Legal Issues
Intellectual Property Rights:
StarWars Copyright:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-12910683
The designer of the stormtrooper helmets went to war with the Star Wars director over the copy rights to creating replicas of the helmets. The designer took the director to court where he won the rights and owns the copyrights to the helmets.
Freedom Of Information Act:
https://www.theguardian.com/media/2015/oct/30/freedom-of-information-act-chris-grayling-misuse-foi
People in a position of power e.g. police, courts, ambulance workers have the right to access your personal information to help you or to contain you.
A new product: must have a good brand behind it and have up to date, creative design.
HOW TO PROTECT YOUR IDEAS FROM BEING TAKEN BY OTHERS?
IP LAW:
-trademarks
used by business to protect brands
apply to name and logo or both
have to be renewed every 10 years
-copyright
automatically exists with maps, documents, websites, plans and photographs
lasts up to 70 years after your lifetime
if you hire someone to create something for you then they own the copyright unless they sign it over
-patents
invent a product or process
last up to 20 years and it can be very complicated and expensive to register
beneficial with professional advice
-design rights
buying protects based on their appearance clothes, jewellery, furniture
not expensive cover the UK and abroad
if you don't register you have unregistered design rights
The Data Protection Act: (DPA) within UK law
Customer data is the lifeblood of every business on the planet
Stored fairly and securely
8 principles:
- Collected from employees and companies
- Requires the data subjects consent
- Should only ever be kept for the reason it was collected
- Should be kept accurate and up to date
-Should only be kept for as long as it is needed
-Available to subject (so it can't be changed/manipulated)
-Processed securely
-Within the UK
Copyright, designs and Patents act 1988:
You can re-create existing media and manipulate it to however you want
Copy right only originally applied to newspaper firms and the film industry nowadays, it is all available online however just because its available doesn't mean its legal or free to take. As well as being ethically incorrect.
Libel:
Slander:
http://www.sltrib.com/news/2017/08/09/owners-of-a-subway-shop-in-utah-sue-for-defamation-in-what-police-once-said-was-a-soda-drugging-case/
The owners of a Layton Subway shop are suing the city for defamation after their employee was wrongly accused of drugging a police officer’s lemonade last year.Franchise owners Dallas Buttars and Kristin Myers say in the lawsuit filed Tuesday in U.S. District Court that sales dropped off precipitously after police publicised the Aug. 8, 2016, drink-spiking assertion. They also say several employees of the the shop quit after being questioned by police.
Human Rights Act 2014:
Values of society that keep people; fair, just and equal.
Used to protect; elderly, children, people in care, mentally ill people, victims of abuse and even prisoners, teachers.
Protected by the law, if rights are attacked we can do something about it.
Dictatorship = power human rights ceased to exist.
After WW2 - Europe decided it was never to happen again.
(European Convention On Human Rights) after WW2
basic human rights... right not rulers at the heart of society
-right to life
-right to security, liberty
-right to free speech, freedom of expression
1998 Human Rights Act
Hospitals must treat everyone with compassion
journalists are under no obligation to reveal sources
soldiers must be given proper equipment
if proven innocent, police cant keep DNA
have to treated fairly everywhere, they are part of British heritage
StarWars Copyright:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-12910683
The designer of the stormtrooper helmets went to war with the Star Wars director over the copy rights to creating replicas of the helmets. The designer took the director to court where he won the rights and owns the copyrights to the helmets.
Freedom Of Information Act:
https://www.theguardian.com/media/2015/oct/30/freedom-of-information-act-chris-grayling-misuse-foi
People in a position of power e.g. police, courts, ambulance workers have the right to access your personal information to help you or to contain you.
A new product: must have a good brand behind it and have up to date, creative design.
HOW TO PROTECT YOUR IDEAS FROM BEING TAKEN BY OTHERS?
IP LAW:
-trademarks
used by business to protect brands
apply to name and logo or both
have to be renewed every 10 years
-copyright
automatically exists with maps, documents, websites, plans and photographs
lasts up to 70 years after your lifetime
if you hire someone to create something for you then they own the copyright unless they sign it over
-patents
invent a product or process
last up to 20 years and it can be very complicated and expensive to register
beneficial with professional advice
-design rights
buying protects based on their appearance clothes, jewellery, furniture
not expensive cover the UK and abroad
if you don't register you have unregistered design rights
The Data Protection Act: (DPA) within UK law
Customer data is the lifeblood of every business on the planet
Stored fairly and securely
8 principles:
- Collected from employees and companies
- Requires the data subjects consent
- Should only ever be kept for the reason it was collected
- Should be kept accurate and up to date
-Should only be kept for as long as it is needed
-Available to subject (so it can't be changed/manipulated)
-Processed securely
-Within the UK
Copyright, designs and Patents act 1988:
You can re-create existing media and manipulate it to however you want
Copy right only originally applied to newspaper firms and the film industry nowadays, it is all available online however just because its available doesn't mean its legal or free to take. As well as being ethically incorrect.
Libel:
Katie Hopkins tweeted about Jack Monroe saying that she ‘ruined’ a memorial for those who have fought for this country, and then asked if her grandma has any spare medals. (made it personal)
Monroe felt as if Katie Hopkins ruined her reputation and therefore sued her. After 21 months of court cases and lawyers, Monroe won the case and Hopkins had to pay £107,000 in the period of 28 days just to her solicitors and £24,000 just to Jack Monroe.
Slander:
http://www.sltrib.com/news/2017/08/09/owners-of-a-subway-shop-in-utah-sue-for-defamation-in-what-police-once-said-was-a-soda-drugging-case/
The owners of a Layton Subway shop are suing the city for defamation after their employee was wrongly accused of drugging a police officer’s lemonade last year.Franchise owners Dallas Buttars and Kristin Myers say in the lawsuit filed Tuesday in U.S. District Court that sales dropped off precipitously after police publicised the Aug. 8, 2016, drink-spiking assertion. They also say several employees of the the shop quit after being questioned by police.
Human Rights Act 2014:
Values of society that keep people; fair, just and equal.
Used to protect; elderly, children, people in care, mentally ill people, victims of abuse and even prisoners, teachers.
Protected by the law, if rights are attacked we can do something about it.
Dictatorship = power human rights ceased to exist.
After WW2 - Europe decided it was never to happen again.
(European Convention On Human Rights) after WW2
basic human rights... right not rulers at the heart of society
-right to life
-right to security, liberty
-right to free speech, freedom of expression
1998 Human Rights Act
Hospitals must treat everyone with compassion
journalists are under no obligation to reveal sources
soldiers must be given proper equipment
if proven innocent, police cant keep DNA
have to treated fairly everywhere, they are part of British heritage
Some of your notes at the beginning of this post are lacking some detail.
ReplyDeleteFor revision, please write a paragraph explaining why it is important to follow the appropriate laws when creating a media product.