Exam 14: Media Law and Ethics

Which ruling declared that rights need to be balanced and allowed the CBC to air a controversial movie?

Prudence means doing things according to the law.

Material not covered under copyright legislation is said to be in the __________________.

Canadian law guarantees the media

What is plagiarism?

In order to copy songs to a CD,you need what kind of rights?

Writing in a way that intentionally omits or distorts is called __________________.

A single ethics standard is easily applied to the mass media.

The CRTC was formed in 1968.

__________________ is the main music licensing organization in Canada.

A four-quadrant model for sorting through ethics problems was developed by __________________.

Claiming an actor's performance was "her worst ever" would be defamation.

Washington Post reporter Janet Cooke was forced to produce the sensational fiction that made up "Jimmy's World."

Making decisions with a blind eye to extraneous factors that could affect the decision is called

What reason was given by the CRTC for not renewing CHOI-FM's licence?

Using someone else's work without permission or credit is called __________________.

Which Canadian band sued for the moral rights to its song?

The concept of __________________ favours the most good for the most people.

What are the various duties and commitments of mass media practitioners?

The music licensing organization in Canada is