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8 J. Media L. & Prac. 1 (1987)

handle is hein.journals/tojmedlp8 and id is 1 raw text is: Editorial Events during the last quarter in media law have ranged from the humorous - Jools Holland's six weeks suspension by the IBA for his utterance of the words 'groovy f***er' on a trailer for the rock programme the Tube - to the sad - the BBC's procrastination over the screening of Duncan Campbell's series 'Secret Society'. In the UK perhaps the most hopeful note was struck when Archy Kirkwood's Private Members' Bill, aimed at providing individuals with the right of access to their personal files, achieved its Second Reading on 20 February 1987. The Bill does not represent a complete victory for the Freedom of Information Campaign but it certainly represents a significant step in the direction of openness - a step supported by the Government for once. 'Challenging the Censors', the recent con- ference organised by the Washington-based World Press Freedom Committee, drew atten- tion to the wider issues and the problems of censorship that dog journalists wherever they may happen to be. The study of censorship can sometimes seem a rather negative pastime, but the London conference showed that it need not be so. Out of the conference came not just the usual words about censorship but also six positive recommendations to help combat censorship. The recommendations include the establishment of a fund to support legal challenges to censorship and a permanent censorship hotline to provide instant support for journalists. In this issue Nils Petter Gleditsch deals with the question of national security and freedom of expression in Scandinavia; Alan Boyle with politics and broadcasting: the SDP case; Peter J. Karlen offers a constructive critique of Californian publicity rights legislation dealing with descendible rights and compares the new legislation with other intellectual property legislation. Contents National security and freedom of expression: the Scandinavian legal battles by Nils Petter Gleditsch Politics and broadcasting: the SDP case by Alan E. Boyle Publicity after death: new rights for the dead by Peter H. Karlen PERIODICAL DIGEST 2 6 11 10 STATUTES 24 CASE REPORTS Khashoggi v. IPC Magazines Ltd and another 29 Columbia Picture Industries Inc. and others v. Robinson and others 29 Ex parte Bristol Press & Picture Agency Ltd 30 Maxwell v. Pressdram Ltd and another 31 Maxwell v. Pressdram Ltd and another (No. 2) 31 Paterson Zochonis & Co. Ltd and others v. Merfarken Packaging Ltd and others R. v. North Hertfordshire District Council ex parte Cobbold Wesson v. Campbell River and District Branch of the Royal Canadian Legion CASE DIGEST REPORTS STATUTORY INSTRUMENTS NEWS FORTHCOMING EVENTS 32 32 33 33 33 33 34 40

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