Ethical:
social issues and sensitivities, eg representation of gender, representation of religious beliefs, linguistic usages, accessibility; professional body codes of practice, eg BBC producers’ guidelines, Worldwide Web Consortium (W3C) accessibility standards
Legal:
People who work int he creatvie and media industrys have certain rules and regulations that they must obied by.
Broadcasting Act 1990 (and later amendments)
The Race Relations Act 1976 was established by the Parliament of the United Kingdom to prevent discrimination on the grounds of race. Items that are covered include discrimination on the grounds of race, colour, nationality, ethnic and national origin in the fields of employment, the provision of goods and services, education and public functions.
Human Rights Act 1998
Places have to be licensed to play certain music and films.
Privacy law
The Privacy Law is the tright to be left alone. It is considered in the context of an indivdual rights or expectatiopn of privacy. It is to ensure broadcasters avoid any infrigement of privacy in ptogrammes and connection with obtaining material including in programmes. Any infrigement of privacy must be warrented.
Broadcasting Act 1990 (and later amendments)
The Broadcasting Act has an aim which was to reform the entire structure of British Broadcasting. In particular, British Broadcasting had been described earlier by Margaret Thatcher as “the last bastion of restrictive practices”. It is a series of laws what relate to what is legal and illegal to broadcast on TV and radio in the UK.
Official Secrets Act 1989The official Secrets Act 1989 is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom (UK). This Act has replaced and repeals section 2 of the Official Secrets Act 1911. This has been said to have removed the public interest defence created by that section.
Obscene Publications Act 1959 (and later amendments)The Obscene Publications Act 1959 has significantly reformed the law related to obscene of the United Kingdom Parliament. As the Obscene Publications Act 1959 is an Act of the Parliament. Laws relating to onscene material being published on TV.
Films Act 1985The films Act 1985 repealed the Films Act 1960-1980, it abolished the National Film Finance Corporation, the Eady Levy and the British Film Fund Agency that collected it, and government advisory panel the Cinematograph Films Council. It also had the regrettable effect of ending the collection of an extensive data about British film exhibition set that was produced in connection with administering the levy and quota.
Video Recordings Act 1984The Video Recording Act 1984 was passed in 1984. This Act states that commercial video recordings offered for sale/hire within the UK must carry an authorised designated by the Home Office on the agreement of classification. Laws stating that all videos that are sold or avaible must be classified by the BBFC.
Race Relations Act 1976 (and later amendments)The Race Relations Act 1976 was established by the Parliament of the United Kingdom to prevent discrimination on the grounds of race. Items that are covered include discrimination on the grounds of race, colour, nationality, ethnic and national origin in the fields of employment, the provision of goods and services, education and public functions.
Human Rights Act 1998
The Human Rights Act 1998 aims to give further effect in UK law to the rights contained in the European Convention on Human Rights. In particular, the Act makes it unlawful for any public body to act in a way which is incompatible with the Convention, unless the wording of an Act of Parliament means they have no other choice. It is also rights that are believed to belong justifiably to every person.
Licensing Act 2003 (and later amendments)Places have to be licensed to play certain music and films.
Privacy law
The Privacy Law is the tright to be left alone. It is considered in the context of an indivdual rights or expectatiopn of privacy. It is to ensure broadcasters avoid any infrigement of privacy in ptogrammes and connection with obtaining material including in programmes. Any infrigement of privacy must be warrented.
For Example, someone who pass's on information about you to a newspaper without you knowing then that is a breach of privacy law.
Copyright and intellectual property law
Copyright producers written theatrical musical and artistc works as well as film, book layouts, sound recordings and broadcats. This is an automatic right, you dont have to apply for it.
For Example, if you produce a song and someone sends it off and plays it without giving you credit/money then they are breaching the copyright law.
Libel law
Laws stating that no slander or detomation shall be aimed at one particular individual or a group which may ruin the reputation.
Intellectual Property
IP reffers to creations of the mind: inventions, literally and artistic works, and symbols, names, images and designs used in commerce IP results from the expression of an idea. So IP might be a breand, an invention, a design, a song or another interlectual creation. IP can be owned, bought ot sold.
Copyright and intellectual property law
Copyright producers written theatrical musical and artistc works as well as film, book layouts, sound recordings and broadcats. This is an automatic right, you dont have to apply for it.
For Example, if you produce a song and someone sends it off and plays it without giving you credit/money then they are breaching the copyright law.
Libel law
Laws stating that no slander or detomation shall be aimed at one particular individual or a group which may ruin the reputation.
Intellectual Property
IP reffers to creations of the mind: inventions, literally and artistic works, and symbols, names, images and designs used in commerce IP results from the expression of an idea. So IP might be a breand, an invention, a design, a song or another interlectual creation. IP can be owned, bought ot sold.
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