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Autore |
Jones William K |
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Titolo |
Insult to injury : libel, slander, and invasions of privacy / / William K. Jones |
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Boulder, Colo., : Univ. Press of Colorado, c2003 |
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ISBN |
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1-280-50130-8 |
9786610501304 |
0-87081-803-1 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (402 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Libel and slander - United States |
Privacy, Right of - United States |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [363]-370) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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The man who had to leave town -- "Heed their rising voices" -- An uncommon common law -- The First Amendment -- Anything that touches on fitness for office -- The tale of the furtive night watchman -- Into the vortex of public controversy -- The big football fix -- The frame-up of officer nuccio -- The golden fleece of the month award -- The reluctant Soviet agent -- Special cases : unlimited, irrelevant and involuntary public figures -- Strictly business -- Purely private libels -- Group libels -- Looking for love? sorry, wrong number -- Blackmail, treason, hypocrisy and lies -- La Cosa Nostra at your service -- The greatest analyst who ever lived -- Five scientists who were paid to lie -- The airman who almost fell to earth -- Actual malice at issue -- The losing game -- Bring in da plea bring in da writ -- Possible pitfalls -- Paths not taken -- The right to privacy -- Genius, hero, maverick, threat -- The man who would be woman -- Paparazzi -- Intrusions on private domains -- Broken promises -- Deception and subterfuge -- After the Pentagon papers -- The adventures of artemus jones -- Justice a la Corrigan -- The impact of the Internet -- Concluding observations. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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In Insult to Injury, William K. Jones reviews the seminal U.S. Supreme Court decisions that restrict the First Amendment in order to protect |
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persons against defamatory falsehoods, invasions of privacy, and related psychic harm. Covering cases ranging from a restaurant owner driven out of business over a veal chop to a University of Georgia football coach accused of sharing plays with an opponent before a game, Jones examines the many subtleties of the law, its interpretation, and its restrictions. Although the author concludes that the accommodations struck by the courts are appropriate, he nevertheless argues that there are serious deficiencies in the complex legal edifice that has been erected. After reviewing the relevant cases, Jones recommends a comprehensive new framework for dealing with the problem of defamatory falsehoods-a framework designed to afford greater protection for expressions on public issues while also providing more meaningful relief to the victims of harmful speech. With material covering the impact of the internet and related electronic means of expression, Insult to Injury is sure to be of interest to current practitioners in the media bar, law students, and journalism students alike. |
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