MC 2000 Chapter : Chapter 3 Notes
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Chapter 3-media law and ethics: 6 primary media activities, production, distribution, exhibition, audience research, finance, government regulation, approaches, authoritarian, communist, libertarian, social responsibility. North korea, cuba: libertarian, assumes individuals capable of making sound decisions for themselves, govt. intervenes rarely and not in mass media, social responsibility. Importance of the individual and the marketplace of ideas: real competition happens only with govt. action, certain content is harmful, e. g. public television. Three types of government control: state regulation of media, 1. ) Regulation before distribution: copyright law, copyright is the legal protection of an author"s right to a work, copyright act of 1976 (amended 1978, 1998)---works protected for creator"s lifetime + 70 years: the copyright act protects, literary works, musical works, dramatic works, pantomimes and choreographic works. Obama hope poster: copyright infringement exception, copyright infringement does not apply when material is fairly used for, criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, research, 2. ) Only to candidates: fcc stands for federal communication.
