Chapter 12: legalities, Releases, copy write, and forums (Matthew Upton)

Copyright law: set of laws that protect the creators of original materials from having their materials and creative work used without proper permission Fair use: a section of copyright laws that provides guidelines for the limited use of copyrighted material Limited public forum: public property or media that is made available for a specified reason Non-public forum: either public or private property or media that is not typically used or made available for public expression Passive talent release: a document that serves as a general notice indicating that, from time to time, organizations outside the school system may request permission to record inside the school building Public forum: an environment or location, typically public property or media, where an individual can stand and speak their mind publicly Private property: property that is owned by an individual or private organization Property release: a signed document that grants a video team permission to shoot on private property Public domain: a status designation applied to material that is no longer copyrighted due to the passage of time

Public property: property that owned by local, state, or national Gov. Organizations Release: a grant of permission that is commonly provided in written form with signatures of all the people involved Talent release: a document that gives video producers permission to photograph the talent and/or to use audio of the talents voice Trademark Law: a set of laws that protects a companys brand I.D. in an effort to avoid confusion in the market place Transformative use: using a work for an entirely different purpose than what it was made for

Objectives:
After completing this chapter, you will be able to: Identify the different types of release used in broadcast journalism and T.V. production and explain each Recognize the differences between public and private property Explain how copyright law applies in broadcast productions Recognize how educational fair use applies in the classroom Illustrate the criteria for public domain status Summarize the characteristics of each type of public form Explain how the first amendment applies in the organization of a broadcast journalism course

Chapter Review Questions:

Q. What is the difference between public and private property? Public is A. open to all and private is only a select few or one individual Q. what permission does a talent release provide and when should it be obtained? A. it gives them permission to photograph the talent and/or to use audio of the talents voice and should be obtained for all the talent in every production Q. how does passive talent release apply in school? A. it allows organizations outside the school the record inside the building Q. how does fair use apply to the use of copyrighted material in education? A. it allows students who are doing a presentation over something to use snippets of whatever it is they are researching legally Q. Describe a problem that may arise from including product logos and brand name products in a program? A. you can be charged with copyright violations and be fined Q. what is transformative use? Give an example A. when you use something in a way it was not meant to be used. Using a dryer to kill someone Q. when does material become part of public domain A. when the rights of a copyrighted material is relinquished by the owner