Question 1

When comparing the law of privacy and journalism ethics,it is fair to say that

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A)  ethical standards would permit the publication of more information than the law of privacy allows.
B)  the law allows the publication of more information than ethical standards would permit.
C)  the two standards are very similar.
D)  law and ethics have little to do with one another.

Question 2

Most observers agree that the rampant disclosure of personal information gathered legally and illegally through the Internet is a serious threat to personal privacy.But little has been done to control the dissemination of this information because

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A)  the Federal Trade Commission has consistently opposed government action to stop this flow of information.
B)  the courts have ruled that the dissemination of this information is protected by the First Amendment.
C)  business leaders have successfully stymied attempts by the Congress to legislate in this area.
D)  the technology to control this dissemination does not yet exist.

Question 3

To win a lawsuit for the publication of private facts,the plaintiff must show that

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A)  the facts were private.
B)  the revelations would offend a reasonable person.
C)  the public would not have a legitimate interest in the facts.
D)  all of the above.

Question 4

The publication of the name of the victim of a rape is regarded as

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A)  wrong both ethically and legally.
B)  always permissible both ethically and legally.
C)  permissible legally,but highly questionable ethically.
D)  permissible ethically,but legally wrong.

Question 5

While a few newspapers have codes of ethics,journalism organizations like the Society of Professional Journalists have not developed such codes,for fear of alienating some of their members.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

American businesses enthusiastically adopted Internet privacy provisions identical to those adopted in the European Data Privacy Directive.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Publication of private facts cases are the easiest type of privacy case for a plaintiff to win.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

While most courts in libel actions have rejected the notion of the involuntary public figure,courts have generally recognized this concept in privacy cases.

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A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 9

What must a plaintiff,who is suing for the publication of private facts,prove to the court to win his or her suit?

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Question 10

If a parent or relative sues for invasion of privacy because of stories about the death of a family member

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A)  Courts always reject such suits.
B)  Courts always allow such suits.
C)  Courts usually reject such suits,but a few courts have allowed such suits.
D)  Courts only in California allow such suits.

Question 11

The two areas of the law of privacy that currently seem most affected by the Internet are

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A)  appropriation and intrusion.
B)  appropriation and private facts.
C)  private facts and intrusion.
D)  false light and private facts.

Question 12

Which of the four invasion of privacy torts has received the least recognition by state courts?

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A)  appropriation
B)  publication of private facts
C)  false light
D)  intrusion

Question 13

Most persons think of the publication of private facts about a person when they think of the right to privacy,yet this variety of the tort has been the least accepted by the courts.Why?

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A successful suit for the publication of...

Question 14

Which of the following would provide a plaintiff with a strong chance of winning a private facts lawsuit?

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A)  Publication of the school records of a student charged with shooting a classmate during a gym class.
B)  Publication of the contents of a conversation between a man and a woman sitting in a booth in a Denny's restaurant that was overheard by a reporter.
C)  Posting a video on the Internet of a man and woman having sexual relations in a car parked in a public parking lot at an airport.
D)  None of these would give a plaintiff much of a chance of winning.

Question 15

If Debra Price sued a newspaper for invasion of privacy after it reported that in 1971 she was arrested for planting a bomb under a police car during a protest demonstration,most courts would rule

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A)  that the publication of such information today no longer has any public interest and is an invasion of her privacy.
B)  that publishing a story about her arrest was an invasion of privacy because the newspaper did not report whether she had been convicted of the charge.
C)  that it is permissible to relate stories about a person's past public life.
D)  that the statute of limitations for the lawsuit had expired.

Question 16

A plaintiff in a false light privacy suit must show

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A)  The defendant's behavior amounted to actual malice.
B)  The story had no public interest.
C)  The plaintiff's identity was used for purely commercial purposes.
D)  The plaintiff had a reasonable expectation of privacy. A

Question 17

In a private facts invasion of privacy case,courts will always consider how a story was reported,as well as what information was reported.

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A) True 
 B)False  False

Exam 8: Invasion of Privacy: Publication of Private Information and False Light

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Most observers agree that the rampant disclosure of personal information gathered legally and illegally through the Internet is a serious threat to personal privacy.But little has been done to control the dissemination of this information because

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To win a lawsuit for the publication of private facts,the plaintiff must show that

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The publication of the name of the victim of a rape is regarded as

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While a few newspapers have codes of ethics,journalism organizations like the Society of Professional Journalists have not developed such codes,for fear of alienating some of their members.

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American businesses enthusiastically adopted Internet privacy provisions identical to those adopted in the European Data Privacy Directive.

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Publication of private facts cases are the easiest type of privacy case for a plaintiff to win.

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