Legal articles focusing on Communications Media Law |
| Email Defamation |
| Email has become a part of our everyday life. Things you might never say face to face, or even over the telephone, are easily communicated to others through email. Often times an email received by one person is forwarded to a host of other parties in a sender's email address book without regards to |
| Telephone Harassment |
| Harassing phone calls occur when a caller intends to annoy, harass or threaten you by various means. Telephone harassment is a criminal misdemeanor in many states. You should contact the police if you are receiving harassing phone calls. |
| Photography or Video Taping Consent |
| While people have a right to videotape and take photographs, they should obey laws protecting their subjects from invasion of privacy and laws that prohibit the use of cameras in certain places or during certain situations. It is best to obtain the subject's permission or consent to be photographed. |
| Recording Telephone Calls and Wiretapping |
| May you record a telephone call? Federal and state laws control the legality of recording telephone calls and an illegal recording may be considered wiretapping or eavesdropping. When does recording become warrantless surveillance? |