Quick win media law Ireland : answers to your top 100 Irish media law questions by Martin, Andrea, 1959- instant download

Quick win media law Ireland : answers to your top 100 Irish media law questions by Martin, Andrea, 1959- instant download

1 online resource, QUICK WIN MEDIA LAW IRELAND is aimed at those who work in the media industry seeking quick and practical answers to legal questions they encounter day-to-day. Written for non-lawyers, it will be useful to public relations, advertising, publishing and digital media professionals faced with legal queries arising in their work, as it will be to non-specialist lawyers and their clients when faced with a media-related problem. And students on media-related courses will find a plain English explanation of the legal principles they will learn about in media law modules. QUICK WIN MEDIA LAW IRELAND, Print version record, INTRODUCTION; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; THE IRISH LEGAL SYSTEM; Q1 What are the sources of Irish law?; Q2 What is the difference between civil law and criminal law?; Q3 How is the Irish Courts system structured?; Q4 What is the role of the District Court?; Q5 What is the role of the Circuit Court?; Q6 What is the role of the High Court?; Q7 What is the role of the Supreme Court?; Q8 What cases are heard by a jury?; Q9 What are damages and how are they assessed?; Q10 How is the right to freedom of expression protected under Irish law?; DEFAMATION LAW, Q11 How is the right to good name and reputation protected under Irish law?Q12 What is defamation?; Q13 Is it possible to be prosecuted for defamation or blasphemy?; Q14 What do the terms libel and slander mean?; Q15 What is a publication under defamation law?; Q16 Who is a publisher under defamation law?; Q17 Can a business sue for defamation?; Q18 What can a business do to protect its website from a defamation claim?; Q19 Who is liable for a defamatory publication made online?; Q20 What is innocent publication?; Q21 What is the single publication rule?, Q22 How can someone be identified in a defamatory publication?Q23 Can a publisher be held liable if they inadvertently defame someone?; Q24 Who can be held liable for a defamatory publication?; Q25 Is it possible to insure against defamation…