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WorksheetsCh 3: Media Law
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
The Exclusive right to reproduce, adapt, distribute, display or perform a creative work
a)
underground publication
b)
copyright
c)
defamation
d)
copywrong
2.
A student publication that does not use school resources and is not affiliated with the school.
a)
underground publication
b)
copyright
c)
defamation
d)
public publication
3.
Damage to someone’s reputation brought about by libel or slander.
a)
underground publicatoin
b)
copyright
c)
defamation
d)
infamous
4.
Improper use of a copyrighted work; the theft of intellectual property.
a)
sunshine laws
b)
copyright infringement
c)
press package
d)
copyright refrigerator
5.
Laws that require meetings and actions of public officials to be visible to the public.
a)
sunshine laws
b)
copyright infringement
c)
press package
d)
sunshine continental rules
6.
Material that a company has prepared for the use of the press; also called a press kit.
a)
sunshine laws
b)
copyright infringement
c)
press package
d)
ups package kit
7.
Privileges recognized by the courts & usually based on the 1st amendment; vary from state to state from situation to situation.
a)
subpoena
b)
birth right privelages
c)
court-recognized privelages
d)
press credentials
8.
A legal written order to appear in court to present documents, to testify, etc.
a)
subpoena
b)
submarine rules
c)
court-recognized privelages
d)
press credentials
9.
A document- usually a card with a reporter’s picture and name and the name of his/her publication,- that identifies an individual as a member of the press; gives a reporter access to people, events and legal or governmental proceedings that may be off-limits to the general public
a)
subpoena
b)
credits
c)
court-recognized privelages
d)
press credentials
10.
The doctrine that there are some circumstances in which copyrighted material may be used without acquiring permission from the copyright holder.
a)
public forum
b)
prior review
c)
catechism doctrine
d)
fair use
11.
A place for public assembly or public expression.
a)
public forum
b)
prior review
c)
private meeting
d)
fair use
12.
Review of a publication by officials before the publication is printed, broadcast or posted online.
a)
public forum
b)
prior review
c)
public copyright
d)
fair use
13.
Untrue spoken words that harm another person’s reputation or harm an organization’s ability to conduct its affairs in a community. The spoken version of libel.
a)
slander
b)
shield laws
c)
slitherin
d)
prior restraint
14.
Laws that protect journalists from official demands to surrender their journalistic research and images; vary from state to state.
a)
slander
b)
shield laws
c)
marvel laws
d)
prior restraint
15.
Prohibiting the inclusion of certain elements in a publication or broadcast.
a)
slander
b)
shield laws
c)
implicit bias
d)
prior restraint
16.
Laws requiring that all records generated by a public body are open to the public unless they are specifically exempted by law.
a)
libel
b)
liability
c)
intellectual property
d)
freedom of information laws
17.
Knowingly publishing untrue or misleading words, pictures or symbols- that harms another person’s reputation or harms an organization’s ability to conduct its affairs in a community. This includes the reputation of corporations, churches, schools and businesses, as well as individuals.
a)
libel
b)
liability
c)
intellectual property
d)
freedom to speak your hateful mind
18.
The result of creative work; for example, a novel, a song or artwork.
a)
libel
b)
liability
c)
intellectual property
d)
fair use
19.
Legal responsibility. The idea that any person who could have and should have prevented an injury can be held responsible for it.
a)
libel
b)
liability
c)
intellectual property
d)
fair use
20.
Which explanation best describes Hazelwood vs. Kuhlmeir?
a)
A Supreme Court case that affirmed students' First Amendment rights, protecting their freedom of speech in a school newspaper.
b)
A Supreme Court case that ruled in favor of a school's right to censor certain articles in a student newspaper for legitimate educational purposes.
c)
A Supreme Court case that established the principle that students have an absolute right to publish any content in a school newspaper without any restrictions.
d)
A Supreme Court case that focused on the protection of students' right to protest on school campuses during the Vietnam War era.
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