FOIA
Copyright
100
Can journalists copyright information if it is enhancing cultural critique? (T/F)
True
100
This is assurance that your work is protected and that people must have proper permission to use it.
What is copyright?
200
Does the FOIA apply to congress, the courts, state or local governments?
No
200
Journalists can use copyright if it enhances...
cultural critique
300
What was the AP vs. Fairey lawsuit about?
A street artist took the Associated Press' picture of President Obama without permission.
300
Journalists can use copyrighted information if it appears where?
The news
400
What are three of the nine exemptions of FOIA?
1) classified information for national defense or foreign policy 2) internal personnel rules and practices 3) information that is exempt under other laws 4) trade secrets and confidential business information 5)inter-agency or intra-agency memoranda or letters that are protected by legal privileges 6) personnel and medical files 7) law enforcement records or information 8) information concerning bank supervision 9) geological and geophysical information
400
Would it be considered a violation of copyright law if a journalist uses excerpts from earlier reports?
No
500
When was FOIA enacted?
1966
500
List one of the three exemptions to copyright rules
If the use is considered fair use If the work is under public domain If the material is not copyrightable
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