is the teenager in contemporary American cultures. -- Scott Herring,author of Another Country: Queer Anti-UrbanismWith rigorous and insightful analysis of popular media representations, Elman shows how disability has increasingly become an all-purpose referent for the & problem years of transition from childhood to adulthood. Bringing disability and femininity into the framework of youth studies in order to address a neglected intersection of experiences, Chronic Youth provides a wonderful example of what disability studies can bring to media studies of the body. * David T. Mitchell,George Washington University *Chronic Youthis a gripping read; a fascinating and much welcome addition to studies of disability and youth moving beyond dominating and naturalised tropes of youth-as-becoming and disability-to-be-overcome to instead engage with the politics of & adulthood. * Disability and Society *In her rigorous, ambitious, and timely study, Chronic Youth, Julie Passanante Elman powerfully demonstrates how the transformation of the teenager from rebel to patient in the US not only reflects an understanding of the teenager as a problem to be managed and solved but has also participated more broadly in an ongoing normalization of a culture of rehabilitation as & coterminous with good citizenship for everyone. * Journal of American Studies *Chronic Youth is a timely study whose meaning message of & growing up will appeal to readers of the journal, and Elmans clear and concise writing will enthrall others as well. * ournal of the History of Childhood and Youth *Table of ContentsContents Acknowledgments ix Introduction: From Rebel to Patient 1 1 Medicine Is Magical and Magical Is Art: Liberation and Overcoming in The Boy in the Plastic Bubble 29 2 After School Special Education: Sex, Tolerance, and Rehabilitative Television 63 3 Cryin' and Dyin' in the Age of Aliteracy: Romancing Teen Sick-Lit 93 4 Crazy by Design: Neuroparenting and Crisis in the Decade of the Brain 131 Conclusion: Susceptible Citizens in the Age of Wiihabilitation 167 Notes 177 Bibliography 205 Index 231 About the Author 243
£70.30
New York University Press Playing War
Book SynopsisExplores the culture that made military shooter video games popular, and key in understanding the War on TerrorNo video game genre has been more popular or more lucrative in recent years than the military shooter. Franchises such as Call of Duty, Battlefield, and those bearing Tom Clancy's name turn over billions of dollars annually by promising to immerse players in historic and near-future battles, converting the reality of contemporary conflicts into playable, experiences. In the aftermath of 9/11, these games transformed a national crisis into fantastic and profitable adventures, where seemingly powerless spectators became solutions to these virtual Wars on Terror. Playing War provides a cultural framework for understanding the popularity of military-themed video games and their significance in the ongoing War on Terror. Matthew Payne examines post-9/11 shooter-style game design as well as gaming strategies to expose how these practices perpetuate and challenge reigning political bTrade Review"A unique and ambitious analysis of the relationship between the military and the video game industry. With a tremendous breadth of knowledge, Payne weaves together contemporary cultural criticism of war and post-9/11 politics with play theory, production studies, and textual analyses. Impressively crafted,Playing Waris sure to take its place among the growing body of key works that define game studies." -- Nina Huntemann,co-editor of Gaming Globally: Production, Play, and Place"As the first book-length work examining military shooting games, Matthew Thomas Paynes Playing War is a critical analysis of war games, how they frame war, and how war itself is treated like a game. Recommended for scholars of war games and military studies alike." -- Mark J. P. Wolf,co-editor of The Video Game Theory Reader
£66.60
New York University Press Contemporary Latinao Media
Book SynopsisUsing a transnational approach, this volume explores the ownership, importation, and circulation of talent and content from Latin America, placing the dynamics of the global political economy and cultural politics in the foreground of contemporary analysis of Latina/o media.Trade Review"Contemporary Latina/o Mediaprovides scholars with a much-needed resource for rethinking media studies and will undoubtedly emerge as a touchstone volume on its topic. Scholars of Latino/a media will seek it out for several of its groundbreaking essays, and students at all levels will find the writing accessible and sophisticated." * American Studies Journal *"With the changing demographics of the US, Latina/os are playing an important role in redefining Latina/o media. Davila and Rivero bring together media, cultural, and ethnic studies scholars to develop a contemporary analysis of Latina/o media through a transnational lens." * Choice *"With a finger on the pulse of critical issues in media studies writ large,Contemporary Latina/o Mediaprovides a serious study of Latina/o media as a constellation of transnational industries always in search of the Latina/o consumer. In an age in which Latin American economies may surpass the US in terms of growth, this collections focus on Latina/o media markets as a terrain of struggle is a timely and significant contribution to scholarship in the field." -- Vicki Mayer,author of Producing Dreams, Consuming Youth: Mexican Americans and Mass MediaTable of ContentsPart I. Production 1. Corporate Transnationalism: The US Hispanic and 21 Latin American Television Industries Juan Pinon 2. Converging from the South: Mexican Television in the 44 United States Rodrigo Gomez, Toby Miller, and Andre Dorce 3. NuvoTV: Will It Withstand the Competition? 62 Henry Puente 4. One Language, One Nation, and One Vision: 82 NBC Latino, Fusion, and Fox News Latino Christopher Joseph Westgate 5. The Gang's Not All Here: The State of Latinos in 103 Contemporary US Media Frances Negron-Muntaner 6. Latinos at the Margins of Celebrity Culture: 125 Image Sales and the Politics of Paparazzi Vanessa Diaz Part II. Circulation, Distribution, Policy 7. Anatomy of a Protest: Grey's Anatomy, Colombia's 149 A corazon abierto, and the Politicization of a Format Yeidy M. Rivero 8. Colombianidades Export Market 169 Omar Rincon and Maria Paula Martinez 9. The Role of Media Policy in Shaping the US Latino 186 Radio Industry Mari Castaneda 10. Lost in Translation: The Politics of Race and Language 206 in Spanish-Language Radio Ratings Dolores Ines Casillas 11. The Dark Side of Transnational Latinidad: 223 Narcocorridos and the Branding of Authenticity Hector Amaya Part III. Cultural Politics 12. "No Papers, No Fear": DREAM Activism, New Social 245 Media, and the Queering of Immigrant Rights
£22.79
New York University Press The Colorblind Screen
Book SynopsisThe election of President Barack Obama signaled for many the realization of a post-racial America, a nation in which racism was no longer a defining social, cultural, and political issue. This title helps you examine television's role as the major discursive medium in the articulation and contestation of racialized identities in the United States.Trade Review"Collectively the essays document the dominance of colorblind ideology, which, the volume argues, has been enabling the continuation of 'racial apathy.' This volume contributes to postracial discourse and is also a valuable resource for those interested in media criticism." * Choice *"Overall, The Colorblind Screen is a timely anthology that joins a smallbut, I hope, growingnumber of works that address colorblind and post-race discourses in media. This collection demonstrates the continued need to consider the central role television plays in the articulation, construction, and contestation of contemporary racial politics . . . . This collection is essential for anyone interested in exploring current racial politics and representations of racial difference in media." * International Journal of Communication *Table of ContentsIntroduction Sarah Nilsen and Sarah E. TurnerPart I: Theories of Colorblindness1. Shades of ColorblindnessAshley ("Woody") Doane 2. Rhyme and ReasonRoopali Mukherjee3. The End of Racism? Colorblind Racism and Popular Media Eduardo Bonilla-Silva and Austin AshePart II: Icons of Post-Racial America4. Oprah Winfrey5. The Race Denial CardDavid J. Leonard and Bruce Lee Hazelwood 6. Representations of Arabs and Muslims in Post-9/11 Television DramasEvelyn Alsultany7. Maybe Brown People Aren't So Scary If They're Funny ComediesDina IbrahimPart III: Reinscribing Whiteness8. "Some People Just Hide in Plain Sight"Sarah Nilsen9. Watching TV with White SupremacistsC. Richard King10. BBFFsPart IV: Post-Racial Relationships11. Matchmakers and Cultural CompatibilityShilpa Dave12. Mainstreaming Latina IdentityPhilip A. Kretsedemas13. Race in Progress, No Passing ZoneJinny Huh About the Contributors Index
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Stanford University Press Crimesploitation: Crime, Punishment, and Pleasure
Book Synopsis"Due to the graphic nature of this program, viewer discretion is advised." Most of us have encountered this warning while watching television at some point. It is typically attached to a brand of reality crime TV that Paul Kaplan and Daniel LaChance call "crimesploitation": spectacles designed to entertain mass audiences by exhibiting "real" criminal behavior and its consequences. This book examines their enduring popularity in American culture. Analyzing the structure and content of several popular crimesploitation shows, including Cops, Dog: The Bounty Hunter, and To Catch a Predator, as well as newer examples like Making a Murderer and Don't F**K with Cats, Kaplan and LaChance highlight the troubling nature of the genre: though it presents itself as ethical and righteous, its entertainment value hinges upon suffering. Viewers can imagine themselves as deviant and ungovernable like the criminals in the show, thereby escaping a law-abiding lifestyle. Alternatively, they can identify with law enforcement officials, exercising violence, control, and "justice" on criminal others. Crimesploitation offers a sobering look at the depictions of criminals, policing, and punishment in modern America. Trade Review"Insisting that the consumption of other people's pain is a defining feature of the neoliberal carceral state, Crimesploitation will not let us meaninglessly 'escape' into our true crime media streaming and listening. Instead, Kaplan and LaChance move us toward a critical reckoning with the exploitative forms of (un)freedom that media's spectacle of crime and punishment have conjured. A powerful dose of thoughtful accountability, this volume points the way to getting truly 'real' about—and intervening in—the suffering that a culture of punishment has produced. I cannot wait to cite, teach, and buy copies of this book for friends and family."—Michelle Brown, The University of Tennessee"Kaplan and LaChance show that crimesploitation programs help to maintain the status quo of the neoliberal carceral state. Crimesploitation's focus on individual pathology as a cause of crime and 'law and order' as the solution to crime steers viewers away from important structural causes of crime and the need for reform in the criminal justice system and society-at-large. They do so while exploiting people in their worst moments, showing a 'reality' of crime that carefully avoids being too real."—Andrew J. Baranauskas, Criminal Law and Criminal Justice Books"[Crimesploitation] presents a well-grounded, readable argument for rethinking crime and justice reality television. It is unhesitantly recommended."—Ray Surette, Criminal Justice Review"Kaplan and LaChance provide excellent and easily digestible accounts of the politics of reality TV crimesploitation, and their emphasis on connecting media representations of crime and punishment to existing social, political, and economic inequalities in the neoliberal era will provide political scientists, sociologists, and media scholars with abundant resources to continue exploring the relationship between popular culture and the practices and ideologies of policing in America."—Emma Cytrynbaum, Law, Culture, and HumanitiesTable of Contents1. Humiliation, Inc.: Policing the Criminal on Primetime 2. Watching the Night Creatures: Crimesploitation and Boredom 3. Cuffs of Love: Punishment and Redemption in Crimesploitation 4. Middlebrow Crimesploitation Epilogue: W(h)ither Crimesploitation?
£72.00
Stanford University Press Copy This Book!: What Data Tells Us about
Book SynopsisIn Copy This Book!, Paul J. Heald draws on a vast knowledge of copyright scholarship and a deep sense of irony to explain what's gone wrong with copyright in the twenty-first century. Distilling extensive empirical data to clearly show the implications of copyright laws and doctrine for public welfare, he illustrates his findings with lighthearted references to familiar (and obscure) works and their creators (and sometimes their creators' oddball relations). Among the questions he tackles: How does copyright deter composers from writing new songs? Why are so many famous photographs unprotected orphans, and how does Getty Images get away with licensing them? What can the use of music in movies tell us about the proper length of the copyright term? How do publishers get away with claiming rights in public domain works and extracting unmerited royalties from the public? Heald translates piles of data, complex laws, and mysterious economics, equipping readers with the tools for judging past and future copyright law.Trade Review"Heald has pioneered the use of cleverly gathered evidence to demonstrate copyright law's sometimes perverse effects on important outcomes, such as whether long ago–published books are actually available to consumers today. Both entertaining and authoritative, this wonderful book provides a leading expert's guided tour of copyright." -- Joel Waldfogel * University of Minnesota *"This should be the most important book on copyright policy in America today. Wrapped in a beautifully compelling narrative, the book will quickly become a classic, and hopefully trigger a more classical view of the role of government-backed monopoly in the creation and spread of culture and knowledge." -- Lawrence Lessig * Harvard University *"This book is so engaging and sensible. This will sound ridiculous, but I can't put it down." -- Saul Levmore * University of Chicago *
£68.00
Stanford University Press Copy This Book!: What Data Tells Us about
Book SynopsisIn Copy This Book!, Paul J. Heald draws on a vast knowledge of copyright scholarship and a deep sense of irony to explain what's gone wrong with copyright in the twenty-first century. Distilling extensive empirical data to clearly show the implications of copyright laws and doctrine for public welfare, he illustrates his findings with lighthearted references to familiar (and obscure) works and their creators (and sometimes their creators' oddball relations). Among the questions he tackles: How does copyright deter composers from writing new songs? Why are so many famous photographs unprotected orphans, and how does Getty Images get away with licensing them? What can the use of music in movies tell us about the proper length of the copyright term? How do publishers get away with claiming rights in public domain works and extracting unmerited royalties from the public? Heald translates piles of data, complex laws, and mysterious economics, equipping readers with the tools for judging past and future copyright law.Trade Review"Heald has pioneered the use of cleverly gathered evidence to demonstrate copyright law's sometimes perverse effects on important outcomes, such as whether long ago–published books are actually available to consumers today. Both entertaining and authoritative, this wonderful book provides a leading expert's guided tour of copyright." -- Joel Waldfogel * University of Minnesota *"This should be the most important book on copyright policy in America today. Wrapped in a beautifully compelling narrative, the book will quickly become a classic, and hopefully trigger a more classical view of the role of government-backed monopoly in the creation and spread of culture and knowledge." -- Lawrence Lessig * Harvard University *"This book is so engaging and sensible. This will sound ridiculous, but I can't put it down." -- Saul Levmore * University of Chicago *
£18.89
Stanford University Press Crimesploitation: Crime, Punishment, and Pleasure
Book Synopsis"Due to the graphic nature of this program, viewer discretion is advised." Most of us have encountered this warning while watching television at some point. It is typically attached to a brand of reality crime TV that Paul Kaplan and Daniel LaChance call "crimesploitation": spectacles designed to entertain mass audiences by exhibiting "real" criminal behavior and its consequences. This book examines their enduring popularity in American culture. Analyzing the structure and content of several popular crimesploitation shows, including Cops, Dog: The Bounty Hunter, and To Catch a Predator, as well as newer examples like Making a Murderer and Don't F**K with Cats, Kaplan and LaChance highlight the troubling nature of the genre: though it presents itself as ethical and righteous, its entertainment value hinges upon suffering. Viewers can imagine themselves as deviant and ungovernable like the criminals in the show, thereby escaping a law-abiding lifestyle. Alternatively, they can identify with law enforcement officials, exercising violence, control, and "justice" on criminal others. Crimesploitation offers a sobering look at the depictions of criminals, policing, and punishment in modern America. Trade Review"Insisting that the consumption of other people's pain is a defining feature of the neoliberal carceral state, Crimesploitation will not let us meaninglessly 'escape' into our true crime media streaming and listening. Instead, Kaplan and LaChance move us toward a critical reckoning with the exploitative forms of (un)freedom that media's spectacle of crime and punishment have conjured. A powerful dose of thoughtful accountability, this volume points the way to getting truly 'real' about—and intervening in—the suffering that a culture of punishment has produced. I cannot wait to cite, teach, and buy copies of this book for friends and family."—Michelle Brown, The University of Tennessee"Kaplan and LaChance show that crimesploitation programs help to maintain the status quo of the neoliberal carceral state. Crimesploitation's focus on individual pathology as a cause of crime and 'law and order' as the solution to crime steers viewers away from important structural causes of crime and the need for reform in the criminal justice system and society-at-large. They do so while exploiting people in their worst moments, showing a 'reality' of crime that carefully avoids being too real."—Andrew J. Baranauskas, Criminal Law and Criminal Justice Books"[Crimesploitation] presents a well-grounded, readable argument for rethinking crime and justice reality television. It is unhesitantly recommended."—Ray Surette, Criminal Justice Review"Kaplan and LaChance provide excellent and easily digestible accounts of the politics of reality TV crimesploitation, and their emphasis on connecting media representations of crime and punishment to existing social, political, and economic inequalities in the neoliberal era will provide political scientists, sociologists, and media scholars with abundant resources to continue exploring the relationship between popular culture and the practices and ideologies of policing in America."—Emma Cytrynbaum, Law, Culture, and HumanitiesTable of Contents1. Humiliation, Inc.: Policing the Criminal on Primetime 2. Watching the Night Creatures: Crimesploitation and Boredom 3. Cuffs of Love: Punishment and Redemption in Crimesploitation 4. Middlebrow Crimesploitation Epilogue: W(h)ither Crimesploitation?
£19.79
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Liberal Democracy, Law and the Citizen Speaker:
Book SynopsisThis book delivers an original, theoretically informed analysis of the legal regulation of online speech. Rejecting the narrow pluralism of elitist and deliberative accounts of the citizen’s role in political discourse, the book defends a participatory account of speech in non-deliberative settings. The latter account of political pluralism best captures the republican democratic aspiration for popular, on-going authorship of the laws and the centrality of freedom to dissent in democratic theory. The legal and policy implications for governments and social media platforms of this inclusive envisioning of public discourse are then elaborated upon. In the digital world, anyone with access to the internet can be a speaker. Speech on public platforms has become democratised. At the same time, aspects of online speech are plainly problematic. Concerns exist about disinformation, ‘fake news’, ‘deep fakes’, ‘weaponised speech’ and ‘trolls’. Offensive speech and the polarising effects of robustly expressed political opinion are also troublesome. These assorted downsides of democratised speech are said to undermine the integrity of democratic processes and institutions. Public debate is distorted and coarsened and the electorate are misled. How ought the liberal democratic state respond to these challenges? The discussion is intended to be read by academics and researchers with interests in democratic theory, digital communications and freedom of expression. It offers a stimulating and distinctive contribution to debates about online speech.Table of Contents1. Damaging Democracy? ‘Fake News’ and Moral Panics Introduction Issues of Principle – How Open Should the Channels of Political Communication be in a Liberal Democracy? Tensions between Liberalism and Democracy Popular Sovereignty in Liberal Constitutionalist Thinking The Popular Sovereignty Challenge to Liberal Constitutionalism and Two Anxieties Mapping Liberalism’s Ochlophobia – Current Restrictions on Freedom of Political Expression and a Republican Argument for Keeping the Channels of Political Change Open 2. Closing Off the Agon: Legal Norms, Deliberative Democracy and ‘Improved’ European Public Discourse Introduction The Liberal and the Democratic Polity Privileging ‘Responsible’ Media – The Council of Europe’s Narrowed Conception of Political Pluralism Threats to Political Pluralism from Liberal Elitist, Deliberative (Civic Republican), Epistemic Accounts of Democracy Containing Majoritarian Passions – Pettit’s Aristocratic Republic of Reason and Critics Conclusion – Ongoing Ineliminable Conflict: Truly Plural, Participatory Politics 3. Enlightenment Rationality vs Machiavellian Pluralism Introduction Enlightenment Roots of Deliberative Democracy and Some Counter-Enlightenment Objections Public Reason and the Reasonable Citizen in Deliberative Democracy Scholarship Conclusion 4. Populism and Ochlophobia: The Denouncements of Popular Participation in Liberal Democracy Introduction Anti-populist Themes in Mainstream Culture and Politics Populism in Political Theory – A Response to Modern Representative Democracy and Redemptive Possibilities Defending Oligarchical Rule Down the Ages – From Thucydides and Plato via Madison and Tocqueville to the Twentieth-century Critics of Mass Culture Denying Isonomia Today – Ochlophobia in Liberal and Republican Political Theory Countering Ochlophobia – Popular (Arendtian) Participation and the Value of Roman Discord Conclusion 5. Popular Participation and Political Dissent in Post-Revolutionary America: A Case Study of the Democratic Republicans Introduction Federalist and Patrician Republican Accounts of the Political Citizen Arendt, Human Action and the Mediated (Oligarchic) Political Life – The Failure of the US Founders to Preserve the Revolutionary Spirit Jefferson’s Ward-republic: Preserving the Revolutionary Spirit The Counter-Publics of Democratic Republican Clubs Conclusion 6. Official and Corporate Gatekeeping of Online Expression with Special Reference to False Statements on Public Affairs Introduction Protecting False Statements in Political Discourse – Some Principled Arguments The Long Reach of UK Criminal Law into Online Political Discourse and Selected Comparisons Across Western Liberal Democracies State Regulation of Contentious Expression – OFCOM and the Coronavirus Disinformation Unit The State as a Producer of False Statements Conclusion 7. Restoring the Agon: Re-opening the Channels of Political Change Introduction – Swimming against the Liberal Tide Dealing with the Problem of the ‘Ins’ and the Role of Plural Political Expression in Preserving Open and Fractious Republican Liberty Common Carriers Not Editors – Public Forums and Banning Viewpoint Discrimination by Social Media Platforms Final Thoughts: The Threat to Self-government
£85.50
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Media Law
Book SynopsisThe second edition of this groundbreaking book looks at the key debates and issues in media law, a fast-developing area of scholarship that raises many high-profile and controversial questions.Recent issues include the privacy rights of public figures, the use of legal tools to silence critics, the right to access information held by public bodies, the political power of media owners, the future of public service broadcasting and the regulation of the digital media. The chapters examine the rights to reputation and privacy, the administration of justice, the role of government censorship, the protection of the newsgathering process, the regulation of the media and the impact of digital communications.The analysis is grounded in an account of media freedom that looks at the important democratic functions performed by the media and journalism. Examining various key themes, the book shows how those functions continue to evolve in a changing political culture and
£33.29
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Media Law
Book SynopsisThe second edition of this groundbreaking book looks at the key debates and issues in media law, a fast-developing area of scholarship that raises many high-profile and controversial questions.Recent issues include the privacy rights of public figures, the use of legal tools to silence critics, the right to access information held by public bodies, the political power of media owners, the future of public service broadcasting and the regulation of the digital media. The chapters examine the rights to reputation and privacy, the administration of justice, the role of government censorship, the protection of the newsgathering process, the regulation of the media and the impact of digital communications.The analysis is grounded in an account of media freedom that looks at the important democratic functions performed by the media and journalism. Examining various key themes, the book shows how those functions continue to evolve in a changing political culture and also how the media are subject to a range of legal and informal constraints. The book asks whether the law strikes the right balance in protecting media freedom while preventing the abuse of media power, and considers the future of media law in the digital era.Authoritative and accessible, the book is essential reading for students and scholars of media law alike.
£120.00
Skyhorse Publishing Framed: Why Michael Skakel Spent Over a Decade in
Book SynopsisThe New York Times bestseller – now in paperback, with a new afterword“A must-read for those who care about justice and integrity in our public institutions.” —Alan M. Dershowitz, Esq.The Definitive Story of One of the Most Infamous Murders of the Twentieth Century and the Heartbreaking Miscarriage of Justice That Followed On Halloween, 1975, fifteen-year-old Martha Moxley’s body was found brutally murdered outside her home in swanky Greenwich, Connecticut. Twenty-seven years after her death, the State of Connecticut spent some $25 million to convict her friend and neighbor, Michael Skakel, of the murder. The trial ignited a media firestorm that transfixed the nation. Now Skakel’s cousin Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., solves the baffling whodunit and clears Michael Skakel’s name. In this revised edition, which includes developments following the Connecticut Supreme Court decision, Kennedy chronicles how Skakel was railroaded amidst a media frenzy and a colorful cast of characters—from a crooked cop and a narcissistic defense attorney to a parade of perjuring witnesses.Trade Review“Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s new book, Framed, is a furious and fascinating condemnation of the persecution of Michael Skakel. This account will shock and astound those who read the press reports of the case at the time, particularly Dominick Dunne’s reportage, and believed Skakel to be the monster portrayed there. It is deeply researched, bitingly written, and entirely convincing.” —Stuart Woods, #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Stone Barrington series and Holly Barker series “A brilliantly written autopsy of a wrongful prosecution and conviction, Kennedy’s book is a masterpiece that chronicles the Kafkaesque persecution of an innocent man. It is a riveting narrative of greed, hubris, envy and sloth. Michael Skakel’s saga is a heartbreaking account of an abuse of power paralleled in infamy only by the Duke Lacrosse prosecutors.” —Anne Bremner, American attorney, television personality, defense counsel in Amanda Knox’s Italian murder trial “Bobby Kennedy pulls no punches in making the compelling case for his cousin’s, Michael Skakel’s, absolute innocence. But he goes much further: indicting those who he believes were complicit in what he calls a frame up by prosecu¬tors, police, and the media. . . . This book is a devastating indictment of our justice system and media for their systemic unwillingness to confront their own errors. It is a must-read for those who care about justice and integrity in our public institutions.” —Alan M. Dershowitz, author of Taking the Stand: My Life in the Law “An exciting page turner.” —Morris Dees, author, attorney, and co-founder of the Southern Poverty Law Center “In Framed, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., with Capote-like precision, tells his grip¬ping story of an innocent man caught up in a Kafkaesque nightmare between a corrupt prosecution and a disastrously inept criminal defense that resulted in 11½ years in prison for a crime Skakel didn’t and couldn’t have committed. RFK Jr. lays it all out in a page-turner that will convince all but the most rabid Kennedy haters. Then again, the arguments are so compelling, maybe even they’ll be convinced.” —Michael Shapiro, Perennial Superlawyer, Former Queens County District Attorney, New York Special Prosecutor, faculty Benjamin N. Cardoza School of Law, adjunct Harvard Law School “Framed is the riveting true story of a life turned upside down by unethical prosecutors and irresponsible journalists in a justice system which is anything but. It is both the story of one man’s nightmare and a cautionary tale for us all . . . because while it is true that we can ensure that we do not COMMIT a crime, we can never ensure that we are not CHARGED with one. Kudos to Kennedy, not only for writing a page-turner, but for never giving up his quest for the Truth.” —Shawn Holley, defense attorney for O.J. Simpson’s Dream Team and in over 60 trials for high-profile clients, including Tupac Shakur, Snoop Dogg, Paris Hilton, Nicole Ritchie, Lindsay Lohan, and others “Crime thrillers and true crime stories both aim to explore our notions of jus¬tice. Framed by Robert Kennedy Jr. combines the best of both with a power¬ful story that grabbed me in the first few pages and wouldn’t let go. Kennedy meticulously torpedoes the case that convicted his cousin Michael Skakel of murder. He chronicles a decades-long horror show of incompetence, prejudice, malfeasance, and outright misconduct. What I didn’t expect, though, were the feelings that surfaced while I was reading. Kennedy took me from rage to tears at the injustices suffered by his cousin and family. Framed is a must-read for anyone who cares about our judicial system.” —Libby Fischer Hellmann, award-winning author of Easy Innocence and other crime thrillers “An electrifying, meticulous exposé. Kennedy shows how his cousin was wrong¬fully convicted by a grim yet fascinating cast of characters cruelly assembled, as it were, to thwart justice; corrupt police and prosecutors, an incompetent defense lawyer, a judge who falls in love with the 24 hour news cycle while forgetting his role as neutral arbiter, and the TV “commentators” who directed the outcome of the case for ratings and not justice—all conspiring to convict an innocent man while allowing the real murderers to go free. Kennedy gives the reader a front-row seat, and, unlike the jury, all of the evidence necessary to watch, in horror, the conviction of yet another innocent man. If this book does not wake people up to the terrifying reality of how our criminal justice has become a game not of seeking justice but of winning, I do not know what will. This book is mandatory reading for anyone who cares about truth, individual rights, and the corruption of justice in America.” —Joe Cheshire, attorney in the Duke Lacrosse case, North Carolina’s “Top Lawyer” three years running by SuperLawyer.com “Kennedy exposes the toxic brew of incompetence and sensationalism that led to his cousin’s conviction. The ‘cold case’ had every ingredient that made it an irresistible stew that fed the ambition and corruption by press, prosecutors, and police; the brutal, senseless murder of a privileged teenage girl, a self-seeking prosecutor with ‘elastic ethics’, a society gossip fabulist who stirred the brew, a crooked cop, sloppy police work, a cavalier defense lawyer, and a ‘Kennedy cousin’ with an ironclad alibi who nevertheless became the perfect suspect. “Now, years after a monumental miscarriage of justice, Kennedy, by careful investigation, deconstructs the prosecution’s case, convincingly shows Michael Skakel’s innocence, and identifies the true culprits who have escaped justice for decades.” —Dick DeGuerin, considered one of America’s top lawyers, most notably for his defense of Tom DeLay, David Koresh, Robert Durst, and others “An awful, awful story brilliantly told. How many more innocent men and women will be wrongfully convicted and punished with long and terrible jail sentences? This book is a scream for change.” —Martin Garbus, legendary criminal and constitutional attorney, educator, and author of Courting Disaster and other books. “The definitive account of the perfect storm that led to Michael Skakel’s wrongful conviction, Kennedy recounts the blunders of investigators, the miscon¬duct of prosecutors, the perjury of witnesses, the legal ineptitude of judges and defense lawyers, and the failings of a criminal justice system that cares more about defending a conviction, even one that is wrongful, than in delivering justice. And he answers the question that has remained unanswered for more than 40 years: Who killed Martha Moxley?” —David Cameron, Professor of Political Science, Yale University, and member of Connecticut’s Eyewitness Task Force “With Capote-like precision, Kennedy tells his gripping story of an innocent man caught up in a Kafkaesque nightmare of a corrupt prosecution and a disastrously inept criminal defense.” — Michael Shapiro, Esq. “This book is a must-read for anyone who has been interested in the Martha Moxley case. It is also an important illustration for us all that miscarriages of justice can and do occur when the need for results, power, fame, and money supersede the need for justice.” —Ann Marie Palladino, Book Review Blogger, “Lit. Wit. Wine & Dine.” “Kennedy explains with new clarity and detail the pervasive corruption in the Connecticut State Prosecutor’s Office that led to Michael’s wrongful conviction. He shows, in a persuasive, compelling narrative, of how four writers, pursuing their own craven ambitions, orchestrated Michael’s media lynching and wrongful conviction.” —Randy Wayne White, New York Times bestselling crime writer, author of more than 40 books, including the Doc Ford series, former member of the Florida Judicial Nominating Committee and Florida Bar Association Grievance Committee “If you think you know about this case, you don’t. If you think that this case ended in justice being served, it didn’t. I was literally left both speechless and enraged while reading this book and learning what actually happened.” —Mark Geragos, Esq. , noted criminal defense attorney“Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s new book, Framed, is a furious and fascinating condemnation of the persecution of Michael Skakel. This account will shock and astound those who read the press reports of the case at the time, particularly Dominick Dunne’s reportage, and believed Skakel to be the monster portrayed there. It is deeply researched, bitingly written, and entirely convincing.” —Stuart Woods, #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Stone Barrington series and Holly Barker series “A brilliantly written autopsy of a wrongful prosecution and conviction, Kennedy’s book is a masterpiece that chronicles the Kafkaesque persecution of an innocent man. It is a riveting narrative of greed, hubris, envy and sloth. Michael Skakel’s saga is a heartbreaking account of an abuse of power paralleled in infamy only by the Duke Lacrosse prosecutors.” —Anne Bremner, American attorney, television personality, defense counsel in Amanda Knox’s Italian murder trial “Bobby Kennedy pulls no punches in making the compelling case for his cousin’s, Michael Skakel’s, absolute innocence. But he goes much further: indicting those who he believes were complicit in what he calls a frame up by prosecu¬tors, police, and the media. . . . This book is a devastating indictment of our justice system and media for their systemic unwillingness to confront their own errors. It is a must-read for those who care about justice and integrity in our public institutions.” —Alan M. Dershowitz, author of Taking the Stand: My Life in the Law “An exciting page turner.” —Morris Dees, author, attorney, and co-founder of the Southern Poverty Law Center “In Framed, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., with Capote-like precision, tells his grip¬ping story of an innocent man caught up in a Kafkaesque nightmare between a corrupt prosecution and a disastrously inept criminal defense that resulted in 11½ years in prison for a crime Skakel didn’t and couldn’t have committed. RFK Jr. lays it all out in a page-turner that will convince all but the most rabid Kennedy haters. Then again, the arguments are so compelling, maybe even they’ll be convinced.” —Michael Shapiro, Perennial Superlawyer, Former Queens County District Attorney, New York Special Prosecutor, faculty Benjamin N. Cardoza School of Law, adjunct Harvard Law School “Framed is the riveting true story of a life turned upside down by unethical prosecutors and irresponsible journalists in a justice system which is anything but. It is both the story of one man’s nightmare and a cautionary tale for us all . . . because while it is true that we can ensure that we do not COMMIT a crime, we can never ensure that we are not CHARGED with one. Kudos to Kennedy, not only for writing a page-turner, but for never giving up his quest for the Truth.” —Shawn Holley, defense attorney for O.J. Simpson’s Dream Team and in over 60 trials for high-profile clients, including Tupac Shakur, Snoop Dogg, Paris Hilton, Nicole Ritchie, Lindsay Lohan, and others “Crime thrillers and true crime stories both aim to explore our notions of jus¬tice. Framed by Robert Kennedy Jr. combines the best of both with a power¬ful story that grabbed me in the first few pages and wouldn’t let go. Kennedy meticulously torpedoes the case that convicted his cousin Michael Skakel of murder. He chronicles a decades-long horror show of incompetence, prejudice, malfeasance, and outright misconduct. What I didn’t expect, though, were the feelings that surfaced while I was reading. Kennedy took me from rage to tears at the injustices suffered by his cousin and family. Framed is a must-read for anyone who cares about our judicial system.” —Libby Fischer Hellmann, award-winning author of Easy Innocence and other crime thrillers “An electrifying, meticulous exposé. Kennedy shows how his cousin was wrong¬fully convicted by a grim yet fascinating cast of characters cruelly assembled, as it were, to thwart justice; corrupt police and prosecutors, an incompetent defense lawyer, a judge who falls in love with the 24 hour news cycle while forgetting his role as neutral arbiter, and the TV “commentators” who directed the outcome of the case for ratings and not justice—all conspiring to convict an innocent man while allowing the real murderers to go free. Kennedy gives the reader a front-row seat, and, unlike the jury, all of the evidence necessary to watch, in horror, the conviction of yet another innocent man. If this book does not wake people up to the terrifying reality of how our criminal justice has become a game not of seeking justice but of winning, I do not know what will. This book is mandatory reading for anyone who cares about truth, individual rights, and the corruption of justice in America.” —Joe Cheshire, attorney in the Duke Lacrosse case, North Carolina’s “Top Lawyer” three years running by SuperLawyer.com “Kennedy exposes the toxic brew of incompetence and sensationalism that led to his cousin’s conviction. The ‘cold case’ had every ingredient that made it an irresistible stew that fed the ambition and corruption by press, prosecutors, and police; the brutal, senseless murder of a privileged teenage girl, a self-seeking prosecutor with ‘elastic ethics’, a society gossip fabulist who stirred the brew, a crooked cop, sloppy police work, a cavalier defense lawyer, and a ‘Kennedy cousin’ with an ironclad alibi who nevertheless became the perfect suspect. “Now, years after a monumental miscarriage of justice, Kennedy, by careful investigation, deconstructs the prosecution’s case, convincingly shows Michael Skakel’s innocence, and identifies the true culprits who have escaped justice for decades.” —Dick DeGuerin, considered one of America’s top lawyers, most notably for his defense of Tom DeLay, David Koresh, Robert Durst, and others “An awful, awful story brilliantly told. How many more innocent men and women will be wrongfully convicted and punished with long and terrible jail sentences? This book is a scream for change.” —Martin Garbus, legendary criminal and constitutional attorney, educator, and author of Courting Disaster and other books. “The definitive account of the perfect storm that led to Michael Skakel’s wrongful conviction, Kennedy recounts the blunders of investigators, the miscon¬duct of prosecutors, the perjury of witnesses, the legal ineptitude of judges and defense lawyers, and the failings of a criminal justice system that cares more about defending a conviction, even one that is wrongful, than in delivering justice. And he answers the question that has remained unanswered for more than 40 years: Who killed Martha Moxley?” —David Cameron, Professor of Political Science, Yale University, and member of Connecticut’s Eyewitness Task Force “With Capote-like precision, Kennedy tells his gripping story of an innocent man caught up in a Kafkaesque nightmare of a corrupt prosecution and a disastrously inept criminal defense.” — Michael Shapiro, Esq. “This book is a must-read for anyone who has been interested in the Martha Moxley case. It is also an important illustration for us all that miscarriages of justice can and do occur when the need for results, power, fame, and money supersede the need for justice.” —Ann Marie Palladino, Book Review Blogger, “Lit. Wit. Wine & Dine.” “Kennedy explains with new clarity and detail the pervasive corruption in the Connecticut State Prosecutor’s Office that led to Michael’s wrongful conviction. He shows, in a persuasive, compelling narrative, of how four writers, pursuing their own craven ambitions, orchestrated Michael’s media lynching and wrongful conviction.” —Randy Wayne White, New York Times bestselling crime writer, author of more than 40 books, including the Doc Ford series, former member of the Florida Judicial Nominating Committee and Florida Bar Association Grievance Committee “If you think you know about this case, you don’t. If you think that this case ended in justice being served, it didn’t. I was literally left both speechless and enraged while reading this book and learning what actually happened.” —Mark Geragos, Esq. , noted criminal defense attorney
£12.34
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC The Media and Business Contracts Handbook
Book SynopsisDeborah Fosbrook is a barrister. Previous experience includes Head of Legal and Business Affairs and Company Secretary at TVam plc, the BBC and Thorn EMI.Adrian C. Laing acts as a strategic and commercial consultant and legal adviser to a wide range of organisations and charities in addition to being a Director and producer of a film company.
£228.00
Steerforth Press Blood in the Water: A True Story of Small-Town
Book Synopsis“Fascinating! [A] must-read for all concerned about how humans manage to live together. Or not.” —Margaret Atwood“Superb... an instant true crime classic.” —Publishers Weekly (starred review) A masterfully told true story, perfect for fans of Say Nothing and Furious Hours: a brutal murder in a small Nova Scotia fishing community raises urgent questions of right and wrong, and even the very nature of good and evil.In his riveting and meticulously reported final book, Silver Donald Cameron offers a stunning, intricate narrative about a notorious killing and its devastating repercussions. Cameron’s searing, utterly gripping story about one small community raises a disturbing question: Are there times when taking the law into your own hands is not only understandable but the responsible thing to do? In June 2013, three upstanding citizens of a small town on Cape Breton Island murdered their neighbor, Phillip Boudreau, at sea. While out checking their lobster traps, two Landry cousins and skipper Dwayne Samson saw Boudreau in his boat, the Midnight Slider, about to vandalize their lobster traps. Like so many times before, the small-time criminal was about to cost them thousands of dollars out of their seasonal livelihood. Boudreau seemed invincible, a miscreant who would plague the village forever. Meanwhile the police and local officials were frustrated, cowed, and hobbled by shrinking budgets. One of the men took out a rifle and fired four shots at Boudreau and his boat. Was the Boudreau killing cold blooded murder, a direct reaction to credible threats, or the tragic result of local officials failing to protect the community? As many local people have said, if those fellows hadn't killed him, someone else would have...
£14.45
West Academic Publishing Media Law: Cases and Materials
Book SynopsisThis edition examines new forces influencing media law while continuing to focus on foundational cases and principles that have shaped the field since its inception. New material includes increasing government secrecy and its impact on freedom of information; the latest on net neutrality; new restrictions on newsgathering including legislation involving drones; recent jurisprudential tests that unmask anonymous internet speakers; increasing potential liability for internet re-publishers despite older legal protections; newer changes in copyright protections in the wake of internet publishing; increasing judicial concerns about privacy and the reshaping of legal determinations including newsworthiness; and the increasingly difficult-to-answer question of who deserves shield law and other legal protections traditionally reserved for journalists. The casebook, written by authors who collectively have taught and researched media law for more than a century, focuses on the legal precedents that help shape judicial and legislative responses to today's new media.
£260.10
Nova Science Publishers Inc Place Your Bets: The Shaping of Remote Gaming &
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£46.49
Skyhorse Publishing Reality Television Contracts: How to Negotiate
Book SynopsisReality television is the growth area of television today. Individuals around the country want to be involved, whether in front of the camera or behind, and those who want to produce reality television seek to attract talentmaybe from the local beauty salon or perhaps the rodeo, extermination company, or trucking companyto begin taping their own "sizzle" reels to pitch to Hollywood production companies. At long last, here is a book that explains and educates those involved in reality television (and those who hope to be involved) regarding the terms found in these agreements and how best to negotiate them. This guide also includes:A brief history of reality televisionA breakdown of how ideas develop and of the "players" involvedReviews of and comments on agreement templates for all parties in the development and production stages"Deal point" checklists to help stay on trackDirected at attorneys who currently represent clients in the industry or would like to add reality television to their law practices, at reality television producers or those looking to break into the scene, and at all reality television participants, the contracts included in this book will be an indispensable resource all the way!Allworth Press, an imprint of Skyhorse Publishing, publishes a broad range of books on the visual and performing arts, with emphasis on the business of art. Our titles cover subjects such as graphic design, theater, branding, fine art, photography, interior design, writing, acting, film, how to start careers, business and legal forms, business practices, and more. While we don't aspire to publish a New York Times bestseller or a national bestseller, we are deeply committed to quality books that help creative professionals succeed and thrive. We often publish in areas overlooked by other publishers and welcome the author whose expertise can help our audience of readers.
£14.24
Skyhorse Publishing Hollywood Dealmaking
Book Synopsis“This book is a must-have resource for anyone looking to break into Hollywood or seasoned veterans who need a quick reference guide.”––Matt Belloni, Founding Partner of Puck News and host of The Town with Matthew Belloni The legal resources of studios and networks are legendary, often intimidating independent producers, writers, actors, directors, and others as they try to navigate through the intricate maze of negotiations. This invaluable reference presents the interests of talent as well as the point of view of creative executives, producers, entertainment attorneys, agents and managers, and key guilds—making clear the role that each plays in the dealmaking process. Readers will find expert insights to talent and production deals for television, feature film, key streaming platforms, and other digital media, as well as an in‑depth overview of net profits and other forms of contingent compensation. Hollywood Dealmaking, Fourth Edition, also addresses changes resulting from new union agreements, and the evolution in dealmaking as global streaming platforms and FAST channels erode the past dominance of cable and linear television. In addition, this comprehensive guide includes: Basics of copyright law and impacts of recent legislation and court decisions on the deal-making landscape New section on non-writing executive producer (NWEP) deals Explanations of various talent employment deals Details of rights acquisition deals Sample contracts and forms Deal considerations of new technologies such as generative AI Glossary of industry lingo and terminology And much more! Peppered with facts on the deals of superstar players and with summaries in each section to clarify complex legal issues, Hollywood Dealmaking is an essential resource for industry novices and veterans alike who want to sharpen their negotiation skills and successfully close each deal.
£25.50
Nova Science Publishers Inc Issues in U.S. Broadcast Media: Broadcaster
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£131.19
American Bar Association Esports and the Law: A Game Plan for Business and
Book SynopsisEsports law covers a variety of practice areas that present a rapidly-changing field and a unique set of challenges. This new guide discusses laws that govern esports and how the bodies of law that apply in the context of traditional sports are both similar to, and distinct from, those governing esports. With the global rise in prominence of the esports industry, there are questions to consider: what constitutes esports? What are the legal implications? How will it be regulated? This book, the first of its kind to address these issues, begins with a brief history of esports and leads up to today's growing industry. To help lawyers gain an understanding of the complexities of esports, this guide: Outlines the history and business environment of competitive electronic gaming. Explores the legal issues related to the esports industry, including the ownership of intellectual property rights; issues pertaining to gamers' rights of publicity; esports labor and employment matters; and issues pertaining to contest broadcasts. Examines the legal and public policy issues pertaining to esports, including the treatment of violent content in video games; the emergence of collegiate esports competitions; issues pertaining to the equitable treatment of women; esports gambling, doping, and immigration matters. Included is a valuable glossary of terms for esports and a conclusion projecting the long-term viability of esports and prediction for future business and legal trends.
£59.32
Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd Citizen Journalists: Newer Media, Republican
Book SynopsisEven more than the occasional and fleeting right to vote, citizens' equal and peremptory prerogatives of expression within public discourse distinguish post-World War II democracies from all earlier and rival forms of government. In fundamentally transforming public discourse, electronic media transform the very conditions of political legitimacy. Ian Cram continues to innovate at the forefront of the free speech debates by exploring that historical shift in the way we speak, and therefore in the way we govern ourselves.'- Eric Heinze, Queen Mary, University of London, UKThis monograph explores the phenomenon of 'citizen journalism' from a legal and constitutional perspective. It describes and evaluates emerging patterns of communication between a new and diverse set of speakers and their audiences. Drawing upon political theory, the book considers the extent to which the constitutional and legal frameworks of modern liberal states allow for a 'contestatory space' that advances the scope for non-traditional speakers to participate in policy debates and to hold elites to account.Topics covered include the regulation of offensive, abusive and anonymous speech, online defamation, compelled disclosure of 'journalists'' sources, private online research by jurors and analysis of the application of pre-Web 2.0 laws to non-traditional media speakers and outlets. After surveying a range of criminal and civil law provisions that impair the communicative reach of non-mainstream speakers, the broad conclusion casts doubt upon the capacity of 'citizen journalists' to effect a significant shift towards republican self-rule.Offering an original analysis of the phenomenon of 'citizen journalism' with developments from a broad range of jurisdictions, this book is a valuable resource for students, academics, policymakers and law reform agencies in the fields of constitutional law, human rights, media freedom, journalism and comparative media regulation.Trade Review‘Even more than the occasional and fleeting right to vote, citizens’ equal and peremptory prerogatives of expression within public discourse distinguish post-World War II democracies from all earlier and rival forms of government. In fundamentally transforming public discourse, electronic media transform the very conditions of political legitimacy. Ian Cram continues to innovate at the forefront of the free speech debates by exploring that historical shift in the way we speak, and therefore in the way we govern ourselves.’ -- Eric Heinze, Queen Mary, University of London, UKTable of ContentsContents: 1. Introduction: Republican Moments, Machiavelli and Digital Communications 2. A Digital Republic of Citizens 3. Against Civility? - Arguments for Protecting ‘Bad Taste’, Disrespectful and Anonymous Online Speakers 4. Beyond the Fourth Estate: Rethinking the Privileges of ‘Journalists’ in the Era of New Media 5. Google and the ‘Unvirtuous’ Juror? - A Comparative Constitutional Analysis of Some Digital Challenges to Fair Trials 6. Conclusion: The Sceptical Cyber-republican Index
£89.00
Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd Research Handbook on Intellectual Property in
Book SynopsisThe phenomenal growth of the media and entertainment industries has contributed to a fragmented approach to intellectual property rights. Written by a range of experts in the field, this Handbook deals with contemporary aspects of intellectual property law (IP), and examines how they relate to different facets of media and entertainment. A stimulating array of chapters cover topics such as: IP rights in the news, spectacles and other ephemera; copyright and fan activities; performers' and moral rights; IP protection of television formats; publicity and personality rights; trade marks in entertainment products; traditional knowledge, and the global digital distribution of media content. Highlighting the need for the law to accommodate a rapidly expanding and modernizing industry, suggestions are made for future developments. Novel and contemporary, this Handbook will appeal to both academics and students across the field of IP, particularly in relation to media and entertainment. Its practical focus will also appeal to both practitioners and judges looking to work within and develop this most fascinating and topical area of the law.Contributors include: E. Adeney, T. Aplin, G. Austin, D.S. Caudill, M. de Zwart, G. Dinwoodie, S. Frankel, J. Ginsburg, L. Golding, J. Griffiths, M. Handler, D. Hunter, D. Mac Síthigh, M. Richardon, S. Ricketson, M. Rimmer, D. Tan, J. Thomas, P.K. Yu, M. WilliamsTrade Review‘This very interesting collection of papers looks at the interface between intellectual property protection and the media and entertainment industries. . . This book covers a diverse array of subjects, which emphasise the creative fertility of intellectual property law and its scholars.’ -- European Intellectual Property ReviewTable of ContentsContents: Introduction Megan Richardson and Sam Ricketson 1. Intellectual Property in News? Why Not? Sam Ricketson and Jane Ginsburg 2. Emerging Rights in Live Spectacles and Other Ephemera David S. Caudill 3. Fair Dealing After Deckmyn: The United Kingdom’s Defence for Caricature, Parody and Pastiche Jonathan Griffiths 4. Fair Use and Transformative Play in the Digital Age David Tan 5. ‘Someone is Angry on the Internet’: Copyright, Creativity and Control in the Context of Fan Fiction Melissa de Zwart 6. The Dancing Baby: Copyright Law, YouTube, and Music Videos Matthew Rimmer 7. One Ring to Rule Them All: Rights in Live Performances Mark Williams 8. A Matter of Respect: The Moral Rights of the Entertainer Elizabeth Adeney 9. Entertaining Foreign Copyrights Graeme W. Austin 10. A Seamless Global Digital Marketplace of Entertainment Content Peter K. Yu 11. Recoding Famous Brands in Advertising and in Entertainment Products: Case Studies on the So-called Harms of Trade Mark Dilution Michael Handler 12. Lego’s System of Play Meets Intellectual Property: From the Engineered Object to Digital Media Dan Hunter and Julian Thomas 13. The Game’s the Thing: Property, Priorities and Perceptions in the Video Games Industries Daithí Mac Síthigh 14. Opportunity Knocks for Dramatic Copyright in Television Formats Lindy Golding 15. Filling the IP Gap: Privacy and Tabloidism Tanya Aplin 16. Publicity Right, Personality Right, or Just Confusion? Graeme Dinwoodie and Megan Richardson 17. Traditional Knowledge as Entertainment Susy Frankel Index
£182.40
Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd The Legal Challenges of Social Media
Book SynopsisSocial media offers a platform for individual self-expression and the sharing of information. However, social media issues are boundless, permeating distinct legal disciplines. The law has struggled to adapt and for good reason: how does the law regulate this medium over the public/private law divide? This book engages with the legal implications of social media from both public and private law perspectives and outlines how the law has endeavoured to adapt the existing tools to social media. The expert contributors explore a range of ideas to investigate the intersection between law and social media and they provide an insight into the challenges the legal community currently face. This collection explores key topics such as public and private law implications, the gap between the lay and legal understandings of social media, the conflict of laws regarding social media and the individual rights associated with social media. This timely study of a complex and ever-changing area of law will be of interest to legal scholars, students and practitioners and will provide a valuable source of reference for those studying or researching media and journalism.Contributors include: R.D. Barnes, E. Garnier, L.E. Gillies, E. Harbinja, E.B. Laidlaw, D. Mac Síthigh, D. Mangan, A. Mills, A.D. Murray, J. Rowbottom, A. Scott, I. Walden, L. Woods, P. WraggTrade Review'In the early years of the World Wide Web, legal scholars predicted that much of the conventional wisdom on information policy would be challenged by full, democratic access to mass distribution and publication. This terrific collection of essays breathes new life into the middle-aged problems of ''cheap speech''. Each contribution elegantly serves up big, foundational problems in the law through focused examination of specific topics, such as how social media has driven up the use of harassment laws and contempt of court orders, or how private intermediaries decide what a ''joke'' is. This collection will be both educational and a sheer joy to read for anybody with a serious or casual interest in communications law.' --Jane Bambauer, University of Arizona, US'After the legal challenges caused by the internet in general, the interactive web 2.0 added another dimension of legal complexity with social media as the most prominent exponent. This book brings together the best experts, and offers sharp analyses from the angle of the rule of law, contempt of court, press regulation, freedom of expression, working places, complaints, liability and human rights. The book cuts across legal disciplines and explores new paths, making it a valuable addition to the field of internet law.' --Arno R. Lodder, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, the NetherlandsTable of ContentsContents: Foreword Sir Edward Garnier QC 1. Introduction David Mangan and Lorna E. Gillies A. Social media and the law 2. Mapping the rule of law for the internet Andrew D. Murray B Public order in a virtual space 3. Crime and communication: do legal controls leave enough space for freedom of expression Jacob Rowbottom 4. Press regulation in a converging environment Ian Walden 5. Contempt of court and new media Daithí Mac Síthigh 6. Social media: it is not just about Article 10 Lorna Woods C Private law responses to social media 7. What is a joke? Mapping the path of a speech complaint on social networks Emily B. Laidlaw 8. Social media, sporting figures and the regulation of morality Robin D. Barnes and Paul Wragg 9. Post-mortem social media: law and Facebook after death Edina Harbinja 10. Social media in the workplace David Mangan 11. An unwholesome layer cake: intermediary liability in English defamation and data protection law Andrew Scott D Cross border regulation of virtual space 12. Getting the balance right: human rights in residual jurisdiction rules of English courts for cross-border torts via social media Lorna E. Gillies 13. Choice of law in defamation and the regulation of free speech on social media: nineteenth century law meets twenty-first century problems Alex Mills Index
£116.00
Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd The Economics of Open Access: On the Future of
Book SynopsisThe increasing shift towards digital publishing has provoked much debate concerning the issues surrounding ?'Open Access?' (OA), including its economic implications. This timely book considers how the future of academic publishing might look in a purely digital environment and utilises unique empirical data in order to analyze the experiences of researchers with, as well as attitudes towards, OA publishing.Presenting findings from a novel, in-depth survey with more than 10,000 respondents from 25 countries, this book shows that the research culture of scientific research differs considerably between disciplines and countries. These differences significantly determine the role of both '?gold?' and '?green?' forms of OA and foster both opportunity and risk. Discussing their findings in the light of recent policy attempts to foster OA, Thomas Eger and Marc Scheufen reveal considerable shortcomings and lack of knowledge on fundamental features of the academic publishing market and conclude by highlighting a policy agenda for its future development.Well-timed and far-reaching, this book will be of particular interest to students and scholars interested in the economic analysis of copyright law. Academic librarians and research sponsors will also benefit from the insights offered.Trade Review'This is the most comprehensive study on open access academic publishing. It covers the economic and legal aspects of this market of ideas, including the actual importance, shortcomings and potential developments of open access and is therefore a must for everyone interested in the organization of academic publishing. The authors provide a new and concise look on open access publishing, its economic consequences and legal requirements based on thorough empirical research in many countries.' --Hans-Bernd Schäfer, Bucerius Law School, GermanyTable of ContentsContents: 1. Introduction 2. The Academic Publishing Market 3. An International Survey Analysis 4. Policy Implications and the Way Forward 5. Summary and Outlook Appendices References Index
£76.95
Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd Research Handbook on Intellectual Property and
Book SynopsisThe creative industries are becoming of increasing important from economic, cultural, and social perspectives. This Handbook explores the relationship, whether positive or negative, between creative industries and intellectual property (IP) rights.Distinguished international contributors reflect on the diverse policy approaches from across the world, taking into consideration a broad spectrum of economic and philosophical stances. In doing so, the topical chapters offer a global exploration of a wide breadth of issues, including sector-specific examples ranging from museums to traditional knowledge and artificial intelligence to enforcement and new business models. Intriguingly, this Handbook also looks forward to future challenges and developments regarding the role of IP in creative industries. Delivering fresh and challenging perspectives on the rich and important relationship between IP and the creative industries, this Handbook will be vital reading for scholars of IP. It will also be an important reference for advisors to, policymakers for, and funders of the creative industries, as well as activists challenging the power of IP.Contributors include: H. Berthold, A.E. Brown Abbe, R. Burt, I. Calboli, S. Chillas, S. Collins, J. Cornwell, C. Davies, K. Erickson, S. Frankel, N. Gervassis, M. Grewar, A. Guadamuz, V. Hafstein, C. Handke, J. Hartley, E. Kakiuchi, A. Keshet, S. Kheria, G.N. Mandel, R. Mukonoweshuro, E. Nwauche, M. Pavis, J. Reda, N. Rizk, A. Sabiescu, P. Schlesinger, N. Searle, J. Stapleton, S. Teilmann-Lock, B. Townley, C. Waelde, S. Whatley, H.K. Yilmaztekin, R.I. YudhishthirTrade Review'This volume gives incisive insight into the conflicted dynamics between IP and the creative industries. The authors cut through much rhetoric and entrenched positions to nudge the reader into entertaining the possibility of alternate perspectives and policy positions. The case studies, sectoral focus and evaluation of cross-sector issues deepens and grounds the authors' arguments in the lived reality of industry players and national or regional contexts. The discussion of enforcement and economics as well as the fore-sighting section ensures comprehensive treatment of the volume's focus. An enriching read.' --Caroline B Ncube, University of Cape Town, South Africa'The social synergy which exists between IP and the creative industries is becoming increasingly important globally. This all-embracing volume, edited by highly respected professors, provides a vital contribution to law and policy thinking. It offers a range of discourses including subaltern perspectives and oft-forgotten subjects including: museum curating, economic analyses on artists' earnings, business models coupled with corporate social responsibility, plus less visible creative sectors including ethnic fashion and dance.' --Uma Suthersanen, Queen Mary, University of LondonTable of ContentsContents: Foreword by Ian Hargreaves Introduction Abbe E. L. Brown and Charlotte Waelde Part I Setting the Scene: What is Intellectual Property and why is it relevant to creative industries 1. Whither the creative economy? Some reflections on the European case Philip Schlesinger 2. Copyright and performers’ rights in the creative industries: old laws for new challenges Mathilde Pavis 3. Design, utility models and patents Stina Teilmann-Lock 4. Passing off, unfair competition and trade marks Hasan Kadir Yilmaztekin 5. Intellectual property in creative industries: the economic perspective Christian Handke Part II National and Regional Perspectives 6. Intellectual property and creative industries policy in the UK Kristofer Erickson 7. Intellectual property and creative industries policy in Africa Enyinna Nwauche 8. The Creative industries and intellectual property in India Yudhishthir Raj Isar 9. If all you have is a hammer: Promoting the creative industries through EU copyright reform Julia Reda 10. Cultural creative industries from a cultural policy perspective: the case of Japan Emiko Kakiuchi Part III Intellectual Property, Creativity and Reward: Sharing and Enforcement 11. Open approaches to sharing: Registered and unregistered rights Andres Guadamuz 12. Open approaches to sharing: Egypt’s independent music - a realm of sharing and creativity Nagla Rizk 13. Intellectual property enforcement: empirical consideration of enforcement action Jane Cornwell 14. Enforcement and remedy: What is success? IP litigation and the Creative Industries Abbe E. L. Brown Part IV Case Studies: Coping with Legal, Social and Technical Change 15. Visual Arts: Artists’ voices from the field Smita Kheria 16. Problematising heritage crafts authorship and ownership: steps towards the intellectual property protection of the traditional Romanian blouse Amalia Sabiescu 17. Performing arts: a study of dance Charlotte Waelde and Sarah Whatley 18. Traditional knowledge: Protecting the intangible and tracing the development of international protection for folklore Stephen Collins 19. The creative sector and traditional knowledge Susy Frankel 20. Software: Intellectual property and artificial intelligence Roger Burt and Colin Davies 21. Copyright in Museums Amalyah Keshet Part V Cross-Sector Issues 22. Theory and philosophy Jaime Stapleton 23. How people understand intellectual property, creativity and reward Gregory N. Mandel 24. Appropriating value: on the relationship between business models and intellectual property Henning Berthold, Melinda Grewar, Shiona Chillas and Barbara Townley 25. Corporate social responsibility, intellectual property and the creative industries Abbe E. L. Brown, Nicholas Gervassis and Rumbidzai Mukonoweshuro Part VI Foresighting 26. The hard sell: economics and intellectual property policy in the creative and cultural industries Nicola Searle 27. Creative industries, diversity and intellectual property Irene Calboli 28. Creative economy: industry versus language? John Hartley 29. Distributed, cumulative, collaborative, collective creativity Valdimar Tr. Hafstein Index
£191.90
Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd Regulating Social Network Sites: Data Protection,
Book SynopsisDrawing on rich, empirical case studies this innovative book provides a contemporary and comprehensive exploration of the plural, dynamic and precarious processes, materials, practices, interventions and relationships on social network sites, and their resultant power effects, when copyright and data privacy rights are at stake.In pursuit of this objective, chapters develop a cutting-edge conceptual power lens that brings together Actor-Network theory and Foucauldian scholarship on power. Applying this analytical framework to the case studies of Facebook (data protection) and YouTube (copyright), Asma Vranaki draws critical attention to underexplored and novel matters in digital regulation. These matters include resistance; the materiality of regulation; complex, contingent, fragile and dynamic digital ‘regulatory spaces’; the contingency of power; law as a heterogenous ‘assemblage’; the unintended consequence of local orderings; and the links between power and spaces. Ultimately, the author demonstrates that power effects are highly localised, precarious and contingent outcomes of manifold, complex and fluid alliances between diverse humans and non-humans.Advancing various contentions on how social network sites can be successfully regulated, the empirical analyses and multi-disciplinary approaches in this book will prove invaluable to students, scholars and practitioners of law, particularly those interested in regulation, data protection and copyright in social network sites.Trade Review‘Lawyers are nowadays used to the idea that law needs to be studied in its context. This book’s major insight is that context is not merely the background to law, but rather that the web of power relationships between actors is the primary context which shapes the law and gives it meaning in action. Power is not reserved to lawmakers and platform owners – all actors have some degree of power. Thus we learn that YouTube’s copyright notice and takedown processes and its Content ID system are merely influenced by the content of law rather than determined by it, and that rights owners and content creators use these ‘legal’ structures in unexpected ways which give them new meanings. Similarly, data privacy on Facebook is not statically determined by legal texts such as laws and platform terms, but is a dynamic balance whose shifts are determined by power asserted by all players in the Facebook ecosystem. Vranaki’s use of Actor Network Theory and Foucault’s theories of power to analyse these phenomena is always illuminating, and few readers will finish this book without a new and deeper understanding of how law works.’ -- Chris Reed, Queen Mary University of London, UK‘Asma Vranaki dives into power relationships online, in particular social networks. She critically surveys cyberspace regulation literature, and suggests an improved theory. The core of the monograph studies empirically issues of Facebook on data protection, and YouTube on copyright. The monograph is wonderfully written, sharply analysed, and a joy to read.’ -- Arno R. Lodder, Vrije Universiteit, the NetherlandsTable of ContentsContents: 1. Introduction to Social network sites: Power, regulation and law 2. Regulating digital environments: From the Wild West to regulation to power 3. SNS as ‘assemblages’: Of power, relationality and resistance 4. YouTube, piracy and copyright: A socio-legal-technological tale 5. YouTube, copyright and power 6. Data privacy regulation on Facebook: A socio-legal-technological achievement 7. Investigating regimes of power on Facebook 8. SNS: Of regulation and power Bibliography Index
£98.80
Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd Research Handbook on EU Media Law and Policy
Book SynopsisThis cutting-edge Research Handbook presents a comprehensive overview of the European Union’s influence on the regulation of the media sector in the digital age. It explores and compares several areas of European legislation that have an impact on the media sector, defined in a broad sense for its capacity to influence the public opinion at large.Utilising law and policy perspectives, chapters explain EU media policy by successive approximations, moving from the general to the specific. It first examines certain fundamental pillars of EU legal assets that undoubtedly help to characterize the action of the European Union in the industry, then moves to analyse other fields of legislation, where a series of 'sectoral' rules also affect and shape the media. These fields include competition rules, rules on electronic communications, rules on e-Commerce, and data protection regulation, up to the recently revised Audiovisual Media Services Directive. In the final section of the Research Handbook, several authors discuss how the digital disruption is shaping the future of European media policy. The Research Handbook also has a particular focus on the methodology of the Media Pluralism Monitor; a major tool used to specifically assess the risks for media pluralism and freedom in Europe.Innovative and timely, this Research Handbook will be a crucial companion for academics and students in the fields of law, policy and media, who wish to further their understanding of the logic of future developments in the EU digital media sector.Trade ReviewThis is an excellent book that will be indispensable to specialists in the field and a key resource for generalists seeking a comprehensive overview of the state of the art relating to the media regulation, freedom and plurality in the EU. It provides contributions from some of the leading scholars in the field.’ -- Damian Tambini, London School of Economics, UKTable of ContentsContents: Introduction to Research Handbook on EU Media Law and Policy : understanding the EU approach to media law and policy. The scope of the Handbook and a presentation of the contributions 1 Pier Luigi Parcu and Elda Brogi PART I INTRODUCTION 1 EU and media policy: conceptualising media pluralism in the era of online platforms. The experience of the Media Pluralism Monitor 16 Elda Brogi, Roberta Carlini, Iva Nenadić, Pier Luigi Parcu, and Mario Viola de Azevedo Cunha 2 The Audiovisual Media Services Directive and the promotion of European works: cultural mainstreaming revisited 32 Evangelia Psychogiopoulou 3 Old and new media: the interactions of merger control and plurality regulation 54 Anna Pisarkiewicz and Michele Polo 4 Public service media and European Union law: a new human rights framework? 75 Rachael Craufurd Smith 5 The impact of judicial interactions among European and national courts and regulators on EU media law 94 Federica Casarosa PART II THE MEDIA SECTOR AND THE DIGITAL SINGLE MARKET 6 The EU regulation of electronic communications networks and services 110 Alexandre de Streel and Christian Hocepied 7 The secondary liability of online intermediaries 141 Giovanni Sartor 8 Freedom of expression and the rule of law: the debate in the context of online platform regulation 166 Marta Maroni and Elda Brogi 9 Regulating geo-blocking discriminatory practices in the digital single market 190 Giovanni De Gregorio 10 The intersection of EU media policy and copyright: protecting the value of cultural creation in television and online content services 208 Giuseppe Mazziotti 11 Data protection, freedom of expression, competition and media pluralism: challenges in balancing and safeguarding rights in the age of Big Data 235 Mario Viola de Azevedo Cunha and Shara Monteleone 12 Digital taxation and media policy 249 Roberta Carlini PART III THE AUDIOVISUAL MEDIA SERVICES DIRECTIVE (AVMSD) 13 The Audiovisual Media Services Directive 264 Sally Broughton Micova 14 The evolving scope of application of the AVMS Directive 282 Peggy Valcke and Ingrid Lambrecht 15 Video-sharing platforms in AVMSD: a new kind of content regulation 303 Ľuboš Kukliš 16 The promotion of European works by audiovisual media service providers 326 Ernesto Apa and Giovanni Gangemi, 17 The determinants of independence of audiovisual media regulators: the scope of Article 30 352 Adriana Mutu PART IV EU MEDIA POLICY IN EVOLUTION 18 Indices ranking freedom of expression: a comparison between the Media Pluralism Monitor, Reporters without Borders and Freedom House 366 Elda Brogi, Iva Nenadić and Pier Luigi Parcu 19 Community and minority media: “the third sector” in European policies and Media Pluralism Monitor 383 Beata Klimkiewicz 20 EU enlargement policy and the media: a political or a technical issue? 397 Brankica Petković and Sandra Bašić-Hrvatin 21 Disinformation and misinformation: the EU response 407 Maria Luisa Stasi and Pier Luigi Parcu 22 Policy changes to strengthen the protection of media freedom and media pluralism in the EU 427 Pier Luigi Parcu and Maria Alessandra Rossi Index
£213.75
Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd Research Handbook on Art and Law
Book SynopsisFeaturing international contributions from leading and emerging scholars, this innovative Research Handbook presents a panoramic view of how law sees visual art, and how visual art sees law. It resists the conventional approach to art and law as inherently dissonant - one a discipline preoccupied with rationality, certainty and objectivity; the other a creative enterprise ensconced in the imaginary and inviting multiple, unique and subjective interpretations. Blending these two distinct disciplines, this unique Research Handbook bridges the gap between art and law. This highly original Research Handbook provides stimulating and provocative discussions that bring together multiple perspectives on how art and law relate to each other in all of their various manifestations, across diverse legal regimes, fields, contexts, and times. With the objective of starting an interdisciplinary dialogue on visual art and the law, this Research Handbook reflects the varied voices of lawyers, artists, criminologists and curators, and engages with broad notions of the two fields, exploring established themes alongside new areas and unfamiliar questions. Wide-ranging and accessible, the Research Handbook on Art and Law will be of interest to law students and scholars engaged with the fields of law and the visual arts, as well as copyright lawyers, art historians and socio-legal scholars.Trade Review‘The collection of essays edited by Jani McCullen and Fiona McGaughey is a welcome contribution to the thorny relationship between law and the arts. This volume offers diversified perspectives on law and art, both through the examination of copyright and the various laws presiding the protection of the work of art. The examination of how law permeates art and, conversely, how art can be instrumental in exposing the miscarriages of law, makes this critical work a milestone in the studies concerning the interrelation between law and art, going well beyond the way law and art have been connected and compared so far.’ -- Daniela Carpi, Pólemos: Law, Literature & Culture‘This volume offers diversified perspectives on law and art, both through the examination of copyright and the various laws presiding the protection of the work of art. The examination of how law permeates art and, conversely, how art can be instrumental in exposing the miscarriages of law, makes this critical work a milestone in the studies concerning the interrelation between law and art, going well beyond the way law and art have been connected and compared so far.’ -- Daniela Carpi, Pólemos'In an age where imaginative thinking is needed more than ever, this lively meeting of minds is a most welcome endeavor. Moving beyond registers of opposition, this wide-ranging collection addresses the intersection of art and law as a necessary provocation for thinking more deeply about what it means to live fully and justly. Lawyers, judges, legal theorists, philosophers, curators and artists are deftly brought together, making this Research Handbook invaluable for anyone invested in the intersection of law and culture.' --Joan Kee, University of Michigan, US'In a world increasingly dominated by the visual - a world also in which ''the law'' and its promise of justice absorb giant and global political and interdisciplinary challenges - there is no more timely book than this one investigating the relationships between visual art and law.' --Jessica Silbey, Northeastern University, USTable of ContentsContents: Foreword xiv Introduction to the Research Handbook on Art and Law 1 Jani McCutcheon and Fiona McGaughey PART I COPYRIGHT’S RIGHTS IN ART 1 Making art from words: the picturisation adaptation right in copyright law 11 Jani McCutcheon 2 The fine art of rummaging: successors and the life cycle of copyright 26 Eva E Subotnik PART II COPYRIGHT’S REGULATION OF ART 3 Regulating the artist: laws, norms and practices 42 Chris Dent 4 Copying artistic works: copyright, aesthetics, and artistic practice 59 Jonathan Barrett 5 The Prince and the President’s daughter: a tale of copyright and contemporary art 77 Julian R Murphy and Nicholas Modrzewski PART III THE OUTER BOUNDARIES OF ART IN LAW 6 The curator’s copyright 95 Alana Kushnir 7 Patentability and fine art 114 Michael Blakeney 8 Untangling copyright and trade marks in art and advertising 129 Amanda Scardamaglia 9 Demystifying colour regulation in art – protecting substances, appearances and beyond 142 Ema Denby, Paul Green-Armytage and Jani McCutcheon PART IV REGULATING ‘BAD’ ART 10 Preventing art forgery and fraud through emerging technology: application of a regulatory pluralism model 160 Jade Lindley 11 The effectiveness of Australia’s legal system in addressing problematic artwork 177 Dan Mossenson PART V ART, LAW AND THE PUBLIC INTEREST 12 Preserving street art and graffiti: can the law reconcile the (often conflicting) rights of artists, property owners and local communities? 194 Enrico Bonadio 13 Classifying art in diverse legal regimes: the function-aesthetic divide and the public interest 209 Marta Iljadica PART VI ART CRITIQUING OR GIRDING LEGAL SYSTEMS 14 The exorcist: law’s crimes and art’s super powers 225 Desmond Manderson 15 Lady injustice: inequality and legal iconography 239 Ben Wardle PART VII LAW IN ART 16 Intellectual property law as artistic medium 259 Shane Burke 17 On The Nullians 278 Jani McCutcheon 18 Thinking through seeing: legal minds and images 286 Ruth Herz PART VIII MULTIPLICITY OF INTERPRETATIONS 19 The public good in poetic justice: on the art (and law) of Felix Gonzalez-Torres 302 Sonia K Katyal 20 The decommission of I See Red : a case study in the relations between art and law 318 Lee Harrop and Nicolas J Bullot PART IX ART, LAW, VIOLENCE AND CRIME 21 A law unto themselves: murals in the Northern Ireland conflict 335 Fiona McGaughey 22 Breaking the frame: abortion under arrest in contemporary visual art? 353 Natalie Linda Jones 23 The artist turned criminal: emotional obstacles to severing the body from the body of work 368 Gregory Dale PART X ART IN INTERNATIONAL LAW 24 Art and human rights law 389 Sarah Joseph 25 Image and art in the Whaling in the Antarctic case 408 Alice Palmer Index 427
£192.85
Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd The Regulation of Social Media Influencers
Book SynopsisIn today's society, the power of someone's reputation, or influence, has been turned into a job: that of being a social media influencer. This role comes with promises, such as aspirational work, but is rife with challenges, given the controversy that often surrounds influencers. This is the first book on the regulation of social media influencers, that brings together legal, economic and ethical angles to further unveil the implications of influencer marketing. Thus far, influencers have been under scrutiny for not disclosing paid advertising, yet their activity has many more questionable implications. This edited volume combines insights from law, economics, ethics and communication science to reveal these implications and propose new ways in which public bodies, social media companies and citizens ought to relate to influencer marketing. Academics and students of Law, Economics, Ethics and Communication Science will find policy making insights in this collection. In addition, The Regulation of Social Media Influencers will be essential reading for regulators. Contributors include: E. Apa, M. de Cock Bunning, S. de Jans, M. de Veirman, R. Ducato, I. Ebert, C. Fieseler, C. Goanta, L. Hudders, M. Leiser, M. Leszczynska, D. Mangan, G. Newlands, F. Pflücke, O. Pollicino, S. Ranchordás, D. Sindermann, E. van den Abeele, S. van der Hof, G. van Dijck, V. Verdoodt, I. WildhaberTrade Review'Social media influencers are a new object of study. Bringing together experts from different disciplines, this book offers a unique set of lenses to examine the legal, ethical, and broader societal implications of this fascinating phenomenon that is emblematic of today's attention economy. Covering a broad range of pressing issues from consumer protection to labor and speech law, the volume provides both practical insights as well as ''food for thought'' as we reimagine the role of law in the digital age.' --Urs Gasser, Harvard University, USTable of ContentsContents: 1 The regulation of social media influencers: an introduction 1 Catalina Goanta and Sofia Ranchordás PART I SOCIAL MEDIA, FREE SPEECH AND PUBLIC INTEREST 2 Free speech and the right of publicity on social media 22 Ernesto Apa and Oreste Pollicino 3 Life after the European Audiovisual Media Services Directive: social media influencers through the looking-glass 47 Madeleine de Cock Buning 4 An ethical view on influencer marketing – dynamic interaction between individual and economy or a simple data-driven advertising model? 74 Isabel Ebert and Dana Sindermann 5 Child labour and online protection in a world of influencers 98 Valerie Verdoodt, Simone van der Hof and Mark Leiser PART II INFLUENCER MARKETING AT WORK 6 Unravelling the power of social media influencers: a qualitative study on teenage influencers as commercial content creators on social media 126 Marijke De Veirman, Steffi De Jans, Elisabeth Van den Abeele and Liselot Hudders 7 #dreamjob: navigating pathways to success as an aspiring Instagram influencer 167 Gemma Newlands and Christian Fieseler 8 Influencer marketing as labour: between the public and private divide 185 David Mangan PART III CONSUMER DISCLOSURES AND CONTRACT LAW 9 Controlling influencer content through contracts: a qualitative empirical study on the Swiss influencer market 210 Catalina Goanta and Isabelle Wildhaber 10 One hashtag to rule them all? Mandated disclosures and design duties in influencer marketing practices 232 Rossana Ducato PART IV SOCIAL MEDIA AND EMPIRICAL RESEARCH DESIGN 11 Assessing the methodological quality of empirical research on social media influencers 275 Monika Leszczyńska and Gijs van Dijck 12 Making influencers honest: the role of social media platforms in regulating disclosures 299 Felix Pflücke Index 323
£114.95
Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd Media Freedom in the Age of Citizen Journalism
Book SynopsisThis timely book explores how the internet and social media have permanently altered the media landscape, enabling new actors to enter the marketplace and changing the way that news is generated, published and consumed. It examines the importance of citizen journalists, whose newsgathering and publication activities have made them crucial to public discourse and central actors in the communication revolution. Investigating how the internet and social media have enabled citizen journalism to flourish, and what this means for the traditional institutional press, the public sphere, and media freedom, the book demonstrates how communication and legal theory are applied in practice.Peter Coe advances a concept of ‘media as a constitutional component’, which distinguishes media from non-media actors based on the functions they perform, rather than institutional status, and uses this to provide a conceptual framework that recognises modern newsgathering and publication methods. This interdisciplinary book analyses the legal challenges created across a range of topical issues, including online anonymity and pseudonymity, defamation, privacy and public interest, contempt of court and press regulation.Media Freedom in the Age of Citizen Journalism will be a key resource for students, scholars, practitioners and policy-makers of information and media law, constitutional administrative law, communication and media studies, journalism and philosophy.Trade Review‘Concerns about media freedom are growing at the same time as non-institutional media become more important. This insightful and thoughtful book explores the concept of media freedom, its rationale and its justifications and provides an account of it which integrates citizen journalism. It is an important contribution to the scholarship on the concept of media freedom.’ -- David Rolph, The University of Sydney, Australia‘Media law and free speech scholars usually talk either about the fundamental issues of media freedom or the challenges posed by new technology. This volume deals with both. Coe’s book not only shakes the “dead dogmas” (to quote John Stuart Mill) of the legal notion of media freedom, but also shows how these doctrines need to be re-interpreted for the 21st Century.’ -- András Koltay, University of Public Service and Pázmány Péter Catholic University, HungaryTable of ContentsContents: 1. Introduction PART I THE MODERN MEDIA LANDSCAPE 2. A shackled institution: is the notion of the ‘free press’ a fallacy? 3. The internet, social media, and citizen journalism PART II THEORETICAL CONSIDERATIONS 4. Unpacking media freedom as a distinct legal concept 5. The media-as-a-constitutional-component concept: a new theoretical foundation for media freedom 6. What the media-as-a-constitutional-component concept means for media freedom PART III LEGAL CHALLENGES 7. Anonymous and pseudonymous speech 8. Contempt of court and defamation 9. Reimaging regulation Index
£105.00
Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd Research Handbook on Art and Law
Book SynopsisFeaturing international contributions from leading and emerging scholars, this innovative Research Handbook presents a panoramic view of how law sees visual art, and how visual art sees law. It resists the conventional approach to art and law as inherently dissonant - one a discipline preoccupied with rationality, certainty and objectivity; the other a creative enterprise ensconced in the imaginary and inviting multiple, unique and subjective interpretations. Blending these two distinct disciplines, this unique Research Handbook bridges the gap between art and law. This highly original Research Handbook provides stimulating and provocative discussions that bring together multiple perspectives on how art and law relate to each other in all of their various manifestations, across diverse legal regimes, fields, contexts, and times. With the objective of starting an interdisciplinary dialogue on visual art and the law, this Research Handbook reflects the varied voices of lawyers, artists, criminologists and curators, and engages with broad notions of the two fields, exploring established themes alongside new areas and unfamiliar questions. Wide-ranging and accessible, the Research Handbook on Art and Law will be of interest to law students and scholars engaged with the fields of law and the visual arts, as well as copyright lawyers, art historians and socio-legal scholars.Trade Review‘The collection of essays edited by Jani McCullen and Fiona McGaughey is a welcome contribution to the thorny relationship between law and the arts. This volume offers diversified perspectives on law and art, both through the examination of copyright and the various laws presiding the protection of the work of art. The examination of how law permeates art and, conversely, how art can be instrumental in exposing the miscarriages of law, makes this critical work a milestone in the studies concerning the interrelation between law and art, going well beyond the way law and art have been connected and compared so far.’ -- Daniela Carpi, Pólemos: Law, Literature & Culture‘This volume offers diversified perspectives on law and art, both through the examination of copyright and the various laws presiding the protection of the work of art. The examination of how law permeates art and, conversely, how art can be instrumental in exposing the miscarriages of law, makes this critical work a milestone in the studies concerning the interrelation between law and art, going well beyond the way law and art have been connected and compared so far.’ -- Daniela Carpi, Pólemos'In an age where imaginative thinking is needed more than ever, this lively meeting of minds is a most welcome endeavor. Moving beyond registers of opposition, this wide-ranging collection addresses the intersection of art and law as a necessary provocation for thinking more deeply about what it means to live fully and justly. Lawyers, judges, legal theorists, philosophers, curators and artists are deftly brought together, making this Research Handbook invaluable for anyone invested in the intersection of law and culture.' --Joan Kee, University of Michigan, US'In a world increasingly dominated by the visual - a world also in which ''the law'' and its promise of justice absorb giant and global political and interdisciplinary challenges - there is no more timely book than this one investigating the relationships between visual art and law.' --Jessica Silbey, Northeastern University, USTable of ContentsContents: Foreword xiv Introduction to the Research Handbook on Art and Law 1 Jani McCutcheon and Fiona McGaughey PART I COPYRIGHT’S RIGHTS IN ART 1 Making art from words: the picturisation adaptation right in copyright law 11 Jani McCutcheon 2 The fine art of rummaging: successors and the life cycle of copyright 26 Eva E Subotnik PART II COPYRIGHT’S REGULATION OF ART 3 Regulating the artist: laws, norms and practices 42 Chris Dent 4 Copying artistic works: copyright, aesthetics, and artistic practice 59 Jonathan Barrett 5 The Prince and the President’s daughter: a tale of copyright and contemporary art 77 Julian R Murphy and Nicholas Modrzewski PART III THE OUTER BOUNDARIES OF ART IN LAW 6 The curator’s copyright 95 Alana Kushnir 7 Patentability and fine art 114 Michael Blakeney 8 Untangling copyright and trade marks in art and advertising 129 Amanda Scardamaglia 9 Demystifying colour regulation in art – protecting substances, appearances and beyond 142 Ema Denby, Paul Green-Armytage and Jani McCutcheon PART IV REGULATING ‘BAD’ ART 10 Preventing art forgery and fraud through emerging technology: application of a regulatory pluralism model 160 Jade Lindley 11 The effectiveness of Australia’s legal system in addressing problematic artwork 177 Dan Mossenson PART V ART, LAW AND THE PUBLIC INTEREST 12 Preserving street art and graffiti: can the law reconcile the (often conflicting) rights of artists, property owners and local communities? 194 Enrico Bonadio 13 Classifying art in diverse legal regimes: the function-aesthetic divide and the public interest 209 Marta Iljadica PART VI ART CRITIQUING OR GIRDING LEGAL SYSTEMS 14 The exorcist: law’s crimes and art’s super powers 225 Desmond Manderson 15 Lady injustice: inequality and legal iconography 239 Ben Wardle PART VII LAW IN ART 16 Intellectual property law as artistic medium 259 Shane Burke 17 On The Nullians 278 Jani McCutcheon 18 Thinking through seeing: legal minds and images 286 Ruth Herz PART VIII MULTIPLICITY OF INTERPRETATIONS 19 The public good in poetic justice: on the art (and law) of Felix Gonzalez-Torres 302 Sonia K Katyal 20 The decommission of I See Red : a case study in the relations between art and law 318 Lee Harrop and Nicolas J Bullot PART IX ART, LAW, VIOLENCE AND CRIME 21 A law unto themselves: murals in the Northern Ireland conflict 335 Fiona McGaughey 22 Breaking the frame: abortion under arrest in contemporary visual art? 353 Natalie Linda Jones 23 The artist turned criminal: emotional obstacles to severing the body from the body of work 368 Gregory Dale PART X ART IN INTERNATIONAL LAW 24 Art and human rights law 389 Sarah Joseph 25 Image and art in the Whaling in the Antarctic case 408 Alice Palmer Index 427
£41.75
Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd Comic Art, Creativity and the Law
Book SynopsisGraphic novels and comics have launched characters and stories that play a dominant role in contemporary popular culture throughout the world. The extensive revisions in this second edition of Comic Art, Creativity and the Law update the author’s analysis of important changes at the intersection of law and comics, featuring an examination of how recent cases will affect the creative process as applied to comic art.Throughout, Marc H. Greenberg examines the impact of contract law, copyright law (including termination rights, parody and ownership of characters), tax law and obscenity law on the creative process. He considers how these laws enhance and constrain the process of creating comic art by examining the effect their often inconsistent and incoherent application has had on the lives of creators, retailers and readers of comic art. Thoroughly revised and updated, there are new chapters featuring a discussion of important new cases in copyright work-for-hire and fair use doctrines; the intersection of law and fan-based creations, such as fan fiction, fan art, fan film and cosplay; as well as a new chapter on licensing comics for motion pictures and television.Designed for academics, practitioners, students of law and fans of comic art, the book offers proposals for changes in those laws that constrain the creative process, as well as a glimpse into the future of comic art and the law.Trade ReviewAcclaim for the first edition:‘Mark Greenberg's Comic Art, Creativity and the Law outlines the protective, and often restrictive, aspects of the relationship between the law and the comic book industry. Greenberg's text is a very accessible, even enjoyable read. While Comic Art, Creativity and the Law is fascinating, even compelling, its principle audience is entertainment comic book creators, attorneys, and fans.’ -- Allen Berry, Technical Communication’Talk about an interesting project! This really quite riveting book from Edward Elgar’s Law and Entrepreneurship series explores a not very much explored area of the law; that is the effect, for better or worse, of the law on creativity and the creative process. . . While the book could be considered a guide to ‘the law of comics’, it is more than that. There is much analysis and commentary on the history, structure and modes of comic art, after which, the discussion turns to two legal doctrines: contract and copyright law. The impact of tax and obscenity laws is also discussed. . . With the ten pages ‘table of authorities’ and extensive footnoting, the book is a carefully researched academic study as well as a fascinating read. No doubt it will end up as an exceptionally well-thumbed volume in practitioners’ libraries on both sides of the Atlantic – and fans anywhere, of cartoons and comics will love it.’ -- The Barrister Magazine’Marc Greenberg combines his professional expertise and deep knowledge of comics history to provide the first book-length treatment of the subject of law as it applies to comics. . . an invaluable resource for understanding the issues.’ -- Rob Salkowitz, ICV2‘Comic Art, Creativity and the Law is a highly welcome addition to the literature on the development of comic art. The book stands out in its knowledge of the comic industry and analysis of the legal challenges confronting creative artists. You will enjoy reading it whether you are an art law specialist or a Spiderman fan.’ -- Peter K. Yu, Drake University Law School, US‘In comics, justice always prevails, but the business of comics is a lot trickier. Marc Greenberg combines the expertise of a legal scholar with the passion and insight of a long-time comics fan, untangling the morass of legal issues facing comics – and all creative enterprises – in the past, present and future. Comic Art, Creativity and the Law is essential reading for anyone interested in understanding the multi-billion dollar global industry that comics has spawned.’ -- Rob Salkowitz, author of Comic-Con and the Business of Pop Culture‘Marc Greenberg’s Comic Art, Creativity and the Law gives a detailed, thoughtful “look under the hood” of one of the United States’ most vibrant and under appreciated creative industries. For anyone who cares about truly understanding the creative process and the lives of authors in our times, this should be part of your library.’ -- Justin Hughes, Loyola Law School and chief US negotiator for the Beijing and Marrakesh copyright treaties‘An intellectual tour de force and a compelling read . . . Far beyond a practical guide to the law of comics (though it is that too), Greenberg’s book touches on the nature of creativity, the basis for IP law and the history of this fascinating medium.’ -- Mark A. Lemley, Stanford Law School, USTable of ContentsContents: PART I INTRODUCTION TO THE SECOND EDITION PART II CREATIVITY AND THE LAW 1. The neuroscience of creativity 2. How the law views the creative process PART III COMIC ART – HISTORY, STRUCTURE AND MODE 3. A brief history of comic art 4. The structure and common modes for comic art PART IV THE IMPACT OF LAW ON THE CREATION AND STRUCTURE OF COMIC ART 5. Uneasy bedfellows: comic art creators and publishers – how comic art 6. Copyright law’s impact on the creative process in comic art 7. Fan-based creations – a look at Fan Fiction, Fan Art, Fan Films and Cosplay PART V CONSTRAINING CREATIVITY: THE EFFECT OF TAX LAW AND OBSCENITY LAW ON THE CREATIVE PROCESS 8. The power to tax and the First Amendment: Mavrides v. Board of Equalization 9. Censoring creativity, the Comics Code Authority and the birth of the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund 10. Obscenity law and the First Amendment: CBLDF to the defense 11. The bigger picture: obscenity, the First Amendment and the moral education of the young PART VI COMIC ART AND LAW IN THE INTERNATIONAL AND DIGITAL MARKETS 12. Comic art and the law in the international marketplace 13. Eight tips for licensing comics for film and television 14. Comic art, law and the digital revolution 15. Concluding remarks Index
£88.00
Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd Supplying and Reselling Digital Content: Digital
Book SynopsisThis book offers a comprehensive and critical evaluation of the distribution and ownership of digital content within the EU. The analysis builds on the debate surrounding ‘digital exhaustion’ and is focused around three generations of supply of digital content: hardcopy sales, downloads and online access. For each generation, the supplying act and the ability to further transfer what was supplied is scrutinized in the light of EU copyright and neighbouring rights law. Going beyond a description of case law, this book highlights inconsistencies and frictions caused by the CJEU and addresses the fate for novel business models, hybrid works and neighbouring rights. Finding that copyright is only one part of the puzzle, Simon Geiregat offers broader perspectives to the transferability discussion by involving impeding digital architecture (technical protection measures) and the ‘data ownership’ debate, and by bringing consumer contract law and property law as well as equal treatment into the analysis. Providing a rigorous overview of the law surrounding digital content, this will be a valuable read for academics and practitioners with an interest in EU copyright and the debates on propertization and transferability in the digital context. It will also be beneficial to music and film organisations and distributors involved in supplying digital content in the European market.Trade Review‘Geiregat’s book is a must-read for those interested in the evolution of the market for digital content. The private law-oriented path indicated by the author, with his careful systemic and contextual analysis, is certainly the right path forward. The hope is that the saga will not end here, and that we will be able to read more along these lines in the near future.’ -- Caterina Sganga, Common Market Law Review‘Simon Geiregat’s in-depth, sectorial analysis brings fresh air to the research of the offline and online operation of the exhaustion doctrine. It critically evaluates and effectively rebuilds the doctrine for the 21st century. Highly recommended!’ -- Peter Mezei, University of Szeged, Hungary and University of Turku, FinlandTable of ContentsContents: Preface 1. Introduction: ‘digital exhaustion’ 2. Supply and resale of hard copies 3. Supply and resale via download 4. Supply and resale by online access 5. Critical assessment of the EU law on resales of digital content Index
£83.00
Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd Copyright in the Music Industry: A Practical
Book SynopsisThis must-have book is a comprehensive yet accessible guide to copyright and related rights in the music industry. It provides clear and concise instruction on how copyright works in practice and how it applies to music specifically, as well as covering how to manage, utilise and enforce copyright, what infringement looks like and how to avoid it. The book illustrates this with relevant cases and real world examples, including practical, step-by-step guidance for stakeholders of all types. It also signposts the future of copyright in the music industry through an examination of new technologies such as artificial intelligence and blockchain.Key features include: An engaging and approachable writing style A practical orientation for those in the industry and their advisors The impact of social media on copyright infringement, management and remedies Accessible explanations of key concepts in copyright and related rights, as well as commonly misunderstood topics such as sampling and fair use. Musicians, producers, copyright holders and others working in the music industry will find this an indispensable and easy-to-use resource for navigating all aspects of music copyright. It will also be of interest to academics and students of copyright law for its discussion of contemporary issues such as technology and enforcement.Trade Review‘Bosher adopts an easy-to-follow approach for the reader, when she identifies eight myths about copyright. Busting the myths approach is just one of the many strengths of Copyright in the Music Industry. The tone of the book remains easily accessible and understandable throughout, and legal concepts are clearly explained.’ -- Metka Potočnik, Wolverhampton Law Journal‘An accessible primer on ever-evolving issues of copyright in the music industry from a rising scholar.’ -- Jonathan Zittrain, Harvard Law School, US‘Hayleigh Bosher’s new book is a wonderful addition to the library of any professional working in or having to deal with the copyright field and the legal issues it presents. The clear and user-friendly tone makes the book accessible to professionals from all backgrounds without distracting from the technical and intellectual rigour and depth of research. In sum, Copyright in the Music Industry is a must-read for all those working at the crossroads of these two worlds.’ -- Eleonora Rosati, Stockholm University, Sweden and Bird & Bird, Milan, Italy'Dr Hayleigh Bosher has done the impossible: write a book on copyright in the music industry that is both practical and readable. As a life-long musician and copyright lawyer for 38 years, this accomplishment cannot be overstated. I expect that the principal audience -- as it should be -- will be musicians themselves. For them, the book will provide all the background and details necessary to use the law in a way that we all want -- to protect and further creativity. Brava.' -- - Bill Patry, Senior Copyright Counsel, Google Inc., USTable of ContentsContent: Foreword I David Martin Foreword II Andrea Martin Foreword III Scott Farrant Preface Key terms Copyright in the Music Industry playlist PART I MUSIC AND COPYRIGHT 1. Why copyright matters in music 2. What is copyright? 3. Copyright in a song 4. What copyright gives you 5. What copyright does not give you PART II MANAGING MUSIC COPYRIGHT 6. Who owns the copyright? 7. Roles and relationships 8. Contracts 9. Licensing 10. Social media PART III INFRINGEMENT 11. What is copyright infringement? 12. Who copied my song? 13. Inspiration or infringement 14. Sampling 15. Counterfeit goods PART IV ENFORCEMENT 16. Starting a copyright infringement claim 17. Where to make a claim 18. Evidence and musicology reports 19. Remedies 20. Online enforcement PART V LOOKING TO THE FUTURE 21. Artificial intelligence and music 22. Blockchain in the music industry Index
£98.80
Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd Copyright in the Music Industry: A Practical
Book SynopsisThis must-have book is a comprehensive yet accessible guide to copyright and related rights in the music industry. It provides clear and concise instruction on how copyright works in practice and how it applies to music specifically, as well as covering how to manage, utilise and enforce copyright, what infringement looks like and how to avoid it. The book illustrates this with relevant cases and real world examples, including practical, step-by-step guidance for stakeholders of all types. It also signposts the future of copyright in the music industry through an examination of new technologies such as artificial intelligence and blockchain.Key features include: An engaging and approachable writing style A practical orientation for those in the industry and their advisors The impact of social media on copyright infringement, management and remedies Accessible explanations of key concepts in copyright and related rights, as well as commonly misunderstood topics such as sampling and fair use. Musicians, producers, copyright holders and others working in the music industry will find this an indispensable and easy-to-use resource for navigating all aspects of music copyright. It will also be of interest to academics and students of copyright law for its discussion of contemporary issues such as technology and enforcement.Trade Review‘Bosher adopts an easy-to-follow approach for the reader, when she identifies eight myths about copyright. Busting the myths approach is just one of the many strengths of Copyright in the Music Industry. The tone of the book remains easily accessible and understandable throughout, and legal concepts are clearly explained.’ -- Metka Potočnik, Wolverhampton Law Journal‘An accessible primer on ever-evolving issues of copyright in the music industry from a rising scholar.’ -- Jonathan Zittrain, Harvard Law School, US‘Hayleigh Bosher’s new book is a wonderful addition to the library of any professional working in or having to deal with the copyright field and the legal issues it presents. The clear and user-friendly tone makes the book accessible to professionals from all backgrounds without distracting from the technical and intellectual rigour and depth of research. In sum, Copyright in the Music Industry is a must-read for all those working at the crossroads of these two worlds.’ -- Eleonora Rosati, Stockholm University, Sweden and Bird & Bird, Milan, Italy'Dr Hayleigh Bosher has done the impossible: write a book on copyright in the music industry that is both practical and readable. As a life-long musician and copyright lawyer for 38 years, this accomplishment cannot be overstated. I expect that the principal audience -- as it should be -- will be musicians themselves. For them, the book will provide all the background and details necessary to use the law in a way that we all want -- to protect and further creativity. Brava.' -- - Bill Patry, Senior Copyright Counsel, Google Inc., USTable of ContentsContent: Foreword I David Martin Foreword II Andrea Martin Foreword III Scott Farrant Preface Key terms Copyright in the Music Industry playlist PART I MUSIC AND COPYRIGHT 1. Why copyright matters in music 2. What is copyright? 3. Copyright in a song 4. What copyright gives you 5. What copyright does not give you PART II MANAGING MUSIC COPYRIGHT 6. Who owns the copyright? 7. Roles and relationships 8. Contracts 9. Licensing 10. Social media PART III INFRINGEMENT 11. What is copyright infringement? 12. Who copied my song? 13. Inspiration or infringement 14. Sampling 15. Counterfeit goods PART IV ENFORCEMENT 16. Starting a copyright infringement claim 17. Where to make a claim 18. Evidence and musicology reports 19. Remedies 20. Online enforcement PART V LOOKING TO THE FUTURE 21. Artificial intelligence and music 22. Blockchain in the music industry Index
£68.35
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC The Making of the Modern Law of Defamation
Book SynopsisThe modern law of defamation is frequently criticised for being outdated,obscure and even incomprehensible. The Making of the Modern Law of Defamation explains how and why the law has come to be as it is by offering an historical analysis of its development from the seventeenth century to the present day. Whilst the primary focus of the book is the law of England, it also makes extensive use of comparative common law materials from jurisdictions such as Australia, South Africa, the United States and Scotland. This book will be essential reading for anyone interested in the law of defamation, in media law and in the relationship between free speech and the law.Trade ReviewThe Making of the Modern Law of Defamation is an excellent piece of work and a welcome addition to the literature dealing with the history of defamation law. It is a scholarly, yet highly readable, monograph...The book is characterised by painstaking research, erudite analysis and a clarity of expression and structure that makes it a joy to read...this book is thoroughly researched, beautifully written and contains a wealth of material to delight the defamation aficionado. It is worthy of a place on any defamation bookshelf. Michael Gillooly Torts Law Journal No 3 The most striking features of this book are its conciseness and preciseness...a rich source of references to many important and some less widely known academic works on the history of defamation law Marie McGonagle The Irish Jurist, Vol XL 2005 ...a very well-written and interesting book. It deserves to be read as a whole, and there are thought-provoking arguments throughout...For the tort of defamation, there can be no excuses for such historical ignorance, with the advent of Paul Mitchell's fine book. Every serious student of the law of torts should read it. Jonathan Morgan The Law Quarterly Review, Vol 122 Oct 06 ...provides considerable food for thought as to the appropriate classification of the law of defamation...this is an excellent book that anyone interested in the modern law of defamation should read. Mark Lunney The King's College Law Journal, Vol 17, Issue 1 2006 ...a fascinating account...the case reports he considers provide a wealth of historical curiosity...a succinct and useful study of one of the most venerable parts of the common law. The scope of the book is considerable...valuable to both practitioners and academics who seek a deeper understanding... John Townsend Common Law World Review Spring 2006 As the complexity of defamation law grows, the space devoted in most textbooks to an analysis of its historical origins has been shrinking. It is a welcome relief, therefore, to a see a book devoted to just such an analysis...this is an eminently readable book. The Commonwealth Lawyer, Vol 14, No 3 Dec 05 [Mitchell] demonstrates convincingly how the law lost the internal coherence it possessed in the early 1800's, and does an excellent job of explaining its current oddities and anomalies... J. Townsend European Tort Law 2005 (Tort and Insurance Law Yearbook) 2006Table of ContentsPART I: THE CLAIMANT’S LOSS 1 LIBEL AND SLANDER 2 INTERPRETATION 3 DAMAGES 4 INJUNCTIONS PART II: THE DEFENDANT’S WRONG 5 FAULT IN ORDINARY LIABILITY 6 SECOND PUBLISHERS 7 QUALIFIED PRIVILEGE 8 FAIR COMMENT 9 ABSOLUTE PRIVILEGE 10 REPORTS 11 CONCLUSION
£90.25
Four Courts Press Ltd The Irish Stage: A Legal History
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£64.19
Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd Governance of Digital Game Environments and
Book SynopsisThis innovative book provides transdisciplinary analyses of the nature and dynamics of digital game environments whilst tackling the existing fragmentation of academic research.Digital game environments are of increasing economic, social and cultural value. As their influence on diverse facets of life grows, states have felt compelled to intervene and secure some public interests. Yet, the contours of a comprehensive governance model are far from recognisable and governments are grappling with the complexity and fluidity of online games and virtual worlds as private spaces and as experimentation fields for creativity and innovation. This book contributes to a more comprehensive and fine-grained understanding of digital game environments, which is a precondition for addressing any of the pressing governance questions posed. Particular attention is given to the concept and policy objective of cultural diversity, which also offers a unique entry point into the discussion of the appropriate legal regulation of digital games.Governance of Digital Game Environments and Cultural Diversity will be of interest to researchers of media law, internet law and governance, cultural studies, anthropology and sociology. As the book addresses a highly topical theme, it will attract the attention of policymakers at national, regional and international levels and will also serve as a great resource tool for scholars in new media and in particular digital games and virtual worlds.Trade Review‘This collection of legal, philosophical, economic, and cultural perspectives ultimately makes a strong case for the potential value of game environments for addressing diversity issues, but also raises important concerns regarding implementation of corporate and government policies in this sector - highly recommended for anyone exploring this emerging field.’ -- Benjamin T. Duranske, Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP, US‘Videogaming is serious business. But the legal and theoretical implications of online and virtual environments are little understood. Professor Graber and Ms. Burri-Nenova have done a masterful job of bringing together several insightful articles that inform us about the business, legal and sociological implications of digital gaming. Innovative, fast-paced, and engaging as games themselves, these scholarly works provide invaluable insight for academics, policy makers and perhaps even participants themselves about the reality behind virtual worlds.’ -- Shubha Ghosh, University of Wisconsin Law School, US‘This is an excellent and path-breaking collection of sharp and carefully researched essays. It provides wonderful insights on numerous important aspects of the complex relationship between play, cultural diversity, communications policy, and the governance of virtual societies. The phenomenal growth of these new digital realms has raised important questions across the academic disciplines, making this book’s interdisciplinary focus extremely helpful to potential regulators and university scholars alike.’ -- Greg Lastowka, Rutgers School of Law, Camden, USTable of ContentsContents: Preface PART I: TRANSDISCIPLINARY ENQUIRIES INTO THE NATURE AND DYNAMICS OF DIGITAL GAMES AND VIRTUAL WORLDS 1. Online Games and Virtual Worlds: Business and Policy Developments Christian Reimsbach-Kounatze and Sacha Wunsch-Vincent 2. Beyond Billiard Balls: Transnational Flows, Cultural Diversity and Digital Games Aphra Kerr 3. User Created Content in Virtual Worlds and Cultural Diversity Mira Burri-Nenova 4. The Concept and Conditions of Governance in Massively Multiplayer Online Games Sal Humphreys 5. Second Life: Game or Play? Sociological Analysis of Avatar Diversity in Second Life Sabina Misoch PART II: GOVERNANCE OF DIGITAL GAMES AND VIRTUAL WORLDS: CHALLENGES, OPPORTUNITIES AND LIMITATIONS 6. Governance of Virtual Worlds and the Quest for a Digital Constitution Vaios Karavas 7. State Aid for Digital Games and Cultural Diversity: A Critical Reflection in the Light of EU and WTO Law Christoph Beat Graber 8. The Protection of Minors and its Effect on Cultural Diversity: An Example of Content Regulation in Digital Game Environments Miriam Sahlfeld 9. Advertising in Digital Games and Cultural Diversity: An EC Media Law Enquiry Thomas Steiner Index
£109.25
Oak Tree Press Quick Win Media Law: Ireland - Answers to Your Top 100 Media Law Questions
Book SynopsisQUICK WIN MEDIA LAW IRELAND is aimed at those who work in the media industry seeking quick and practical answers to legal questions they encounter day-to-day. Written for non-lawyers, it will be useful to public relations, advertising, publishing and digital media professionals faced with legal queries arising in their work, as it will be to non-specialist lawyers and their clients when faced with a media-related problem. And students on media-related courses will find a plain English explanation of the legal principles they will learn about in media law modules. QUICK WIN MEDIA LAW IRELAND is divided into six sections: The Irish legal system; Defamation law; Defamation court procedures; Media content regulation; Privacy and data protection; Copyright. QUICK WIN MEDIA LAW IRELAND is designed so that you can dip in and out seeking answers to your top Irish media law questions as they arise. Answers to your queries can be located not only from the contents list but also by using the subject grid at the start of the book and by following the thread of cross-references provided at the end of each Q&A.
£15.70
Clarus Press Ltd Entertainment and Media Law in Ireland
Book SynopsisEntertainment and Media Law in Ireland explains the typical issues which arise in the media and entertainment industry in Ireland to better equip the reader with a valuable working knowledge of the fundamentals. It seeks to serve the needs of time-pressed professionals working in this area by providing a helpful quick-reference guide. Entertainment and Media Law in Ireland can be viewed as a series of signposts in the form of best practice principles and is written from a practical and business perspective. It is presented in straightforward, non-specialist, jargon-free language while simultaneously citing legislation, EU law and common law for the benefit of its legal and more experienced audience. The chapters are kept as concise as practicable. With 30 chapters divided into four parts, this book covers a wide range of issues including: Media; General Entertainment; Film, Television and Radio Show Production; and Music Production and Performances. This book also discusses sample contract clauses and provides extracts from relevant agreements, where appropriate. Entertainment and Media Law in Ireland is the first book of its kind in Ireland collating a wealth of information sources to address the myriad of crucial business and legal considerations confronting creative practitioners and lawyers alike, from the `why' and `how' to obtain filming permits, to the hazards of court reporting and defamation for journalists and bloggers, to ensuring all production paperwork is in order to allow full, commercial exploitation of a music composition or film. It draws on the author's substantial legal experience as well as his deep appreciation and in-depth understanding of music, television, film and radio production. The book emerged from a prompt discovery of the dearth of authoritative sources available covering the subject issues and his yearning to provide a one-stop resource to redress this glaring deficiency.Table of ContentsPart I: Media The Broadcasting Authority of Ireland Commission for Communications Regulation Defamation, Product Disparagement, Satire and Blasphemy Court Reporting and Contempt of Court Broadcasting Regulation And Product Placement Setting Up a Production Company or Media Business Part II: General Entertainment Artist Exemptions From Taxation Occasional Licences (Sale Of Intoxicating Liquor) For Marquees Licensing Of Clubs, Festivals And Public Events; Planning Regulations Regulation Of Lotteries, Gambling and Betting Permits for Busking and Street Performances Premium Rate Services Bars and Nightclubs: Defending Personal Injuries Actions Part III: Film, Television And Radio Show Productions Funding, Section 481 Film Relief And The Irish Film Board Chain of Title Copyrights and Related Rights Use of Trade Marks and Trade Mark Infringement Safety, Health and Welfare At Work Insurance For Media Businesses Filming Permits Releases and Consents Employment of Children and Young Persons Music Clearances, Film Scoring and Pre-Cleared Production Music Contracts For Writers, Cast and Crew Performers: Remuneration and Residuals Distribution Agreements Part IV: Music Production And Performances Copyright and Music Publishing Royalties and Performance Rights/Collecting Societies Licensing Music For Film, Television, Radio and Commercials Filming and Licensing of Music Videos
£128.25
Bath Publishing Ltd The Secret Family Court: Fact or Fiction?
Book SynopsisFor approaching two decades, family courts have been accused of making life changing decisions about children and who they live with made in secret, away from the scrutiny of the public gaze. Recognising the force of these accusations, senior family courts judges have, over that time, implemented a raft of rule changes, pilot projects and judicial guidance aimed at making the family justice more accountable and transparent. But has any progress been made? Are there still suspicions that family judges make irrevocable, unaccountable decisions in private hearings? And if so, are those suspicions justified and what can be done to dispel them? In this important and timely new book, Clifford Bellamy, a recently retired family judge who has been at the sharp end of family justice during all these changes, attempts to answer those questions and more. He has spoken to leading journalists, judges and academic researchers to find out what the obstacles to open reporting are – be they legal, economic or cultural - and interweaves their insights with informed analysis on how the laws regulating family court reporting operate. Along the way he provides a comprehensive review of the raft of initiatives he has seen come and go, summarises the position now and uses this experience to suggest how this fundamental aspect of our justice system could adapt in the face of this criticism. Every professional working in the family justice system – lawyers, social workers, court staff and judges - as well as those who job it is to report on legal affairs, should read this informative, nuanced exposition of what open justice means and why it matters so much to those whose lives are upended by the family justice system.
£19.00
