Major Principles of Media Law - Softcover

"As a member of the state and federal bar in Iowa, and as one who has taught media law at the college level for 18 years, I can appreciate the efforts Overbeck has put into making the material accessible to students. I am always looking for new ways to teach the course, and this text comes even closer to meeting the needs of a general, mass comm audience than ever before."

Wayne Overbeck is Professor of Communications, Emeritus, at California State University, Fullerton. He earned his Ph.D. at UCLA and his J.D. at Loyola Law School. After passing the California bar exam in 1975, he practiced law in California and Washington, D.C., but always wanted to return to college teaching and writing. With over 35 years of teaching experience and his years as a practicing attorney, he continues to serve as an expert in the field of media law and brings that expertise to each edition of MAJOR PRINCIPLES OF MEDIA LAW. Dr. Overbeck has also written several other books and taught on other campuses.

Wayne Overbeck is Professor of Communications, Emeritus, at California State University, Fullerton. He earned his Ph.D. at UCLA and his J.D. at Loyola Law School. After passing the California bar exam in 1975, he practiced law in California and Washington, D.C., but always wanted to return to college teaching and writing. With over 35 years of teaching experience and his years as a practicing attorney, he continues to serve as an expert in the field of media law and brings that expertise to each edition of MAJOR PRINCIPLES OF MEDIA LAW. Dr. Overbeck has also written several other books and taught on other campuses.

Genelle Belmas received her Ph.D. in mass communication from the University of Minnesota in 2002 with an emphasis in media law. Her dissertation examined then-emerging issues in the areas of libel, hate speech, and pornography law as applied to the Internet. For more than 10 years she has taught media law to thousands of students. Her research interests include flag display and desecration law, indecency regulation, intellectual property, scholastic journalism issues, and the connection between media ethics and law. Her research has appeared in such journals as COMMUNICATIONS LAW AND POLICY, FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS LAW JOURNAL, and the SOUTH CAROLINA LAW REVIEW. She is a member of the Society of Professional Journalists and the American Bar Association, where she participates in the communications law and intellectual property sections.