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24 cards·by kelly9876
Brazenburg rule
if a journalist has witnessed a crime, state shield laws won't protect them
Documentary materials
materials used by journalists in their research
executive session
a portion of governmental meeting that is closed ti tge public and the media; usually invoked
to protect the privacy of individuals or info
gag order
a judges order to participants in a legal proceeding not to discuss the case outside of the
courtroom.
media pool
an arrangement, usually mandated by a judge in which access to a courtroom or similar location
is limited to a small amount of journalists
qualified privilege test
a three part standard for over rulling a shield law. The info must be unavailable by another
source, the journalist knows whats up,
reporter priviledge
allows journalist to protect their info and sources often applied in states without shield
laws
search warant
a court order allowing law enforcement to search a resident or place of business
shield law
a state stature that allows reporters to protect info and sources
subpoena
a court order requiring the appearance in court of an individual or documents
wirk product materials
materials produced by a journalist in the course of his work and research
sunshin laws
a collective term for state laws the requires gov bodies to meet in public
writ of mandamus
a doc issued by court instructing an agency to comply with a request
common law copyright
allows creators to protect thier work when completed. even if it is not registered
contributory infringement
the act of conditioning an act of copyright or trademark infringement by providing the tech or
opportunity
copyright
legal protection for creative works that are mostly intangable
de minimus copying
the act of making a limited number of copyrighted material; technically a violation of
copyright law but unlikely to be prosecuted
fair use
allows for the use of copyrighted materials for certain non profit purposes, such as news
reporting and critisism and teaching
incidental copying
the act of making a limited number of copies of copyrighted material
infringement
the act of using another poarties copyrighted materials without permission or compensation
likelihood of confusion
a term used in trademark law to refer to the degree which consumers may be confused by the
similarity of other products
notification clause
requires isps to remove copyrighted material upon request of the holder
originality and creativity principle
the more originality and creativity involved with the creation the greater the amount of
copyright protection
parody
the limitation of a copyrighted work done with the purpose of entertainment or humor