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JOMC 486 Final Questions with Answers (100% Correct
Answers)
Becker v. FCC:
Daniel Becker wanted to run commercials for his election to Answer: the U.S.
House of Representatives.
Becker v. FCC:
The campaign commercials Daniel Becker wanted to run contained Answer:
photographs of aborted fetuses.
Becker v. FCC:
After Becker sought to purchase time on an Atlanta TV station, the station
asked the FCC to let it Answer: run Becker's spot only between midnight and 6
a.m.
Becker v. FCC:
The court of appeals held that channeling Becker's ad to late night Answer: did
violate Sec. 312(a)(7) because it denied him broad audience potential.
Becker v. FCC:
In ruling on Becker's Sec. 315 (equal opportunity claim) the appeals court said
channeling the ad to late night Answer: amounted to censorship of Becker's ads.
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Branzburg v. Hayes:
In one of the two cases involving Paul Branzburg, the reporter had Answer:
watched two youths synthesize hashish from marijuana.
Branzburg v. Hayes:
In the case of New York Times reporter Earl Caldwell, the reporter had
Answer: interviewed Black Panther leaders.
Branzburg v. Hayes:
In all three of the cases the Supreme Court decided, the reporters had been
asked to Answer: testify before grand juries.
Branzburg v. Hayes:
The majority opinion of the Supreme Court held that journalists have Answer:
no testimonial privilege under the First Amendment.
Branzburg v. Hayes:
Justice Powell's concurring opinion said reporters' claims about protecting
sources should be Answer: resolved on a case-by-case basis.
Brown v. Perdue:
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Which of the following best describes the situation presented by Brown v.
Perdue? Answer: Brown is suing for a declaration that he did NOT infringe on
Perdue's copyrights.
Brown v. Perdue:
In the case of New York Times reporter Earl Caldwell, the reporter had
Answer: interviewed Black Panther leaders.
Brown v. Perdue:
The trial judge said the key issue is whether there is a substantial similarity
between the two works, meaning a Answer: lay person would recognize the
alleged copy as appropriated from the original.
Brown v. Perdue:
The trial judge said that many of the similarities between the two works were of
Answer: facts, themes and ideas that cannot be copyrighted.
Brown v. Perdue:
After looking at thematic expression; total concept and feel; plot; characters;
and sequence, pace and setting, the trial judge found Answer: substantial
similarity in none of the five.
Campbell v. Acuff-Rose:
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JOMC 486 Final Questions with Answers (100% Correct
Answers)
Becker v. FCC:
Daniel Becker wanted to run commercials for his election to Answer: the U.S.
House of Representatives.
Becker v. FCC:
The campaign commercials Daniel Becker wanted to run contained Answer:
photographs of aborted fetuses.
Becker v. FCC:
After Becker sought to purchase time on an Atlanta TV station, the station
asked the FCC to let it Answer: run Becker's spot only between midnight and 6
a.m.
Becker v. FCC:
The court of appeals held that channeling Becker's ad to late night Answer: did
violate Sec. 312(a)(7) because it denied him broad audience potential.
Becker v. FCC:
In ruling on Becker's Sec. 315 (equal opportunity claim) the appeals court said
channeling the ad to late night Answer: amounted to censorship of Becker's ads.
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Branzburg v. Hayes:
In one of the two cases involving Paul Branzburg, the reporter had Answer:
watched two youths synthesize hashish from marijuana.
Branzburg v. Hayes:
In the case of New York Times reporter Earl Caldwell, the reporter had
Answer: interviewed Black Panther leaders.
Branzburg v. Hayes:
In all three of the cases the Supreme Court decided, the reporters had been
asked to Answer: testify before grand juries.
Branzburg v. Hayes:
The majority opinion of the Supreme Court held that journalists have Answer:
no testimonial privilege under the First Amendment.
Branzburg v. Hayes:
Justice Powell's concurring opinion said reporters' claims about protecting
sources should be Answer: resolved on a case-by-case basis.
Brown v. Perdue:
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Which of the following best describes the situation presented by Brown v.
Perdue? Answer: Brown is suing for a declaration that he did NOT infringe on
Perdue's copyrights.
Brown v. Perdue:
In the case of New York Times reporter Earl Caldwell, the reporter had
Answer: interviewed Black Panther leaders.
Brown v. Perdue:
The trial judge said the key issue is whether there is a substantial similarity
between the two works, meaning a Answer: lay person would recognize the
alleged copy as appropriated from the original.
Brown v. Perdue:
The trial judge said that many of the similarities between the two works were of
Answer: facts, themes and ideas that cannot be copyrighted.
Brown v. Perdue:
After looking at thematic expression; total concept and feel; plot; characters;
and sequence, pace and setting, the trial judge found Answer: substantial
similarity in none of the five.
Campbell v. Acuff-Rose:
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