Legal Issues

Legal Issues

Star Wars copyright article:

Intellectual Property definition:
Most businesses rely on bright ideas, whether it is developing new products, having a great brand, creating new products or having eye catching designs. 
Your ideas are your passport for business success… so how do you protect your idea from being exploited by others?

Four areas of the IP (Intellectual property) law:
1.     Trademarks- Used by businesses to protect their brands. Can apply to a name or logo or both. Only needs renewing every 10 years.
2.     Copyright- Automatically exists in documents, photos, plans, maps and websites. Any of these in the business are already protected for free. Copyright will last for up to 70 years after your lifetime. 
3.     Design rights- If people buy your products because of the way they look e.g. jewelry, furniture or clothes you would want to know about design rights. It isn’t expensive and it covers the UK and abroad. Even if you don’t register your designs, you will get unregistered design rights. 
4.     Patents- If you invent a new product or process you need to think about patents. Patents can last for up to 20 years! However, registering it can be a very complicated and expensive process. It is beneficial because you can get professional advice. 

Freedom of information act: 


Data Protection Act:
UK law which mandates that all business operating in the UK has 8 principles to follow. The average person living in the UK has 4000 pieces of data collected from them by businesses and then stored in their data bases each week. Customer data is now the life blood for every business on the planet and the DPA requires UK businesses to process this data fairly and securely. 
1.     Requires the data subjects consent 
2.     Should only be kept for the reason it was collected
3.     Should be kept accurate 
4.     Should be kept up to date 
5.     Should only be kept for if it is needed 
6.     Should be made available to the data subject
7.     Should be processed securely
8.     Should be processed within the UK



Copyright, designs and patents act 1998:
Everyone can recreate existed media or new media in any way you want. Only something that publishing houses and big movies in the film industry use. Only originally applied to newspaper firms and the film industry. Nowadays, it is all available online but doesn’t necessarily mean that it is free or legal to take. We should respect artists and creators by purchasing their products instead of illegally downloading them.

 Libel- written
Writing inaccurate or untrue statement about somebody.( Most likely to take place on websites, newspapers or magazines). 
-The untruth that has happened has to have had a major impact. E.g. ruining reputation, relationships, ability to work and lowering the standing of someone within the community they live.
Embargo- it's a secret
Slander- verbal

Human rights Act 2014
Journalists do not have to give away where they got their information from.( they can keep it secret)Ensure elements of secrecy are kept so nothing gets leaked that isn't wanted.


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Comments

  1. JCoSS Media Dept26 October 2017 at 10:37

    You've written some good notes so far!
    Make sure you read the necessary articles and make relevant notes.

    Miss C

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  2. JCoSS Media Dept15 November 2017 at 17:29

    Please complete this post by 20th November. Thanks! Mrs E.

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