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Radio Act of 1912 and what spurred its creation - correct answer ✔✔act that forced people to
get licenses for radio station usage. spurred by the titanic sinking
companies that created RCA - correct answer ✔✔General Electric and Marconi
first company to sell ads on radio - correct answer ✔✔AT&T
Radio Act of 1927 - correct answer ✔✔act ensured that radio was only used for the betterment
of society. outlawed "option time" and created the FCC
Transistor Radios - correct answer ✔✔used transistors to amplify sound instead of vaccum
tubes. much smaller, less energy used and less heat produced. could be powered by a battery
and taken out of the house.
WWI's affect on radio - correct answer ✔✔seized control of all amateur radio stations.
first commercial radio station - correct answer ✔✔pittsburg, pennsylvania, called KDKA
public broadcasting act of 1967 - correct answer ✔✔set up public broadcasting stations for use
of the public.
copyright was originally meant to embody (4) - correct answer ✔✔1. not meant to be restrictive
2. for use for educational purposes
, 3. protected the expression of ideas, not the ideas themselves
4. would enter public domain after expiration
first copyright law passed - correct answer ✔✔1783
current copyright policy as of 1998 - correct answer ✔✔extends to lifetime of the author
fair use - correct answer ✔✔transformative (different than the original work)
parody, criticizing, copyright infringment
creative commons - correct answer ✔✔refines the copyright law
allows the author to have more control over how their work may be used, what rights to reserve
etc
eras of tv - correct answer ✔✔pre network, network
two types of programming that helped networks gain control of their channels - correct answer
✔✔tv spectacular/special
magazine format (variety show)
quiz show scandals - correct answer ✔✔quiz show (twentyone) accused of being rigged to gain
popularity and boost viewership
created a divide and lowered the realiability of tv shows
van doren
per subscriber fee - correct answer ✔✔the fee a channel charges its customers to view it