revision of legal issues

Freedom of information act 2000:
-Public has the right to access/ ask for information
-Public sector organisations:
       1.NHS
       2.Goverment
       3.Police
       4.MOD
-How it affects pre production:
     -A media product that include/ are about public service organisations can get information about that organisation.
-problems: people can use it to hurt others
-concequences for not adhearing to this law:
        -ICO would give a 30 day decion notice if the problem is not fixed a fine or proceqution can be given.

Copyright Designs, Patents act 1988
-being reconised/owning work you have created
       1.logo
       2.song/music
       3.Film
       4.images/posters
       5.newspaper/ book
-patents : anything you've invented
-if you want yo use somebody elses interlectual propertiy you have to get permission
-There's a time period at which you have legal ownership of what you have made
-the company has ownership over a product no matter if you invented it:
      1.they probably funded it
      2.Is in their name(you have a contract)
Permissions:
1.Email
2.Letter  - More Professional
3.Phone
4.social media

Data protection act
-Making sure we are protecting sensitive data e.g for a client, audience
     1.Passwords
     2. Account details - E commerce
     3.Medical records
     4.contact information
-Can be broken if poliece need information after a murder to identify
-can be protected by encription
- cannot be shared with 3rd party organisations unless we've concented it
Concequences for breaking it:
-Sued
-Fined
-Prosecuted
-hat to think about in pre - production:
     -Don't give away sensitive information in your media product
Libel
-it is a written statemen which can
     1.ruin someones reputation
     2False information
-Defamation
1. Newspapper
2.Website
3.A Book
Slander
-A spoken statement.
-Defamation, hurtfull or offensive language
-Still slander or Libel if its true
1.TV news report
2.Video on social media
3.Radio