Journalism Law

Journalism Law

freedom of the press, copyright & fair use

Multiple Choice

Tinker vs. Des Moines was a case about

• prayer in school

• sitting during the pledge of allegiance

• wearing black armbands to protest the vietnam war

• freedom of the press for school newspapers

Multiple Choice

In Tinker vs. Des Moines, who won the case?

• the students

• the school district

Multiple Choice

The Tinker case says that students maintain their right to free speech as long as

• they follow school rules and do not disrupt the learning process

• they get permission ahead of time

• it is not during school hours

Multiple Choice

Hazelwood vs. Kuhlmeier was a case about

• sitting down during the pledge of allegiance

• wearing black armbands to protest the Vietnam war

• freedom of the press in school newspapers

• prayer in school

Multiple Choice

In Hazelwood vs. Kuhlmeier, who won the case?

• the students

• the school district

Multiple Choice

In Hazelwood vs. Kuhlmeier, the message is that students

• do not have full access to free speech or freedom of the press when their speech is attached to the name of the school

• maintain the same constitutional rights to free speech or freedom of the press as all citizens

• have no freedom of the press beyond what is given to them from the administration

Poll

Copyright protects... (choose all that you think are correct)

• artwork

• music

• data

• literary works

• ideas

Poll

Copyright protects.... (choose all that apply)

• photographs

• fashion

• names

• architecture

Copyright is inherent

• The creator automatically owns their own work. Unless...

• The work was create for an employer

• The work was done "for hire" or on commission

• The creator sells the copyright

I took this photo from Whidbey Island, Washington.... Who owns the copyright?

Who owns the copyright?

My son took the picture. The Troll was sculpted by four local artists: Steve Badanes, Will Martin, Donna Walter, and Ross Whitehead.

What is copyrighted

Most things that are the result of creation. However, fashion is generally not copyrighted unless there is original art or some exception involved. So the artwork of the design is copyrighted, but the actual design is not. Ideas are not copyrighted.

Images on the internet

are not free for the taking. Be aware of public domain images such as those found at Wikicommons.

Multiple Choice

You're writing an article about the 2020 election and you don't have access to the candidates to take your own picture, what should you do?

• take a picture of a picture, then you become the photographer

• grab a picture of Google images as long as it doesn't have a watermark on it, it's free game.

• go to wikicommons or another public domain image site to find what you need

Fair Use

There are some exceptions to the copyright laws

Fair use

• noncommercial educational use

• cannot diminish the owner's ability to make a profit

• The amount of the work used

Open Ended

Is the video from Beauty and the Beast breaking copyright? Why or why not?

Poll

Which of the following would NOT be considered fair use of a copyrighted work?

• using direct quotes from a movie in a movie review printed in the newspaper

• showing a segment of a movie in class to discuss its content in relation to an educational principle.

• showing an entire movie during school for entertainment purposes.

• Writing a parody or a satire of a copyrighted work.