Review

1. Things to know for the test: The different laws of copyright

2. What is the difference between breaking photojournalist ethics and breaking the law? You cant get sewed for breaking ethics.

3. What are some of the scenarios we discussed? Posting pictures of families kids with something bad.

4. What are the four things a photojournalists can be sued for? Libel, Invasion of privacy, obscenity, and copyright.

5. What is libel? False information published that damages someones reputation.

6. What can you do to make sure you are not sued for libel? Publish only true photographs.

7. What is the best defense against libel? Do not manipulate pictures.

8. What is invasion of privacy? Trespassing on private property.

9. When does a private citizen lose the right to privacy? Wen they do something news worthy.

10. What is obscenity? Work that the average person would find offensive. 

11. What is the LAPS test? Literary, artistic, political, scientific value.

12. What is copyright? The right of authors to prevent others from stalin there works.

13. What should you do to avoid being sued for copyright infringement? Don’t copyright.

14. As a media representative, in which of these cases can you legally shoot a newsworthy event on private property? 

15. If someone threatens to sue your paper for libel for a picture that damaged their reputation, what could you do to avoid it? If the picture was true then it could be posted.

16. If you wanted to pursue photojournalism in college, which school should you attend? Missouri