Laws of Image: Privacy and Publicity in America

by Samantha Barbas

Americans have long been obsessed with their images-their looks, public personas, and the impressions they make. This preoccupation has left its mark on the law. The twentieth century saw the creation of laws that protect your right to control your public image, to defend your image, and to feel good about your image and public presentation of self. These include the legal actions against invasion of privacy, libel, and intentional infliction of...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0804791449
• ISBN13: 9780804791441
• Release Date: September 2015
• Publisher: Stanford Law Books
• Length: 328 Pages
• Weight: 1.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.9" x 9.1"