Legal Issues notes

Intellectual Property Act;

If you worked to produce a piece of work such as an image, script, graphic or article then it’s your intellectual property. If someone wants to use it, they require your permission.

Libel;

You could face a lawsuit if the media product is produced containing information about someone which is untrue or damaging to their reputation. This can be in written form, imagery use or radio broadcast.

Data Protection Act;

If you collect data about individuals during the creation of a media product then the DPA must be adhered to or your could face a law suit.

Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988;

If you have created a piece of music, recording, image, broadcast, film or written piece of work then you have control of how other people use it.

Slander;

Carries same legal implications as libel and involves making a false statement in the spoken word.

Human Rights Act 2014;

The Human Rights Act 2014 sets out the fundamental rights and freedoms that everyone in the UK is entitled to.

Freedom of Information Act 2000;

An act of the UK Parliament that creates a public right of access to information held by public authorities.