E-Book, Englisch, 424 Seiten
Defining Free Speech
E-Book, Englisch, 424 Seiten
Reihe: Routledge Communication Series
ISBN: 978-1-135-59627-9
Verlag: CRC Press
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)
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Table of Contents
Broadcast & Internet Indecency: Defining Free Speech
Chapter I. Introduction to Broadcast and Internet Indecency
The Engaging Questions
Stern Helps Define the Issues
Social and Legal Issues
Miller v. California
Broadcasting, Cable and the Internet
Safe Harbor Issues
To Regulate or Not
Indecency and Obscenity
Chapter Summary
Review Questions
Chapter II. History of American Broadcasting
Historical Context of Broadcast Regulation
Ship-to-Shore Communications and Interference Chaos
NBC
Red Lion
Public Interest, Convenience and Necessity
Newton Minnow Calls Television in 1961 a ÒVast WastelandÓ
The Highpoint of Regulation
Deregulation, FCC Policy Statements and Congressional Responses
Data and Processes
Parental Control or Government Control
TV Watch Study Finds Opposition to Current FCC Regulation
Chapter Summary
Review Questions
Chapter III. Theory and Research in Broadcast and Internet Indecency
Normative First Amendment Theories
Douglas’ Near-absolutist View
Strict Scrutiny
Theories of FCC and FTC Regulation
Legal Analyses
Carlin Monologue as Transcribed by Pacifica Court
Social and Psychological Research
Social Theory and Computer-Mediated Communication
Chapter Summary
Review Questions
Chapter IV. Adult Entertainment
The Pornography Business
Girls Gone Wild Video Producer Guilt of Exploiting Children
Media Law on Pornography
Zoning and the Law
Pay Cable Channels
Satellite Radio and Television
X-rated Moviews
Chapter Summary
Review Questions
Chapter V. The Legacy of Pacifica and the Action for Children’s Television Cases
A Single Complaint
Political Implications of the Indecency Ban
FCC Order and the Diaz Statement
Dial-a-Porn: Sabe Communications
Decision and Reasoning
ACT I
ACT II
ACT III
Interpretations of the Opinion
Political Generalizations
Developments
Political Implications
Politics of Broadcast Regulation
Chapter Summary
Review Questions
Chapter VI. Cable Television, New Technologies and New Definitions
First Amendment Rights
The First Amendment and Cyberspace
Non-broadcast Video Options
Appendix to the Opinion of the Court
Satellite Issues
Digital Television
The Internet
Indecency, Obscenity and the New Media World
Chapter Summary
Review Questions
Chapter VII. New Media Issues
Cultural Concerns about Indecency
Computer-Mediated Communication
Mancow Thrives in Post-indecency Complaint Career
Other Internet Issues: YouTube
Fox Shows F-word During Playoff Game
Libel, Privacy and Copyright
Chapter Summary
Review Questions
Chapter VIII. The Fight Over Indecent Content
Indecent Content and the FCC
The Special Case of the Super Bowl
Explicit Podcasting
Chapter Summary
Review Questions
Chapter IX. Political and Religious Issues
The Politics of Regulation
Religious Concerns
Religion, Washington and Indecency
Congressman Fred Upton Seeks to Have Broadcasters Think Twice
NBC Show Las Vegas Draws AFA Complaints
Impact of a Crackdown
A Market for Religion
Faith in a Box Study
Chapter Summary
Review Questions
Chapter X. Trends: Fines, Enforcement, Laws and Regulation
FCC Tells the Public About Indecency Regulation
Regulation of Obscenity, Indecency and Profanity
Frequently Asked Questions
How to File a Complaint
FCC Lawyer Challenged by Second Circuit Court of Appeals Panel
Raising the Broadcast Fines
Internet Freedoms
SNL Censored Skit Plays on YouTube
Projections
Implications for Defining Free Expression
Chapter Summary
Review Questions
References
Appendix A
Appendix B
Appendix C
Appendix D
Appendix E
Appendix F
Author Index
Subject Index
