Foreword |
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Preface |
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Acknowledgements |
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Glossary of acronyms and legal terms |
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Table of treaties and international legislation |
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1 | (38) |
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2 | (1) |
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1.2 Historical development of freedom of expression |
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3 | (6) |
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1.3 Theoretical foundations of free speech rights |
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9 | (5) |
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1.4 Freedom of expression in human rights law |
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14 | (2) |
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1.5 Conceptual differences between freedom of expression and media freedom |
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16 | (6) |
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1.6 Online censorship and freedom of expression |
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22 | (4) |
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1.7 Protecting journalistic sources |
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26 | (6) |
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1.8 Fake news and disinformation |
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32 | (5) |
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37 | (2) |
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2 Confidentiality and privacy |
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39 | (97) |
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40 | (1) |
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2.2 Confidentiality: historic developments, legal agreements and common law remedies |
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41 | (11) |
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52 | (9) |
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2.4 Privacy: common law developments |
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61 | (8) |
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2.5 Privacy orders and injunctions |
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69 | (13) |
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2.6 Common law development towards a tort of privacy |
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82 | (11) |
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2.7 What is the public interest test? |
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93 | (21) |
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2.8 A child's right to privacy |
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114 | (6) |
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2.9 Internet privacy: the `right to be forgotten' |
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120 | (8) |
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2.10 Discussion: balancing an individual's right to privacy with the media's freedom of expression |
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128 | (4) |
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132 | (4) |
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136 | (76) |
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137 | (3) |
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3.2 Defamation in common law |
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140 | (9) |
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149 | (12) |
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3.4 The serious harm test |
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161 | (6) |
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3.5 Injury to business reputation |
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167 | (3) |
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170 | (7) |
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177 | (10) |
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3.8 Defamation laws in Scotland and Northern Ireland |
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187 | (16) |
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203 | (6) |
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209 | (3) |
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4 Reporting legal proceedings |
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212 | (69) |
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213 | (1) |
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4.2 The open justice principle |
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214 | (4) |
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4.3 Automatic reporting restrictions and anonymity orders |
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218 | (8) |
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4.4 Reporting on children and young persons |
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226 | (20) |
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4.5 The Single Family Court and the Court of Protection |
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246 | (11) |
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4.6 Military courts and inquests |
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257 | (9) |
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4.7 Secret courts, D-Notices and public interest immunity |
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266 | (12) |
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278 | (3) |
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281 | (37) |
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282 | (1) |
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5.2 History: the common law of contempt |
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282 | (9) |
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5.3 The Contempt of Court Act 1981 |
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291 | (12) |
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303 | (3) |
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5.5 The role of the Attorney General in contempt proceedings |
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306 | (2) |
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5.6 Juror misconduct in criminal trials |
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308 | (5) |
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5.7 Do British contempt laws breach freedom of expression? |
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313 | (2) |
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315 | (3) |
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6 Freedom of public information and data protection |
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318 | (47) |
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319 | (1) |
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6.2 Freedom of Information Act |
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320 | (5) |
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6.3 The Information Commissioner's Office |
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325 | (8) |
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6.4 Legal challenges under FOIA |
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333 | (10) |
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6.5 Freedom of information: Scotland and Northern Ireland |
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343 | (8) |
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6.6 Data privacy and the GDPR post Brexit |
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351 | (6) |
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6.7 MaxSchrems /and //actions |
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357 | (7) |
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364 | (1) |
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7 Regulating the print media |
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365 | (32) |
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366 | (1) |
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7.2 Functions of statutory regulation and self-regulation |
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366 | (3) |
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7.3 Historic development of British print press regulation |
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369 | (4) |
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7.4 Press regulation post Leveson |
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373 | (8) |
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7.5 Current press regulation |
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381 | (13) |
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394 | (3) |
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8 Regulating the communications industry |
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397 | (68) |
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398 | (1) |
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399 | (5) |
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8.3 The communications regulator Ofcom |
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404 | (19) |
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8.4 Paid-for services and social media platforms |
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423 | (2) |
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8.5 Online harms and safety |
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425 | (7) |
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8.6 Advertising standards |
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432 | (12) |
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8.7 The film, video and games industries |
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444 | (6) |
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8.8 Elections, party political broadcasts and social media electioneering |
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450 | (12) |
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462 | (3) |
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9 Intellectual property law |
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465 | (70) |
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466 | (1) |
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9.2 Introduction to copyright law |
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467 | (3) |
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9.3 The Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 |
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470 | (8) |
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9.4 Duration of copyright |
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478 | (6) |
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9.5 Infringement and passing off |
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484 | (7) |
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9.6 General defences and remedies |
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491 | (10) |
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9.7 Trade marks, patents and designs |
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501 | (17) |
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518 | (8) |
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9.9 IP rights in the virtual world |
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526 | (6) |
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532 | (3) |
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535 | (42) |
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536 | (1) |
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10.2 Phonograms and musical works |
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537 | (7) |
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10.3 Copyright and joint authorship |
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544 | (6) |
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550 | (3) |
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10.5 Music piracy, peer-to-peer file sharing and sampling |
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553 | (7) |
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10.6 Copyright claims in the entertainment industry |
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560 | (4) |
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10.7 Music streaming services and royalty collections |
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564 | (10) |
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574 | (3) |
Internet sources and useful websites |
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577 | (2) |
Bibliography |
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Index |
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