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 | | International Libel and Privacy Handbook: A Global Reference for Journalists, Publishers, Webmasters, and Lawyers by Charles J. Glasser Jr. (Editor) ISBN-10: 9781576601884 ISBN-10: 1-57660-188-9 ISBN-13: 9781576601884 ISBN-13: 978-1-57660-188-4 Hardcover 2006-02-09 Bloomberg Press Find Lowest Price |
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Product Description Media is now a global enterprise. The reach of broadcasting and the Internet has made ignorance of the laws of far-away juristictions a real liabilty. Publishers can be sued, sometimes successfully, for violating legal standards thousands of miles away. This handbook is a nation-by-nation summary of libel and privacy law in an easy-to-use format, covering Europe, Asia, and the Americas. It is designed for rapid analysis of media law as it applies to globally accessible publications, Internet sites, and wire services. It is written by specialists for the various regions and countries and is in straigtforward language accessible to journalists and editors, as well as their lawyers, and explains different nation's definitions of responsible and ethical journalism, the risks global publishers should know prior to publication, what steps publishers should take to avoid legal conflicts, and what defenses are avaialble should they be confronted with a claim. | ||
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Good, but could use explicit guidelines Glasser's book is an admirable compilation of the different rules in most of the major countries where reporters would want to operate. It seems to be one of the few books that unifies all the rules for all the different jurisdictions. The book highlights a series of key questions such as the definitions of libel, the abilities of companies to sue on their own behalf or to protect their products, possible restrictions on covering criminal/secret procedures and privacy rules. Drawing on the knowledge of lawyers from the different countries, Glasser organizes their expertise according to these themes. While the book is very useful and informative, as a reporter I feel it is better reading for news executives rather than the journalists themselves. It would benefit from clear dos and don'ts -- perhaps a list for each country on a single page telling the reader exactly what specific procedures he/she should follow. But that is a minor point. Overall, it's useful and interesting, and successfully renders complicated legal principles into a straightforward guide. | ||
Fascinating, comprehensive, indispensible For any journalist, lawyer or for anyone with an international point of view, this book, focusing on media law throughout the Americas, Europe and Asia is at once a handbook, a compendium, a guide, and a window into different cultures and societies, offering insight as to how each nation deals with the issues of defamation, privacy, freedom of expression, and state power. Enormously readable, concise, cleverly organized for international comparison, this book will answer a lot of questions that may have occurred to you over the years, and it provides a kind of instant worldwide knowledge. It's required reading for the foreign correpondent, the foreign editor, and anyone else who may know someone or have an interest in worldwide journalism, Internet and broadcast media. | ||