Political Speech
The amount of money a corporation or union can give directly to a federal candidate's campaign.
What is zero?
Where a material statement or omission is made that is likely to mislead a reasonable consumer.
What is deception?
Lifetime plus 70 years.
What is the duration of an individual's copyright?
The context in which appropriation cases usually arise.
What is commercial (ads, merchandise, etc.)?
These rules require that employment, relationships, and payments be disclosed to consumers, even in character-limited social media contexts.
What are the FTC's Endorsement Guidelines?
The amount of money an individual can donate annually to a Super PAC.
What is unlimited?
This type of speech is treated somewhere between the most protected forms of speech and unprotected speech.
What is commercial speech?
The two key elements required to obtain copyright in a work.
What are original (works of authorship) and fixed (in a tangible medium)?
This tort requires publicizing a highly offensive depiction of someone in an untrue manner and requires a showing of fault.
What is false light?
The two requirements needed to show copyright infringement.
What are access and substantial similarity?
The two primary regulations the FCC places on broadcasters regarding campaign/political speech.
What are Reasonable Access and Equal Opportunity (or Equal Time)?
The case that established that even price information, as purely commercial speech, had value to consumers worthy of some level of constitutional protection.
What is VA State Board of Pharmacy v. VA Citizens Consumer Council?
Ideas, facts, and federal government works.
What are not copyrightable?
A term, left to a jury to measure, which a private facts plaintiff must show in addition to showing that private information,not of legitimate public concern, has been widely publicized.
What is "highly offensive to a reasonable person?"
The most common remedy/action used by the FTC once an ad has aired that they think is deceptive, which is often agreed to by advertisers.
What is a consent decree?
Ads or promotional materials that may oppose or support issues or candidates but are not coordinated with the candidate.
What are independent ads?
Programming that contains restrictions on the amount, and content, of commercial advertising that can be aired during it.
What is children's programming?
Required where you want to sue for copyright infringement in federal court.
What is registration (of your copyright)?
Requires a highly offensive invasion of a place where someone has a reasonable expectation of privacy.
What is intrusion?
The case which held that a fake shaving cream demonstration was materially deceptive.
What is FTC v. Colgate-Palmolive (the Rapid Shave case)?
A latin phrase describing the kind of corruption the Supreme Court finds most problematic.
What is quid pro quo?
Whether the regulation is more extensive than necessary.
What is the fourth prong of the Central Hudson test?
Indefinitely, with 10-year renewals, as long as it's used in commerce.
What is the duration of a trademark?
The case which found that even where remarks were highly offensive, the fact that they were outrageous and unbelievable meant that a public figure couldn't prove intentional infliction of emotional distress.
What is Hustler Magazine v. Falwell?
These requirements were upheld in Citizens United as a less restrictive measure that would ensure a well-informed voting populace.
What are disclosure and disclaimer requirements?