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  • Asked and Answered

    Newsgathering

    Copyrights and Mugshots

    All photographs are protected by copyright except photographs created by the US government.  So, technically, mugshots from local law enforcement are copyrighted. In addition, the competitor has a copyright in its website.  Taking content from the competitor's website could be copyright infringement. Finally, there is a doctrine of "hot news misappropriation," under which taking […]

    June 14, 2009

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    Brown Act

    Closed Sessions, Settlements, and Lack of Discussion/Public Comment

    Our City Council met in closed session to discuss ongoing litigation against the city by outdoor advertising companies challenging the city's program of surveying and inspecting billboards and other off-site advertising signs.  In open session following that meeting, the council adopted without discussion a settlement agreement that made changes in city codes regarding inspection […]

    June 14, 2009

  • Asked and Answered

    Brown Act

    Closed Sessions of City Council Meetings

    Where I live, the city council has the closed session portion of the meeting first.  This leads the public to believe things on the agenda are being voted on and the decision is made on the item, before the public has the opportunity to comment on the item. Is this legal i.e. holding closed session […]

    June 14, 2009

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    Bagley-Keene Act Brown Act

    Closed meeting and the Brown Act

    […] an earlier comment session. The board said the district should not have commented on how it would conduct the meeting because the board and district are separate entities. I was wondering if these actions violated the Brown Act. If I do write a letter, I was hoping you could point me to relevant sections […]

    June 14, 2009

  • Asked and Answered

    Brown Act

    Closed City Council Meetings Outside Regular Meeting

    […] meeting. The meeting is intended to let the Chamber preview and comment on the council agenda. The meeting is closed to the public and is often attended by a Council member or two.  This stinks and is but one more example of the good old boy network that exist in this City.  Seems only […]

    June 14, 2009

  • Asked and Answered

    Brown Act

    Circumstances for closed meetings

    Meetings of any "legislative body" of a "local agency" as those terms are defined in California Government Code sections 54592 and 549451, respectively, may hold closed sessions for the following reasons: —To discuss and decide whether an applicant for a license or license renewal who has a criminal record is sufficiently rehabilitated to obtain […]

    June 14, 2009

  • Asked and Answered

    First Amendment

    Can airing a copyrighted news clip for critiquing constitute “fair use”?

    I am one of the producers of a Cable Access TV program and I want to know if we can show a news clip from a local broadcast station on our program in order to critique it.  Is this a copyright violation or our first amendment right to point out their unfair reporting?  Basically, […]

    June 14, 2009

  • Asked and Answered

    Brown Act

    Board of Directors Closed Session

    […] By-laws to reduce the number of directors. When I questioned the closed session, I was told that the Board of Directors were considered personnel and as so covered under the personnel matters exception in the Davis-Sterling Open Meeting Act. I read a pamphlet from the California Attorney General's office that was very clear that […]

    June 14, 2009