TY - BOOK AU - Zeno-Zencovich,Vincenzo TI - Freedom of expression: a critical and comparative analysis T2 - University of Texas at Austin studies in foreign and transnational law SN - 9780415466707 AV - KJC5154 .Z46 2008 U1 - 342.408/5 22 PY - 2008/// CY - Abingdon, Oxon [England], New York PB - Routledge-Cavendish KW - Freedom of expression KW - Europe KW - Freedom of speech KW - Freedom of the press N1 - Includes bibliographical references (p. [132]-145) and index; Introduction --; ch. 1; Freedom to print or freedom of the press? --; 1.1. The; printing industry --; 1.2; Freedom to print --; 1.3; Limits to freedom to print and freedom of the press --; 1.3.1. The; distinction between individual and corporate exercise --; 1.3.2; Distinctions based on the content of what is expressed --; 1.3.3; Information as a product --; 1.4; Facts vs. opinions --; 1.5. A; framework for informational activity --; 1.6. The; press as power --; 1.7. The; myth of public opinion --; ch. 2; Broadcasting --; 2.1; Control over broadcasting media --; 2.2; Pluralism --; 2.3; Broadcasting as an entertainment industry --; 2.4; Broadcasting and public service --; 2.5; Television as a 'bad teacher' --; 2.6; Television and televisions --; 2.7; TV broadcasting and political communication --; ch. 3; Journalistic activity --; 3.1; Journalism as an occupation --; 3.2; Access to the profession --; 3.3; Informational privileges --; 3.4; Journalists and professional diligence --; ch. 4; Freedom of expression as an alienable right --; 4.1. The; issue of so-called 'inalienable rights' --; 4.2. The; obligation to express a certain opinion --; 4.3. The; obligation not to express one's own opinions --; ch. 5; Advertising --; 5.1; Advertising a part of the product --; 5.2; Commercial advertising as part of the market --; 5.3; 'Harmful' ideals --; 5.4; Advertising as a means of financing freedom of expression --; ch. 6; Freedom of expression and economic regulation --; 6.1; Ideas as products --; 6.2; Business information --; 6.3; Information and competition --; 6.4; Market failures and public regulation --; ch. 7. The; main areas of conflict : pornography, peaceful coexistence, national security --; 7.1; Freedom of expression and public morality --; 7.2; Incitement and 'fighting words' --; 7.3; National security and wartime --; ch. 8; Towards a European framework? --; 8.1. A; civil law/common law divide --; 8.2. The; making of a European itus commune --; 8.3. The; role of the Council of Europe --; 8.4. The; 'TV without frontiers' directive --; 8.5; 'Freedom of the media' in the European Charter of Fundamental Rights --; 8.6; Pluralism and media diversity --; 8.7. The; fruits - and contradictions - of convergence --; ch. 9; Freedom of expression in the Internet age --; 9.1; Freedom of expression as an individual freedom --; 9.2. The; media and the loss of their intermediary role --; 9.3. A; world of information --; 9.4; Rules for communicating on the web --; 9.5; How the communications networks influence freedom of expression --; 9.6; Limitations to freedom on the Internet --; 9.7; Business activity on the Internet --; 9.8. The; trans-national dimension --; ch. 10; From information, to communication, to knowledge --; 10.1; Freedom to disseminate data --; 10.1; Freedom to disseminate data --; 10.2. The; right to access information --; 10.3. The; right to be informed --; 10.4; Legal information as a right --; 10.5. The; juridification of information and knowledge --; 10.5.1; Patents law --; 10.5.2; Software protection --; 10.5.3; Database protection --; 10.5.4; Protection of know-how --; 10.5.5; Copyright --; 10.5.6; Industrial secrets --; 10.5.7; Protection of personal data --; 10.6. The; knowledge society --; ch. 11; Conclusive remarks --; 11.1; Freedom of expression as a variable freedom --; 11.2. A; relational freedom --; 11.3. A; functional freedom --; 11.4. An; individual freedom --; 11.5. A; freedom at a cost --; References --; Index UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0810/2008004062.html UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0908/2008004062-d.html ER -