Test your knowledge with our completely hypothetical and fictitious array of media law questions
Tweeting about the television show being an "interesting insight" into 90s politics
Tweeting a link to a satanist conspiracy website, accompanied by the hashtag and asking "does this take the story on Lord X further?"
Tweeting to ask why the lord in question is trending
Tweeting that you always suspected something was amiss in 90s parliament
Yes, because otherwise you run the risk of being sued in defamation
No, because you have a right to free speech and this is in the public interest
No, but you give him a right of reply, which will help defend any defamation claim
No, because the comment poster has identified himself
Tweet comments made by witnesses when giving evidence
Tweet comments made by judge in open court
Tweet arguments made by barristers when the jury is not in court
Tweet a description of the defendant
Yes, if they're on Instagram, it's in the public domain
No, find a royalty-free image
Yes, your reuse of them is fair use
No, Instagram have first refusal on the third-party use of images uploaded to the service, so you would have to contact Instagram and the photographer
Yes, it's likely to be in the public interest
No, it's private and confidential
Yes, as if the council left it lying around, it's their problem
No, the council have a right of privacy before the meeting becomes public
The council leaders have the power to have anyone removed from meetings
You have a right to document council meetings
It is illegal to film council meetings
It is illegal to tweet or liveblog council meetings
Yes
No
Yes, but a journalist acting in the public interest has a defence so you'll be ok
Yes, but you have a reasonable chance of not going to prison if you have a good lawyer
Yes, the Apple store is technically private property
No, it is a public gathering
Yes, if you refused to leave when asked by a senior police officer
No, you are not part of the protest
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