Quizzes

1. The Minnesota Supreme Court first recognized the common law right of privacy in:
1927
1998
1908
1965

2. The Minnesota Government Data Practices Act regulates:
Elected officials
People who work for the federal government;
Executive employees;
Information of State and local government units

3. The statute of limitations for bringing a claim for violation of privacy through the Government Data Practices Act is:
5 years
3 years
2 years
6 years

4. The Doctrine of "False Light" privacy refers to claims relating to:
Publications that illuminate facts about an individual's criminal background
Publications that invade an individual's privacy and injure that individual's reputation
Publications or communications that are embarrassing or humiliating but do not
harm the reputation of the individual
Publications that denigrate an individual's religion

5. "Right of Publicity" refers to the doctrine in privacy law that:
Bars television stations or other media from making false comments about the activities of celebrities
Allows individuals to sue television stations or other media for misappropriation of their names or identity or likenesses for commercial exploitation without
their authorization
Requires equal time be provided by television stations or other media to individuals to enable them to respond to attacks against their character
Allows public officials to sue when their careers
are damaged by false remarks

6. There are only two jurisdictions in the United States that have not recognized a common law right of privacy for their citizens. These are:
Wyoming and North Dakota
California and Nevada
New York and New Jersey
Alaska and Hawaii