This revised and enlarged edition describes the results of recent and long-standing court decisions concerning the law of libel. Designed for day-to-day use by authors, newspaper personnel, publishers of magazines and books, radio and television broadcasters, and others in the communication fields, the book discusses contempt of court, literary property, and the evolving concept of right to privacy. In addition, new material covering radio, television, and photography is described, and special emphasis is given to the problems of political broadcasts and on-the-spot radio and television reports. (KS)