legal and ethical issues

Question 1

freedom of information act - LEGAL

Answer 1

the public has the right to access any information that is held in by public organisations

Question 2

intellectual property act - LEGAL

Answer 2

if you have a produced a product [ SCRIPT ] then it is your intellect property [ you own it ] and someone will need to ask you permission to use it.

Question 3

data protection act - LEGAL

Answer 3

if you collect data about people in your media product, data protection means you have to keep the information safe, secure and up to date.

Question 4

copyright - LEGAL

Answer 4

if you have created a sound or music then you have the rights to control how it is used by other people

Question 5

libel

Answer 5

if a media product contains untrue written information about someone or something that damages a reputation = leads to a lawsuit

Question 6

slander

Answer 6

spoken comments rather than written. Cannot make a false statement.