Lo1 - legal issues.

legal issues

legal issues definition - law requirements that have to be adhered to.

consequences in which could take place if these law requirements are broken:
-you could go to prison
-can affect he reputation of your business / product. 

legal issues that need to be thought about when creating a product:
-copyright / trademark issues. 
-release and consent forms.
-health and safety act
-location permissions for
-location recce form (ensure the location is safe to work in)
-data protection act / GPR
-brand permission
-contractual agreements / signed documents.


- Freedom of information Act 2000
1) definition of what it means?
-gives a general rights of cases to information held by public authorise
2) three reasons why it is important?
- gives the public knowledge of what the government is doing, , allows the public tot trust the government and applied the same rules to authorities like schools, dentists universities, armed forces and so on.
3) what are the consequences of not adhering this law?
-fines and prison time, loss of staff and future staff - allowing the business to shut down as not enough workers can work the company, public authorities may refuse a request for information if it costs too much.
4) find an example of where this legal issue was breached?
-council in Wales failed to realise information about the cost of employing education consultants, the council was given 35 days to provide information or they'd face court action
5) how does this law effect pre production of a media product?
-before the act was put in place companies would give out false information to get more attention eat, now this is illegal.

- Intellectual property rights
1) definition of what it means?
-intellectual property rights are the protection grated to the creators of IP and include trademarks, copyrights, patents, industrial design tights and some jurisdictions trade secrets.
2) three reasons why it is important?
-prevent competitors of thieves from stealing your ideas without consent, allows you to claim what's rightfully yours an gives you the right to take thieves to court if poverty is stolen, gives the owners control over how the borrow used their property.
3) what are the consequences of not adhering this law?
-people could steal your ideas for a product, you can get prison time and large fines.
4) find an example of where this legal issue was breached?
-Shepherd Fairy was sued by association press copyright over the image used in Barack obamas campaign, Associated Press claimed the product as they won in court.
5) how does this law effect pre production of a media product?
-music, can't have copyrighted music in the product.
-photos, they've got to be taken by yourself otherwise they may get copyrighted.


- data protection rights
1) definition of what it means?
- an act in which was made to protect personal and private data, such as: your name, date of birth, address, contact info etc.
2) three reasons why it is important?
-allows only certain people to access your data, these people are called data controllers. a data controller is someone who processes and handles data, they have to be registered with a commissioners office to able to work. this act is important as it prevents activities such as fraud, people tampering with your data and prevents your data being leaked.
3) what are the consequences of not adhering this law?
- fines and prison time, can also seriously harm the company and the media product that the company is producing as data about it could be leaked and the product idea could be stolen.
4) find an example of where this legal issue was breached?
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5) how does this law effect pre production of a media product?

 - Copyright, designs and patents Act 1988

1) definition of what it means?
-means that a producer can claim the work as their own intellectual property and bans others from using their property without their permission.
2) three reasons why it is important?
-rightful profit and recognition, registered copy right is safe from plagiarism, copy rights encourage people to create new things by guaranteeing protection for property ideas.
3) what are the consequences of not adhering this law?
-being taken court, a fine of up to 50,000 pounds, incarceration of up to 6 months.
4) find an example of where this legal issue was breached?
-ice ice baby & under pressure, ice ice baby singers didn't ask for Davids bowie's' permission, was taken to court - David won.
5) how does this law effect pre production of a media product?
- copy right has to be required, ask to producers, has to be one of the first things considered.

- Libel & slander
1) definition of what it means?
-Libel is when you communicate false information about a person or a company, it is deformation that can physically be seen such as writing, printing, radio or video. slander is similar as involves the communication of false information, it's more physically said lies rather than being written down.
2) three reasons why it is important?
-Libel is important as they allow you to prove that you're innocent, it could ruin a company just like it could ruin a person's reputation when false rumoured are going around, slander is important as it helps you gain justice, allows you to be published to a third party for further investigation and you can receive money as a form of rectitude.
3) what are the consequences of not adhering this law?
-of libel could give the company a bad reputation, therefore leading to people not going to them for business or not wanting to be associated with the, an injunction can be created t stop further defamation, of slander could be being sued and taken to court leading to further if the slander is serious enough, e.g. discrimination, consequences, slander is less serious due to the fact that is comes under the freedom of speech act.
4) find an example of where this legal issue was breached?
-Cricketer Kevin Pietersen's actions over Specsavers advert posted on twitter.
5) how does this law effect pre production of a media product?
- for libel - companies will have to take full precaution so that no false  will be caused in the making of the product, for slander - put a stop on a products creation and by creating bigger issues to solve if something is mentioned during the pre-production process of a product.