Media Law

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Description
Media has become popular nowadays. It includes both the print and electronic media. It covers the News Papers & Magazines, Radio, Television and currently includes Internet. Media is known as 'Fourth Estate'. It is the watchdog of the public affairs. It focuses on business, entertainment, education and sports. The Media people, lawyers, educationists relating to Mass Communications need to understand the legal framework that is operational and the emerging debate of restructuring such legal framework. Media law provides an understanding of the main areas of the law that limit freedom of speech, and that have to be taken in to account in making decisions to publish or broadcast material. It covers both Constitutional and legislative insights of media. This book covers the comprehensive information relating to the mass media law which aims to equip the law students with the current legal regime on media and the emerging one, which is going to play a crucial role. Hence the study of media law is essential to the students of law.
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Table of Contents
Chapter 1 Mass Media
Chapter 2 Classification of Mass Media
Chapter 3 Ownership Patterns of Mass Media
Chapter 4 Visual and Non Visual Media
Chapter 5 Press
Chapter 6 Law relating to Press
Chapter 7 Films
Chapter 8 Radio and Television Government Monopoly
Chapter 9 Restrictions on Radio and Television
Chapter 10 The Right to Information Act, 2005
Chapter 11 Reforms
Appendices
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Author Details
R.D. Vijayasekhar