Questions tagged [media]
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Stop, in the name of the law
Does the popular media cliche Stop, in the name of the law have any founding in actual law or policing practice, either current or historical? Did police ever say this as a matter of course? If so why? If not where did this expression enter the…
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Who gets in trouble if a user uploads pirated content on an open platform?
I have made this site similar to Youtube/Instagram where users can upload photos/videos to their profile and share it with others.
Recently, some users have started to pirate content (some have started uploading Spongebob Episodes, Minion Movies,…
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Can Tucker Carlson be penalized or punished by the US government?
Tucker Carlson has often shown much bias in his reporting and opinions. It has now been reported that a Russian internal memo shows that they too consider him a good 'asset' because he is the western voice who echoes the Russian sentiments. It is…
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What is the point of the disclaimer in Narcos?
Each episode of Narcos opens with a disclaimer that "Any similarity to name, character, history of any person is entirely coincidental and unintentional". Why do they have this disclaimer, when the show is explicitly about real events, and in fact…
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can you hire a witness as your lawyer to exclude their testimony?
I'm was just watching "American Crime Story" season 1 (O.J. Simpson trial), episode 4, around 38:30. The prosecutors were discussing the case when one asked about the testimony of Robert Kardashian, O.J. Simpson's best friend.
God are they guilty!…
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Is it legal to distribute video live-streamed, but where the saved copy was actually accessed from company databases?
A friend of mine recently asked for advice regarding an incident at the place they work. They work at a dog daycare in Pennsylvania which offers a live feed on the cameras. On one of their off days, they were watching the feed when they saw an…
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Can a journal legally publish research conducted on copyrighted data?
This is about the following question on Academia.SE. The OP in that question says that they have acquired some copyrighted data, which was made available to them on condition that they don't analyze it. They proceed to analyze it anyway, and…
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April Fools Day, Journalism, Liability, and Tort law. (U.S.)
If a company or journalist known for publishing non-satirical news was to stray from their normal reporting on April fools day, and publish something like;
"Amazon hit with ransomware, customer credit card information leaked on the dark web"
And…
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Public domain or not so "public domain"?
Works created by the U.S. government's institutions are in the public domain within the U.S. territory - not around the world.
However if the U.S. government institution with such clarification on their website that covers most of the content,…
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Is CNN Chris Cuomo right about Clinton's emails: "it's different for the media"?
In 2016, CNN reporter Chris Cuomo, said about Hillary Clinton's hacked emails:
Also interesting is remember...it's illegal to possess the stolen documents. It's different for the media. So everything you learn about this, you're learning from…
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Is google maps legal?
This is the image of my house on Google Maps:
(not really. Just to make a point).
I gave no permission to Google to publish a satellite image of my back garden (including swimming pool, children's playgrounds, etc) for all to see. And I guess…
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What is the difference between a private exhibition and public performance with regards to showing films?
Most films for home video in the US begin with an FBI warning that includes some variation of this message:
Licensed only for non commercial private exhibition in homes.
Any public performance other use or copying is strictly prohibited.
All…
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What counts as "news and communications media" under the Ethics in Government Act?
Title 1 of the Ethics in Government Act of 1978, as amended, 5 U.S.C. app. § 105(c), states that:
(1) It shall be unlawful for any person to obtain or use a report
(A) for any unlawful purpose;
(B) for any commercial purpose other than by news and…
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Legality of avoiding paywalls
Many news sites have paywalls to incentivise people to pay them for their content. There are a number of ways one can get access to this content, depending on the form of the paywall:
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In some cases the content is delivered with any request,…
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Can I download my own Facebook videos without using Facebook's native downloader?
Each week, I livestream a video from a noncommercial Facebook business page I manage; then, I download it through Facebook's native download button (given to business pages but not personal accounts, apparently) and upload the video to YouTube.…
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