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6. What does Section 41 of the Criminal Justice Act 1926 make illegal?

  • It is illegal to take any photograph or use a recording device, or make any sketch in a court or its environs (or publish any such picture)
  • It is illegal to take any photograph or use a recording device near anyone who is awaiting trial.
  • It is illegal to draw anyone who has been arrested at any time.
  • It is illegal to take any photograph or use a recording device, or sketch anyone who has been a victim of sexual assult.

7. What is a preliminary hearing?

  • A hearing, before a warrant can be issued.
  • A hearing, at a police station before any trial.
  • A hearing, usually at a magistrates court before any trial.
  • A hearing, before it is decided if someone will be charged.

8. Who owns what if a photograph is commissioned?

  • The person who commissioned the photo owns copyright. The photographer owns moral rights
  • The photographer. The person who commissioned the photo and/or is in the photo owns moral rights.
  • The photographer owns everything.
  • The person who commissioned owns everything.

9. A warrant has been issued - what does this mean?

  • Proceedings are active.
  • A person will be charged.
  • A person will go to prison.
  • Proceedings will be active soon.

10. What is robbery?

  • Theft with force or threat of force that would put a reasonable person in fear.
  • Theft from a shop.
  • Theft of any kind.
  • Theft from someones house.

11. What law protects victims of sexual assault?

  • Section 5 of the Sexual Offences (amendment) Act 1922
  • Section 41 of the Sexual Offences (amendment) Act 1962
  • Section 1 of the Sexual Offences (amendment) Act 1992
  • Section 52 of the Sexual Offences (amendment) Act 1982

12. What makes it illegal to publish a photograph taken in court?

  • Section 87 of the Criminal Justice Act 1996
  • Section 51 of the Crime and Disorder Act 1998
  • Section 41 of the Criminal Justice Act 1926
  • Section 46 of the Criminal Justice Act 1959

13. What bits of information are particularly banned under the SOAA 1992?

  • You may not publish anything about the case.
  • You may not publish any names, addresses, schools, workplaces or pictures.
  • You may not publish any names, addresses, schools, workplaces or pictures of the defendant.
  • You may not publish any names, ages, vehicles or cities.

14. What does CCA 1981 strict liability rule say?

  • you must not publish anything which could cause substantial risk of serious prejudice or impediment to particular proceedings.
  • you must not publish anything that is not essential to the case
  • you must not publish anything which could cause substantial risk of a defendant being identified by the public.
  • you must not publish anything which could cause a judge to be angry

15. What can you do if someone has breached your copyright?

  • Get a High court or county court injunction to disband the establishment who copied, sue the person who's idea it was and/or order all infringing copies of the work to be burnt in a furnace.
  • Call the police to have them arrested
  • get a High court or county court injunction to stop the publishing, sue the rival paper for damages and/or order all infringing copies of the work to be handed to the copyright owner and destroyed.
  • Hire a lawyer to tell them not to publish anymore, sue the rival paper so that they have to give you everything and/or order all infringing copies of the work to be handed to the copyright owner and destroyed.

16. What is common law?

  • A law the prime minister has decided upon
  • Built on the law of precedent following decisions of previous cases
  • Laws created by the house of lords for commoners
  • A law for crimes that are not too serious

17. Who owns copyright?

  • Anyone who has used has used skill, labour, creativity and/or judgement to copy an extract of a book.
  • Anyone who has used has used skill, labour, creativity and/or judgement to create something.
  • Anyone who has used has seen something and written it down again in their own handwriting.
  • Anyone who has purchased an item owns some of the copyright.

18. What 7 things CAN you report on a magistrates hearing?

  • 1. Name of court & magistrates - 2. name, age, addresses, occupations of defendants/witnesses - 3. charges (full or summarised) - 4. Solicitors and barristers - 5. If the case is adjourned & when/where to - 6. Arrangements to bail - 7. Legal aid
  • 1. Name of birthplace - 2. name, age, addresses, occupations of defendants/witnesses - 3. if they are married - 4. Solicitors addresses - 5. If the case is adjourned & why - 6. Arrangements to bail - 7. Photos
  • 1. Name of court & magistrates - 2. witness statements - 3. charges and details why - 5. Family reactions - 6. Any shouting from dock - 7. Legal aid
  • 1. Name of taxi driver - 2. name, age, addresses, occupations of victims - 3. charges (full or summarised) - 4. If they're on benefits - 5. If the case was interrupted - 6. Cost of the case - 7. Legal aid

19. What can you publish when writing a book review?

  • Nothing at all from the book.
  • Up to 5% extracts, with correct acknowledgment.
  • The front cover photo, with correct acknowledgment.
  • Up to 20% extracts, with correct acknowledgment.

20. What is malicious falsehood?

  • Saying something that is not defamatory, but is not true either and could cause commercial harm
  • Saying something that is true but could be seen as malicious.
  • Saying something defamatory about a person.
  • Saying something horrible about a person to their friends.