Legal and Constitutional Issues Involved in Mediasat Activities.

Examines legal questions raised by the potentially extensive use of Landsat (land remote-sensing satellites) in news-gathering activities (Mediasat), and presents statutory and judicial precedents which could be utilized to resolve the questions. Discusses media access to and use of remote sensing d...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors:	Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service, ProQuest (Firm)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 1987.
Series:	U.S. Congressional Research.
Subjects:	Judge-made law. Constitutional law. Mass media. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

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Summary:	Examines legal questions raised by the potentially extensive use of Landsat (land remote-sensing satellites) in news-gathering activities (Mediasat), and presents statutory and judicial precedents which could be utilized to resolve the questions. Discusses media access to and use of remote sensing data, and reviews relevant constitutional doctrines.
Item Description:	Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed June 2010). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC. CRS Report. Electronic resource.
Physical Description:	1 online resource.