IP law protects your ideas from other people trying to exploit them.
if you create a media project other people have to get your permission to use it
Trade Mark
Trade Mark
Design Rights
Copyright
Patents
Trade Mark
Trade marks are used to protect their brands
Register a trade mark in the uk, Europe and Asia
Can apply it to a logo or name.
can be a valuable asset to the business as only need renewing every 10 years.
Copyright
Copy right comes for websites, photos, maps and documents.
Important to record when and how you got the copyright.
Can last up to 70 years after your lifetime.
Design rights
About the way your product looks like.
Aren't expensive and cover you abroad.
the minute you produce it you can still be covered.
Patents
If you invent a new product you should get a patent.
Last for up to 20 years.
Can be very complicated and expensive.
May open good investment for your business.
Legal Issues/law
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Explanation of the law
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Application to media
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Examples
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Intellectual property
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The rights people have to their own creation.
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It
allows you to stop other people from using your project you created.
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Star
Wars storm trooper copyright issue
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Libel
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you could face a lawsuit if the media product is produced
containing information about someone which is untrue or damaging to their
reputation. this can be in written form; imagery use or radio broadcast.
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If
someone damages your reputation or public appearance using the media without
having concrete evidence, you can sue them.
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Data Protection Act
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If you collect data about individuals during the creation of a
media product the DPA must be adhered to or you could face a law suit.
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A
business using your data when they need it and not sharing your data to other
companies.
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Facebook
was sharing their user’s personal information to other companies.
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Copyright, Design and Patents Act 1988
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If you have created a piece of music, recording or images then
you have control of when other people can use it.
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It
allows you to control what people can use of your property.
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Star Wars Copyright Issue
If Lucas film could convince the courts the 3D works were sculptures, they would be protected by copyright for the life of the author plus 70 years.
If not, the copyright protection would be reduced to 15 years from the date they were marketed, meaning it would have expired and Mr Ainsworth would be free to sell them.
Libel- you could face a lawsuit if the media product is produced containing information about someone which is untrue or damaging to their reputation. this can be in written form, imagery use or radio broadcast.
Data Protection Act
If you collect data about individuals during the creation of a media product the the DPA must be adhered to or you could face a law suit.
The uk law
The DPA has 8 principles
Every company in the uk has to adhere to it.
1- Need permission
2- Customers consent
3-Accurate and up to date
4- Only for as long as it is needed for.
5- the data needs to be available to the customer.
6-Must be processed securely in the UK.
Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988
if you have created a piece of music, recording or images then you have control of when other people can use it.
Slander- carries same legal implications as libel and involves making a false statement in the spoken word.
Human Rights Act 2014
The values that keep society fair, just and equal.
They protect everyone.
European Convention on Human Rights.(post ww2)
Puts rights and freedoms at the heart of society
Make hun Rights apart of Uk law
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