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| Title: | Telecommunications & Media Issues
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| Author: | Alane N Moller & Charles E Pletson (eds) |
| ISBN: | 1604562943 : 9781604562941 |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Size: | 180x260mm |
| Pages: | 118 |
| Weight: | .434 Kg. |
| Published: | Nova Science Publishers - May 2008 |
| List Price: | 45.99 Pounds Sterling |
| Availability: | In Print |
| Subjects: | Media studies |
In a society predicated on information, the media has a pervasive presence. From government policy to leisure television, the information age touches us all. The papers collected in this book constitute some of today's leading analyses of the information industry. Together, these essays represent a needed foundation for understanding the present state and future development of the mass media. Current trends in telecommunications as well as media impact on public opinion are presented.
Preface; Regulation of Broadcast Indecency: Background and Legal Analysis; "Spam": An Overview of Issues Concerning Commercial Electronic Mail; Constitutionality of Applying the FCC's Indecency Restriction to Cable Television; The Transition to Digital Television: Is America Ready?; The V-Chip and TV Ratings: Monitoring Children's Access to TV Programming ; Copyright Protection of Digital Television: The Broadcast Video Flag; WIPO Treaty on the Protection of Broadcasting Organisations; Copyright Protection of Digital Audio Radio Broadcasts: The "Audio Flag"; Index.
