The January featured title is “Communication law in America,” by Paul Siegel, which details the evolution of freedom of speech issues from the founding of the republic to the current age of blogs, tweets and email. Chapter titles include “Protecting news sources; Regulation of advertising; Sexually oriented speech; Broadcast, cable, and satellite TV regulation; and Communication law and the internet.” More information, including reviews and a generous preview are found in Google Books at http://books.google.com/books?id=E6saibxgIN4C&dq=communication+law+in+america&source=gbs_navlinks_s . The author is Professor of Communication at the University of Hartford. Other January titles include Copyright and cultural heritage : preservation and access to works in a digital world, Why the law is so perverse,” by Leo Katz. To see all of the books, go to http://libftp.nyls.edu/Mendiknew%20Archive/January2012.pdf. All of these titles are available for checkout.


