Chapter 12: Legalities, Releases, Copyright, and Forums

Question 1

defamation through the written word (newspaper, websites, etc.)

Answer 1

Libel

Question 2

defamation through the spoken word (broadcast journalism.)

Answer 2

Slander

Question 3

is a grant of permission that is commonly provided in written form with signatures of all of the people involved.

Answer 3

Release

Question 4

is owned by local, state, or national organizations, and generally includes parks, streets, and public sidewalks.

Answer 4

public property

Question 5

is owned by an individual or private organization.

Answer 5

private property

Question 6

document gives notice to parents that from time-to-time orgahizations in or out of school may record students. If they don’t want this, they sign the document.

Answer 6

passive talent release

Question 7

protect the creators of original materials from having their materials and creative work used without proper permission and compensation.

Answer 7

copyright laws

Question 8

is a section of the Copyright Law that provides guidelines for the limited use of
copyrighted materials without obtaining permission from the copyright holder(s).

Answer 8

fair use

Question 9

means a work (image or other material) is used for an entirely different purpose than it was originally created and intended to be used. For example, small portions of copyrighted music can be used in a review because the review is about the reviewer’s opinion of the music.

Answer 9

transformative use

Question 10

protects a company’s brand identification, which represents
their products and services.

Answer 10

trademark laws

Question 11

is a non-profit organization that provides various licenses and public domain tools that give copyright holders a free, simple, and standardized way to grant copyright permissions.

Answer 11

created commons

Question 12

is the designation applied to material that is no longer copyrighted due to
the passage of time.

Answer 12

public domain