PR&LAW Flashcards
What are the Parties involved in Civil Law?
plaintiff and defendant
What are the outcomes of civil law cases?
financial damages
Burden of proof for civil law
preponderance of the evidence
What is the subject matter of civil law?
contracts and torts.
What are the parties involved in criminal law?
Prosecutor and defendant
What is the outcome of criminal law cases?
Jail or fine
Burden of proof for criminal law cases?
Beyond a reasonable doubt.
What is the subject matter of criminal law cases?
Felonies and Misdemeanors
What kind of law is PR primarily involved with?
Civil law
PR professionals usually work under these
Contracts
This can lead to financial penalties for PR professionals.
“Breach of contract.”
Actions or omissions that can hurt someone else and have legal consequences. Civil wrongs.
Torts
Invasion of privacy, libel, negligence are all examples of what?
Torts
Legal Professionals do all except which of the following?
- Holds trial in a court of law
- Have short term impacts on legal implications.
- Advocate for honesty above all.
- Advise against making public statements.
Advocate for honesty above all
PR Professionals do all except which of the following?
- Advise for honesty and prompt public statements to address the situation and future impact.
- have a long term impact on legal implications.
- have long-term impacts on relationships and reputation.
- have trial in the court of public opinion
long term impact on legal implications
Written defamation
libel
Legally speaking, violations of privacy can take on what four forms?
Appropriation, publication of private facts, false light, and intrusion.
spoken defamation
slander
The Hulk Hogan case is an example of which violation of privacy?
Publication of private facts
What is the Digital Millennium Copyright Act?
Established rules for downloading, sharing, and viewing copyrighted material on the internet. Requires internet service providers to remove material from users’ websites thatappear to construe copyright infringement* PR pros can use this when competitors are infringing on copyrights with online content.
The Jenner sisters printing dead rappers faces on their t-shirts is an example of which violation of privacy?
Appropriation, or misappropriation
What does the Federal Trade Commission do?
Determines if ads are deceptive or misleading.
What does the Securities and Exchange Commission do?
Oversees the operations of publicly traded companies.
What does the Federal Communications Commission do?
Oversees PUBLIC radio and broadcasting stations, broadcasted content and Internet policy.
Use of mass communication techniques to influence events surrounding legal cases.
Litigation
