New media, old regimes : case studies in comparative communication law and policy - Eko, Lyombe (Lanham, MD : Lexington Books, 2012)
New Media, Old Regimes: Case Studies in Comparative Communication Law and Policy, by Lyombe S. Eko, is a collection of novel theoretical perspectives and case studies in comparative communication law. Through these cases, Eko describes, explains and illustrates how a number of nation-states, transnational, and international organizations employ culture-specific "distillations" of universal principles to resolve tensions between freedom of expression and other societal interests in real space and cyberspace. This study provides essenti
Chapter Ten: American Exceptionalism, the French Exception, and Harmonization of International Intellectual Property Law by the United States and FranceChapter Eleven: New Media, Old Mania: Regulation of Child Pornography Under International, European Union and American Jurisprudence; Chapter Twelve: New Realities, Old Ideologies: Communication Law, Legal Transfers and "Developmentality" in Africa; Chapter Thirteen: New Media, Ancient Animosities: "Propaganda of the Deed" and the Laws of War in the NATO/Yugoslav Conflict of 1999; Selected Bibliography; Index
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English
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Keywords: Mass media -- Law and legislation; Communication policy; Press law; Telecommunication -- Law and legislation; Freedom of speech; Communication -- Political aspects