Communications Law

Lecture Notes/Tests Tests Review Test Submission: JOUR 371 FINAL Spring 2015 H Review Test Submission: JOUR 371 FINAL Spring 2015 User Ryan Matthew McFatridge Course Jour 371 Communications Law Section 1 20142015 SPRG Test JOUR 371 FINAL Spring 2015 Started 5/5/15 12:03 PM Submitted 5/5/15 1:22 PM Status Completed Attempt Score 94.643 out of 99.975 points Time Elapsed 1 hour, 18 minutes out of 3 hours Instructions Remember to take your time. Read each question and indicate what you believe to be the correct response. Then move to the next question. Results Displayed All Answers, Submitted Answers, Correct Answers Question 1 You write a poem about your love for media law. How long will your copyright last? Selected Answer: C. My lifetime plus 70 years. Answers: A. Fourteen years, renewable for 14 years. B. Twentyeight years, renewable for another 28 years. C. My lifetime plus 70 years. D. Perpetually. Copyrights do not expire. Question 2 My UM Courses 1.333 out of 1.333 points 1.333 out of 1.333 points Ryan McFatridge 44 You are ad manager for The Post, a general circulation newspaper. The imam of a mosque buys an advertisement to invite people to worship, study Islam and perhaps become Muslim. Your Christian advertisers tell you that if you keep accepting Muslim ads, they will cancel their business. You took media law, so you remember: Selected Answer: B. While there is no “right to advertise,” laws do ban discrimination based on some protected interests and religion is one of them. Answers: A. Churches are exempt from federal laws. B. While there is no “right to advertise,” laws do ban discrimination based on some protected interests and religion is one of them. C. Political and religious advertising must be printed at no charge. D. Controversy can be a good thing. Question 3 This court is the most restrictive in terms of allowing cameras or audio recorders: Selected Answer: B. The U.S. Supreme Court. Answers: A. Mississippi Circuit Court (murder trials). B. The U.S. Supreme Court. C. The Mississippi Supreme Court. D. U.S. District Court. Question 4 The doctrine that allows people to quote from the copyrighted works of others without payment or permission is called: Selected Answer: B. Fair use. Answers: A. Fair play. 1.333 out of 1.333 points 1.333 out of 1.333 points B. Fair use. C. Permission rule. D. The Berne Convention. Question 5 Bob, a salaried staff writer for The Washington Post, wins a Pulitzer Prize for a feature story he researched and wrote. A book company comes to the Post with an idea, “How about a book with all the Pulitzerwinning features that have been in the Post through the years?” The Washington Post agrees and the book sells well. Bob is legally entitled to: Selected Answer: C. Nothing. Without some other arrangement, his employer owns this “work made for hire.” Answers: A. Nothing, but only if he gave his permission. B. Nothing. Once printed in a newspaper, a story is in the public domain. C. Nothing. Without some other arrangement, his employer owns this “work made for hire.” D. A proportional share of the profits. Question 6 Actual malice is a legal term of art describing what burden of proof? Selected Answer: A. The defendant knew the published information was false or acted in reckless disregard of whether it was true or false. Answers: A. The defendant knew the published information was false or acted in reckless disregard of whether it was true or false. B. The defendant failed to check the facts. C. The defendant did not wait for an explanation, even though one was offered in writing. 1.333 out of 1.333 points 1.333 out of 1.333 points

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