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Legal issues- legislation

 How does the law effect media 

- when producing a digital media , there is a wide range of legislation that affect the production 

- some of these are acts of law 

- some of these are legal issues 


Freedom of information 

- a law which allows you to access information in the public domain 



Defamation law ( slander and libel) 

- slander - this is when someone speaks badly about someone else - spreading lies , rumours or putting there reputation at risk 

Libel - when rumours / gossip or negative statements are written 



Intellectual property act 

-  this law protects other peoples work and ensures that if it is used ,there is come back . Permission is always required when using other people’s content ; ideas , scripst , photos , music lyrics 



Data protection act 

- date - your personal online information 

- a wealth of information stored digitally on everyone . It is important that this data is not accessed by organisations or institutions for the wrong reasons 

- when working in the media you will conduct research and work with individuals. It is important to advise them that any data / information they provide will be protected and not used wrongly . The DPA protects them 



Copy right designs and patents act 1988

- stealing someone’s work such as design colour and logo 

- a law protecting material which is original and links to use of logo , design and ideas around brands. EG if someone stole the Nike tick and used it for there product 


Human rights act 

- protects everyone’s rights in particular the minority groups such lgbtq 



Comments

  1. Lisa Socrates27 November 2023 at 08:10

    Freddie a mostly detailed post which identifies specific acts of legislation- well done. Please see slides on the Human Rights Act and ensure you are clear of the relevance and impact of the act of legislation on planning and pre-production.

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