JOUR 303 FINAL EXAM 2024/2025
UPDATED
The privacy tort protecting you from others encroaching on your personal space
and data is called ___.
intrusion
Which of the claims below would be classified as a tort under the area of privacy
invasion?
All of the above
(intrusion upon personal solitude, public disclosure of embarrassing private facts,
appropriation of one's name or image for commercial gain, shining a false light on one's
public identity)
The privacy tort guarding against the use of one's likenesses for commercial gain
without permission is ____.
Appropriation
An invasion of privacy claim where the plaintiff can show the defendant's
publication wrongly presented him or her in a manner that's highly offensive to a
reasonable person is ____.
False light
The common law tort protecting people from interference with their person, land,
and possessions is ____.
Trespass
An intentional material misrepresentation of fact the plaintiff relies on to his or
her detriment is called ____.
Fraud
The right of famous people to control and profit from their persona and public
identity without fearing its use by others to their undeserved benefit is called
____.
right of publicity
Which of the following would be an example of false light invasion of privacy?
TV anchor erroneously reports a childless kindergarten teacher elected "Mother of the
Year".
Which of the following is an example of the public disclosure of private facts?
Blog post attaches a photo of a hospital patient being treated for a sexually transmitted
disease.
Which of the following is an example of intrusion?
Wiretapping a neighbor's home phone.
True or false: Jim Shortz is arrested by local police for drunkenness. Shortz is
normally a mild-mannered guy, but went a little wild during break, and even
punched a cop. Because it occurs over spring break, none of his friends or
professors hears about it until the Anaconda Advocate does a story after classes
resume. Shortz would win a suit for publication of embarrassing private facts
,because the arrest occurred in the past and it harms his reputation to dredge up
an old arrest.
False
True or false: Student Health Center Dr. Louis Stuhls diagnoses student Phil
Anderer as having syphilis. This is written into his medical file. Nosy Natalia, a
student worker at the health center, discovers this information and posts it on her
social media blog, "Nosy's Know-knows" that is widely circulated. Anderer, who
normally has a different date every night of the week, now finds it impossible to
get anyone to go out. If he sues for this publication of embarrassing private facts,
he will likely lose despite his injury, because Nosy can show the truthful nature of
her online blog.
False
Which landmark ruling below by the Supreme Court confirmed the right of
publicity for performers who want to protect their public performance from others
using without consent?
a. Prudhomme v. Procter & Gamble Mfg. Co. (1992)
b. Muhammad Ali v. Playgirl (1978)
c. Bartnicki v. Vopper (2001)
d. Zacchini v. Scripps-Howard Broadcasting Co. (1977)
d. Zacchini v. Scripps-Howard Broadcasting Co. (1977)
Which one is an early case of appropriation lacking legal grounds to win in a New
York court?
a. unauthorized use of Abigail Roberson's face on flour packaging in Albany, NY
b. unauthorized re-use of a Time magazine cover for news coverage in New York
City
c. unauthorized use of the cartoon character Mickey Mouse to sell Manhattan
popsicles
d. unauthorized use of the likeness of Vanna White as a Samsung robot in New
York City
a. unauthorized use of Abigail Roberson's face on flour packaging in Albany, NY
Which item below is sufficient to hold a reporter liable for public disclosure of
private facts?
a. Truthful facts conveyed about the person were highly offensive
b. Truthful facts are of no legitimate concern
c. Both a & b
d. none of the above
c. both a & b
Zones of privacy specified in claims of intrusion typically cover which item
below?
a. politicians
b. famous people
c. Google's street-view images
, d. Newsgathering techniques where journalists record images, sounds, and
voices without consent
e. all of the above
d. newsgathering techniques where journalists record images, sounds, and voices
without consent
U.S. Supreme Court has ruled the constitutional basis for privacy is found in the
___.
a. Ten Commandments
b. Bill of Rights
c. Thirteenth Amendment
d. United States Congress
b. Bill of Rights
Publication, identification, falsity and highly offensive content are required to
prove a case of ___ .
a. false light
b. intrusion
c. public disclosure of private facts
d. trespass
a. false light
Which one(s) below are items protected by appropriation claims of privacy
invasion?
a. name
b. likeness
c. sound
d. image
e. all of the above
e. all of the above
Broadcast messages containing information of public interest obtained by illegal
wiretap were at the center of which of the following cases?
a. Prudhomme v. Procter & Gamble Mfg. Co. (1992)
b. Muhammad Ali v. Playgirl (1978)
c. Bartnicki v. Vopper (2001)
d. Zacchini v. Scripps-Howard Broadcasting Co. (1977)
d. Zacchini v. Scripps-Howard Broadcasting Co. (1977)
A number of courts recognize the right of publicity privacy for the estate of dead
celebrities. An example of this is the
a. Celebrity Privacy Protection Act of Louisiana
b. Personal Rights Protection Act of Tennessee
c. Electronic Communications Privacy Act
d. USA Patriot Act
b. Personal Rights Protection Act of Tennessee
UPDATED
The privacy tort protecting you from others encroaching on your personal space
and data is called ___.
intrusion
Which of the claims below would be classified as a tort under the area of privacy
invasion?
All of the above
(intrusion upon personal solitude, public disclosure of embarrassing private facts,
appropriation of one's name or image for commercial gain, shining a false light on one's
public identity)
The privacy tort guarding against the use of one's likenesses for commercial gain
without permission is ____.
Appropriation
An invasion of privacy claim where the plaintiff can show the defendant's
publication wrongly presented him or her in a manner that's highly offensive to a
reasonable person is ____.
False light
The common law tort protecting people from interference with their person, land,
and possessions is ____.
Trespass
An intentional material misrepresentation of fact the plaintiff relies on to his or
her detriment is called ____.
Fraud
The right of famous people to control and profit from their persona and public
identity without fearing its use by others to their undeserved benefit is called
____.
right of publicity
Which of the following would be an example of false light invasion of privacy?
TV anchor erroneously reports a childless kindergarten teacher elected "Mother of the
Year".
Which of the following is an example of the public disclosure of private facts?
Blog post attaches a photo of a hospital patient being treated for a sexually transmitted
disease.
Which of the following is an example of intrusion?
Wiretapping a neighbor's home phone.
True or false: Jim Shortz is arrested by local police for drunkenness. Shortz is
normally a mild-mannered guy, but went a little wild during break, and even
punched a cop. Because it occurs over spring break, none of his friends or
professors hears about it until the Anaconda Advocate does a story after classes
resume. Shortz would win a suit for publication of embarrassing private facts
,because the arrest occurred in the past and it harms his reputation to dredge up
an old arrest.
False
True or false: Student Health Center Dr. Louis Stuhls diagnoses student Phil
Anderer as having syphilis. This is written into his medical file. Nosy Natalia, a
student worker at the health center, discovers this information and posts it on her
social media blog, "Nosy's Know-knows" that is widely circulated. Anderer, who
normally has a different date every night of the week, now finds it impossible to
get anyone to go out. If he sues for this publication of embarrassing private facts,
he will likely lose despite his injury, because Nosy can show the truthful nature of
her online blog.
False
Which landmark ruling below by the Supreme Court confirmed the right of
publicity for performers who want to protect their public performance from others
using without consent?
a. Prudhomme v. Procter & Gamble Mfg. Co. (1992)
b. Muhammad Ali v. Playgirl (1978)
c. Bartnicki v. Vopper (2001)
d. Zacchini v. Scripps-Howard Broadcasting Co. (1977)
d. Zacchini v. Scripps-Howard Broadcasting Co. (1977)
Which one is an early case of appropriation lacking legal grounds to win in a New
York court?
a. unauthorized use of Abigail Roberson's face on flour packaging in Albany, NY
b. unauthorized re-use of a Time magazine cover for news coverage in New York
City
c. unauthorized use of the cartoon character Mickey Mouse to sell Manhattan
popsicles
d. unauthorized use of the likeness of Vanna White as a Samsung robot in New
York City
a. unauthorized use of Abigail Roberson's face on flour packaging in Albany, NY
Which item below is sufficient to hold a reporter liable for public disclosure of
private facts?
a. Truthful facts conveyed about the person were highly offensive
b. Truthful facts are of no legitimate concern
c. Both a & b
d. none of the above
c. both a & b
Zones of privacy specified in claims of intrusion typically cover which item
below?
a. politicians
b. famous people
c. Google's street-view images
, d. Newsgathering techniques where journalists record images, sounds, and
voices without consent
e. all of the above
d. newsgathering techniques where journalists record images, sounds, and voices
without consent
U.S. Supreme Court has ruled the constitutional basis for privacy is found in the
___.
a. Ten Commandments
b. Bill of Rights
c. Thirteenth Amendment
d. United States Congress
b. Bill of Rights
Publication, identification, falsity and highly offensive content are required to
prove a case of ___ .
a. false light
b. intrusion
c. public disclosure of private facts
d. trespass
a. false light
Which one(s) below are items protected by appropriation claims of privacy
invasion?
a. name
b. likeness
c. sound
d. image
e. all of the above
e. all of the above
Broadcast messages containing information of public interest obtained by illegal
wiretap were at the center of which of the following cases?
a. Prudhomme v. Procter & Gamble Mfg. Co. (1992)
b. Muhammad Ali v. Playgirl (1978)
c. Bartnicki v. Vopper (2001)
d. Zacchini v. Scripps-Howard Broadcasting Co. (1977)
d. Zacchini v. Scripps-Howard Broadcasting Co. (1977)
A number of courts recognize the right of publicity privacy for the estate of dead
celebrities. An example of this is the
a. Celebrity Privacy Protection Act of Louisiana
b. Personal Rights Protection Act of Tennessee
c. Electronic Communications Privacy Act
d. USA Patriot Act
b. Personal Rights Protection Act of Tennessee
