Revision of legal issues

Freedom of Information Act 2000

• Public have the right to access/ask for information
• Public sector organisations (NHS, Government, police, MOD)
• This would effect media products that include/about public service organisations
• The public would have to make sure they are using the information in the right way, otherwise it could be dangerous
• The ICO has 30 days to make the information available to the public
• If it isn't available to the public then you would eb fined or prosecuted

Copyright Designs and Patents Act 1988

• Recognised/ownership for work that you have created (Logo, song/music, film, images/photos, book)
• Patents:- invented
• If you want to use someone elses intellectual property you have to ask for permission
• Time period for legal ownership for what you have invented (time frame)
• The company owns the intellectual property not the individual

Permissions

Professional

• Email
• Letter
• Phone

• Social media

Data Protection Act 1998

• Making sure we are protecting sensitive data ( For clients, audience) (passwords, account details, "ecommerce", medical records- identify a body, contact information)
• Protect data by encryption, not to be shared to third party organisations unless they have your consent for your personal information to be shared
• Consequences- Fined, sued, prosecuted
• Audience- passwords, keep information private

Libel and slander

• Libel- written statement which can: ruin a repuation, false information (defamation)
• Slander- A type of defamation (hurtful or offensive)
• Spoken statement
• If something is true you could still be sued

Libel

1. Newspapers
2. Website
3. Book
4. Magazine

Slander

1. TV News report
2. Video on social media
3. Radio