Media law : the rights of journalists and broadcasters

Covering major developments in media law, this book includes the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988; the establishment of the Broadcasting Standards Council; the Police and Criminal Evidence Act developments; the Video Recordings Act; the Cable Act; recent decisions of the European Court of Human Rights and the European Court; the recent right of media to appeal against "gag" orders; an analysis of the explosion in libel damages and more. This edition considers the use of government powers over television (eg the Sinn Fein ban and the Secret Society controversy) and examines the legal consequences of the Broadcasting White Paper. In addition it discusses the regulation of satellite television and the recent explosion in libel damages.