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A&A: School District dictatorial about student use of social media, txting

FAC June 15, 2015

Q: Our six children have been enrolled in our community public schools since 1992. Three of our children have already graduated, one is graduating this year and on will be graduating in 2019. With the advent of mobile communications, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, etc the administrations at the middle and high schools have become increasingly dictatorial about student uses of social media after school hours and off school property. The high school principal met with students at

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A&A: Is it Fair Use to post musical film clips for a history class?

FAC June 15, 2015

Q: I am an educator who set up a 501(c(3) to teach American history through the music of Gershwin, Berlin, Cole Porter, etc. by narrating film clips of their movies. Mrs. Gene Kelly inquired how I have the right to use these film clips without permission. I have prepared a letter in response and was looking for intellectual property expertise to review it. A:   As a general matter, one of the rights accorded to the owner

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A&A: Can they deny my request for a video of a meeting that was streamed live?

FAC June 12, 2015

Q: I have been denied my request for a copy of a videotape of a Town Hall Meeting that was streamed live over the Internet.  They claim they can not release the video for personnel reasons I was also denied access to the County Sheriff Department’s “Pink Slips,” which are held in the reception office of the department. These documents are made available to the local paper – but not to me? This does not seem

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A&A: (Video 4:00) Once a case is closed are investigatory records made public?

FAC June 11, 2015

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_raw_html]JTNDaWZyYW1lJTIwd2lkdGglM0QlMjI2MjAlMjIlMjBoZWlnaHQlM0QlMjI0NDAlMjIlMjBmcmFtZWJvcmRlciUzRCUyMjAlMjIlMjBzY3JvbGxpbmclM0QlMjJhdXRvJTIyJTIwbWFyZ2luaGVpZ2h0JTNEJTIyMCUyMiUyMG1hcmdpbndpZHRoJTNEJTIyMCUyMiUyMHNyYyUzRCUyMmh0dHAlM0ElMkYlMkZyY2VtZWRpYS5jc3VjaGljby5lZHUlMkZNZWRpYXNpdGUlMkZQbGF5JTJGYzBjNTZmYTU2YTVlNGU0ODk0NDhjMTdhODk3YmRiYzYxZCUyMiUzRSUzQyUyRmlmcmFtZSUzRQ==[/vc_raw_html][vc_column_text]The Law Enforcement Investigatory Records Exemption puts almost all police files inaccessible in a case in ongoing.  But what happens after the case is closed?  Can the public access those files, or are they still out of  kept locked up? Attorney Duffy Carolan and Associated Press Bureau Chief John Raess warn that even when a case has been closed for decades, the exemption expires. (4:00)[/vc_column_text][ultimate_heading main_heading=”Resources” spacer=”line_only” spacer_position=”middle” line_style=”dashed” line_height=”” line_color=”#e5de20″ line_width=”1″]Accessing law enforcement records[/ultimate_heading][info_list connector_color=”#e5d820″

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A&A: Request for names of Squid Vessel Permit buyers denied

FAC June 11, 2015

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=”56260″ border_color=”grey” img_link_large=”” img_link_target=”_self” img_size=”full”][vc_column_text]Q: I am a commercial fisherman and a journalist. Pursuant to my rights under the California Public Record Act (Government Code Section 6250 et seq.), I am requesting a list of all Market Squid Vessel Permits bought and sold during the last five years. Included in the list, I specifically want the names of the buyers and seller, whether they be individuals or corporations. Before sending this request I spoke with

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