Pr Test 2 Set 3 Ch. 7

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today's definition of obsecenity was established by the court case of

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miller vs. california

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in what case did the court rule that they can't determine what obscenity is. they said as along as the minors are protected, its not thrust on unconceding adults, or its not pandered

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redurp v. new york

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involves disseminating information about publicly traded companies. this is the area where you can make good money. however, it is absolutely essential to know the law.

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investor relations

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no dissemination of false or misleading information to investors, prohibits insider trading of securities based on material not disclosed to the public.

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Rule 10B-5

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cannot disseminate false or misleading information to investors. also illegal to communicate information about trading stock for public companies before the public knows. (insider trading) can not give false infor about a stock or make trades in a stock when you know more than the public does.

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rule 10 b-5

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If you have been employed in public service, and you leave that job, you aren't allowed to lobby that place for a certain length of time "term limits"

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federal ethics and government Act

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there is also a limit on how much lobbyists can spend on a legislature and what they can and can't do. ex. lobbyist can't buy a legislature a meal that costs more than a certain amount of money. if a firm lobbies, they have to report how much the firm spent.

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federal ethics and government Act

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what are the 3 kinds of law for PR

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criminal law, tort law, contract law

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offenses against society

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criminal law

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any civil wrong other than a breach of contract

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tort law

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dealing with agreements that organizations make with each other

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contract law

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------- is under tort law and includes ----- and -----

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defamation of chracter, libel, slander

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is any civil wrong other then a breech of contract

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tort law

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Libel must be both ------ and ------ and is usually written

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defamatory and untrue

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if a remark is spoken and comes from a ------ ---- in most states it is considered libel

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prepared text

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is generally spoken defamation. very difficult to collect damages for this

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slander

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what are the 2 times you can collect from slander

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prove it caused you to lose a certain amount of monet, the remark impedes the chasity of a female (if it is untrue)

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is absolute defense to either of the 2 claims for slander

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truth

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what are the elements of libel? All 5 have to be proven

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publication, identification, real defamation, un privileged occasion, actual malice.