Emily Granger - Digital Media

Media video script - Key Legal and Regulatory Considerations Hi, so I’m gonna talk to you about some stuff… about Key Legal and Regulatory Considerations… Okay, so number 1. The freedom of information act. The public has the right to access information that is held by public sector organisations. During the research of any media product, such as in the news industry, access to this date can be requested from a variety of sources including public sector organisations using the Freedom of Information Act. Number 2. The intellectual property act. If you have worked to produce a piece of work such as an image, script, article or graphic then it is your intellectual property. If someone wants to use it… they can’t. If you produce the work while working for and organisation, you do not own the intellectual property, the organisation does.  3. GDPR. If you collect data about individuals during the creation of a media products then the Data Protection Act must be adhered...

In 2014, the Intellectual Property Office (IPO) changed copyright laws to allow parody of material, as long as it does not compete with the original text. The following questions are now asked in cases of copyright: Did the piece of media have copyright attached? Was the copyright holder contacted? If not, did you know how to contact the copyright holder? REVISION TASK: 1. What arguments does Wired use to give its opinions on copyright laws? - Wired said that nearly all of the covers were created by fans out of love and without negatively effecting the market value of the original. They also stated that they think that it is the most popular form of creativity being criminalised.  2. Do you think UGC artists covering songs should be subjected to copyright law? - I don't believe that UGC artists covering songs should be subjected to copyright law, as this is the way that many big artists have started their careers, and by subjecting ...