An indispensable survival guide for anyone in the media industry and the lawyers who serve them Especially now, in an age of instant global access through digital media, it is vitally important that journalists, authors and publishers, as well as the lawyers who serve them, be fully up on the laws governing media, worldwide. The ultimate resource for all the media content providers and purveyors, this fully updated and expanded Third Edition of the critically-acclaimed handbook offers you instant access to relevant libel and privacy laws and important legal rulings in the Europe, Asia, the Middle East and the Americas. It clearly and concisely explains risks publishers should know about prior to publication, steps they can take in order to avoid legal conflicts, and legal defences available to them in the event of a claim. Offers nation-by-nation summaries of libel and privacy law written by local practitioners in an easy-to-use reference format Expanded to include coverage of important emerging territories--Mexico, Israel, and Argentina, et al--as well as the latest libel and privacy rulings Features new chapters on emerging media markets--including Israel, Mexico, Argentina, Jordan, and others--as well as valuable updates to the Middle East section Provides updates on all major media markets and nations, along with coverage of changes in libel laws in key jurisdictions, including Australia, the UK, Hungary and Germany
International Libel & Privacy Handbook, 2/E
The advance of the global media, whether by satellite, wire or Internet, has created unprecedented opportunities for publishers and journalists. The diversity of libel laws around the world makes international...
Dill analyzes news and feature stories, reviews, editorials and cartoons that have provoked litigation to show how the reporting in each met legal standards. She dissects the editorial process from...
25 Pakendorf v De Flamingh supra note 9, 156. 26 Ibid. For a discussion of the journey in English law from fault liability to strict liability, see Paul Mitchell, The Making of the Modern Law of Defamation (Hart ...
The handbook explains how the U.S. Supreme Court is now approaching constitutioual libel law and setting the boundaries for invasion of privacy suits.
Companies, lawyers, privacy officers, developers, marketing and IT professionals face privacy issues more and more frequently.
... data use.27 Attention to the economic and social implications of data use assumes significant relevance in the big data context, where analytics become part of decision-making processes and may have negative impacts on individuals, ...
... (Doc E/CN.4/1233) (UN) 29 Police Act (Hungary) 176 'policy entrepreneurs' 17–18 political privacy 53 Pollio, ... 221 Privacy Framework see Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC), Privacy Framework Privacy in Peril (book) 6–7 ...
Along the way, this book shares insights and information from experts active in the field and exposes many misconceptions about what is and isn't considered private in the online world.
This book explores these issues with a view to assessing the status quo and prospective developments in this area of the law which is undergoing significant changes and reforms. Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c.