Mass Media Law 19th Edition

1 Chapter 1: The American Legal System Copyright 2018 McGraw-Hill Education. All rights reserved. No reproduction or distribution without the prior written consent of McGraw-Hill Education. Copyright 2018 McGraw-Hill Education. All rights reserved. No reproduction or distribution without the prior written consent of McGraw-Hill Education. Copyright 2018 McGraw-Hill Education. All

1 Chapter 10: Protection of News Source/Contempt Power Copyright 2018 McGraw-Hill Education. All rights reserved. No reproduction or distribution without the prior written consent of McGraw-Hill Education. Copyright 2018 McGraw-Hill Education. All rights reserved. No reproduction or distribution without the prior written consent of McGraw-Hill Education. Copyright 2018 McGraw-Hill Education.

1 Chapters 11 and 12: Free PressFair Trial Copyright 2018 McGraw-Hill Education. All rights reserved. No reproduction or distribution without the prior written consent of McGraw-Hill Education. Copyright 2018 McGraw-Hill Education. All rights reserved. No reproduction or distribution without the prior written consent of McGraw-Hill Education. Copyright 2018 McGraw-Hill Education.

1 Chapter 13: Regulation of Obscene and Other Erotic Material Copyright 2018 McGraw-Hill Education. All rights reserved. No reproduction or distribution without the prior written consent of McGraw-Hill Education. Copyright 2018 McGraw-Hill Education. All rights reserved. No reproduction or distribution without the prior written consent of McGraw-Hill Education. Copyright 2018

1 Chapter 14: Copyright and Trademark Copyright 2018 McGraw-Hill Education. All rights reserved. No reproduction or distribution without the prior written consent of McGraw-Hill Education. Chapter 14 Copyright and Trademark Many students find copyright and trademark to be the most interesting topics covered in a media law course for several

1 Chapter 15: Regulation of Advertising Copyright 2018 McGraw-Hill Education. All rights reserved. No reproduction or distribution without the prior written consent of McGraw-Hill Education. Copyright 2018 McGraw-Hill Education. All rights reserved. No reproduction or distribution without the prior written consent of McGraw-Hill Education. Copyright 2018 McGraw-Hill Education. All rights

1 Chapter 16: Telecommunications Regulation Copyright 2018 McGraw-Hill Education. All rights reserved. No reproduction or distribution without the prior written consent of McGraw-Hill Education. Copyright 2018 McGraw-Hill Education. All rights reserved. No reproduction or distribution without the prior written consent of McGraw-Hill Education. Copyright 2018 McGraw-Hill Education. All rights reserved.

1 Chapters 2 and 3: The First Amendment Copyright 2018 McGraw-Hill Education. All rights reserved. No reproduction or distribution without the prior written consent of McGraw-Hill Education. Copyright 2018 McGraw-Hill Education. All rights reserved. No reproduction or distribution without the prior written consent of McGraw-Hill Education. Copyright 2018 McGraw-Hill Education.

1 Chapters 4, 5, and 6: Libel Copyright 2018 McGraw-Hill Education. All rights reserved. No reproduction or distribution without the prior written consent of McGraw-Hill Education. Copyright 2018 McGraw-Hill Education. All rights reserved. No reproduction or distribution without the prior written consent of McGraw-Hill Education. Copyright 2018 McGraw-Hill Education. All

1 Chapters 7 and 8: Invasion of Privacy Copyright 2018 McGraw-Hill Education. All rights reserved. No reproduction or distribution without the prior written consent of McGraw-Hill Education. Copyright 2018 McGraw-Hill Education. All rights reserved. No reproduction or distribution without the prior written consent of McGraw-Hill Education. Copyright 2018 McGraw-Hill Education.

1 Chapter 9: Gathering Information Copyright 2018 McGraw-Hill Education. All rights reserved. No reproduction or distribution without the prior written consent of McGraw-Hill Education. Copyright 2018 McGraw-Hill Education. All rights reserved. No reproduction or distribution without the prior written consent of McGraw-Hill Education. Copyright 2018 McGraw-Hill Education. All rights reserved.

c1 1. The common law is A. a deductive system of law where the rules are expounded first and then the court decides the legal situation under the existing rules. B. an inductive system of law in which a legal rule is arrived at after consideration of a great many

c10 1. In 2013, which one of the following journalists fought a subpoena relating to her confidential sources for a story about the prosecution of James Holmes for the Aurora, Colo., theater shooting? A. Rachel Maddow B. Jana Winter C. Maureen Dowd D. Diane Sawyer Pember - Chapter 10 #1

c11 1. The definition of an impartial juror under the law is one who A. has heard or read nothing about the case. B. has not appeared on a talk show to discuss the case. C. has formed no impressions about the case. D. may have heard things about the

c12 1. In court rulings on whether trials are presumptively open or closed A. the Supreme Court has ruled that both criminal and civil trials are open. B. the Supreme Court has ruled that criminal trials are open, but civil trials are closed. C. the Supreme Court has ruled that

c13 1. The first recorded obscenity prosecution in the United States occurred in A. 1725. B. 1793. C. 1815. D. 1870. Pember - Chapter 13 #1 A. 1725. B. 1793. C. 1815. D. 1870. Pember - Chapter 13 #1 A. 1725. B. 1793. C. 1815. D. 1870. Pember

c14 1. Which of the following uses of copyrighted material would most likely be regarded a fair use? A. The use of a few stanzas of a poem in an obituary for a poet. B. The use by Ford Motor Co. in a TV advertisement of scenes from a feature

c15 1. Commercial speech did not officially receive any First Amendment protection until the A. 1920s. B. 1950s. C. 1960s. D. 1970s. Pember - Chapter 15 #1 A. 1920s. B. 1950s. C. 1960s. D. 1970s. Pember - Chapter 15 #1 A. 1920s. B. 1950s. C. 1960s. D. 1970s.

c16 1. How many commissioners are there at the FCC? A. Five B. Seven C. Nine D. Ten Pember - Chapter 16 #1 A. Five B. Seven C. Nine D. Ten Pember - Chapter 16 #1 A. Five B. Seven C. Nine D. Ten Pember - Chapter 16

c2 1. In 2011, the U.S. Supreme Court in Brown v. Entertainment Merchants Association: A. upheld a law that allowed the censorship of sexually explicit movies. B. struck down a law that allowed the censorship of sexually explicit movies. C. upheld a law that restricted minors' access to violent video

c3 1. The idea that Internet Service Providers (ISPs) should treat all Internet traffic and content similarly is best reflected by the concept known as A. access reciprocity. B. online equality. C. non-discriminatory web proliferation. D. net neutrality. Pember - Chapter 03 #1 A. access reciprocity. B. online equality. C.

c4 1. Which of the following cannot sue for civil libel? A. Any living person who has been libeled. B. Any corporation that has been libeled. C. The estate of any dead person who has been libeled. D. Any corporate officer who has been libeled. Pember - Chapter 04 #1

c5 1. Which of the following was not a reason the Supreme Court used to justify its ruling against L.B. Sullivan in his libel suit against The New York Times? A. Sullivan had not been identified in the advertisement. B. The Times circulated only a few copies in Alabama. C.

c6 1. Under the statute of limitation libel rules, the date of publication (when the time limit begins) for a newspaper is A. the date of publication that appears on the newspaper. B. the date of the most recent sale of a copy of the newspaper. C. the date the

c7 1. Sources of privacy rights in the United States today include: A. The U.S. Constitution B. Statutory law C. both "a" and "b" are sources of privacy rights D. neither "a" nor "b" is a source of privacy rights Pember - Chapter 07 #1 A. The U.S. Constitution B.

c8 1. To win a lawsuit for the publication of private facts, the plaintiff must show that A. the facts were private. B. the revelations would be highly offensive a reasonable person. C. the public would not have a legitimate interest in the facts. D. all of the above are

c9 1. The U.S. Supreme Court ruled in 2013 in McBurney v. Young that states may: A. adopt open-meetings laws that preclude citizens from other states from using those laws. B. not adopt open-meetings laws that preclude citizens from other states from using those laws. C. adopt open-records laws that