ABSTRACT
In this chapter, I identify and challenge a contemporary presumption that technological change means that the medium of communication is increasingly insignificant. I then set out how, over the course of this book, the importance of studying the medium as an aspect of media law will be emphasised. Each of the seven substantive chapters is summarised, including an explanation of why particular media have been chosen as subjects of particular chapters. Finally, brief comments are made regarding the approaches and methods utilised in this book, and how these approaches and methods respond to legal questions regarding categorisation and specific issues in ‘cyberlaw’ regarding the role of technology.
