1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910461133703321

Autore

Barbas Samantha

Titolo

Laws of image : privacy and publicity in America / / Samantha Barbas

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Stanford, California : , : Stanford Law Books, , 2015

©2015

ISBN

0-8047-9671-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (324 p.)

Disciplina

342.7308/58

Soggetti

Privacy, Right of - United States - History

Personality (Law) - United States - History

Libel and slander - United States - History

Publicity (Law) - United States - History

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Front matter -- Acknowledgments -- Contents -- Introduction. Our Images, Our Selves -- CHAPTER 1. Image and Reputation at the Turn of the Century -- CHAPTER 2. The Origins of the Right to Privacy -- CHAPTER 3. The Crisis of the Circulating Portrait -- CHAPTER 4. Insult and Image -- CHAPTER 5. The Image Society -- CHAPTER 6. The Laws of Image -- CHAPTER 7. The Freedom to Image -- CHAPTER 8. “An Age of Images” -- CHAPTER 9. Privacy and the Image in Postwar America -- Conclusion. The Law and Personal Image in the Digital Age -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index

Sommario/riassunto

Americans have long been obsessed with their images—their looks, public personas, and the impressions they make. This preoccupation has left its mark on the law. The twentieth century saw the creation of laws that protect your right to control your public image, to defend your image, and to feel good about your image and public presentation of self. These include the legal actions against invasion of privacy, libel, and intentional infliction of emotional distress. With these laws came the phenomenon of "personal image litigation"—individuals suing to vindicate their image rights. Laws of Image tells the story of how Americans came to use the law to protect and manage their images,



feelings, and reputations. In this social, cultural, and legal history, Samantha Barbas ties the development of personal image law to the self-consciousness and image-consciousness that has become endemic in our media-saturated culture of celebrity and consumerism, where people see their identities as intertwined with their public images. The laws of image are the expression of a people who have become so publicity-conscious and self-focused that they believe they have a right to control their images—to manage and spin them like actors, politicians, and rock stars.

2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910698728403321

Titolo

Foster care [[electronic resource] ] : state practices for assessing health needs, facilitating service delivery, and monitoring children's care : report to the Chairman, Subcommittee on Income Security and Family Support, Committee on Ways and Means, House of Representatives

Pubbl/distr/stampa

[Washington, D.C.] : , : U.S. Govt. Accountability Office, , [2009]

Descrizione fisica

ii, 53 pages : digital, PDF file

Soggetti

Foster children - Medical care - United States - States

Medical policy - United States - States

Child welfare - Government policy - United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Title from title screen (viewed on Apr. 14, 2009).

"February 2009."

"GAO-09-26."

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.



3.

Record Nr.

UNISANNIORAV0764636

Autore

Buiatti, Marcello

Titolo

Le biotecnologie : [l'ingegneria genetica fra biologia, etica e mercato] / Marcello Buiatti

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Bologna, : Il mulino, [2001]

ISBN

8815081402

Descrizione fisica

134 p. : ill. ; 20 cm

Collana

Farsi un'idea ; 65

Disciplina

575.1

575.10724

660

660.6

660.65

Soggetti

Biotecnologia

Collocazione

POZZO LIB.ECON MON                392001POZZO LIB.ECON MON                3920

Lingua di pubblicazione

Italiano

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Complemento del titolo in cop.

Sommario/riassunto

Dalla nascita dell'agricoltura alla pecora Dolly. Da sempre l'uomo seleziona piante e animali. Oggi tuttavia l'ingegneria genetica sconvolge radicalmente il nostro modo di concepire la natura. Rischi, vantaggi, effetti e interrogativi che derivano dalle nuove biotecnologie. Il volume muove da una descrizione dei meccanismi che regolano il delicato equilibrio che sta alla base della vita e illustra perché bisogna essere cauti quando lo si modifica drasticamente. Si discute poi, con esempi concreti, il rapporto che esiste fra mercato globale, ricerca e applicazioni biotecnologiche, individuando metodi adeguati per una corretta valutazione dei rischi e un sistema di regole capace di garantire un mercato trasparente ed equo.