Legislation Flashcards
Name 4 areas of legislation
Copywrite and trademarks
Data protection
Privacy
Certification
What does copyright mean?
It means that whoever wrote or made something owns the rights to it.
Eg You can’t just take an image from somewhere and use it in your own products.
If you want to use a resource from the internet, how do you do this?
You contact the owner.
Ask for permission to use it
Offer to pay to be allowed to use it
What is a Creative Commons licence?
A Creative Commons licence allows you to use someone’s work for free.
There are several types of Creative Commons licences.
Name and describe 2 types of Creative Commons licences.
CC BY: You can use the material for free but need to quote the source.
CC BY NC: You can use the material for non commercial purposes (ie you mustn’t profit from it) and you must still quote the source.
What are the key points of trademark legislation?
Anything that is published has copyright protection automatically.
You can ask for permission to use it.
Copyright lapses after a number of years eg Alice in Wonderland images.It is then available to use freely.
What are the key points of trademark legislation?
Trademarks have to be registered.
If they are registered, then you are not allowed to use the. Eg there can only be one Harrodsburg. No-one else is allowed to use this name.
You shouldn’t include trademarks in your products unless previously agreed
When was the Trademark act?
Trademarks act 1994
What are the key points of data protection?
The data protection act 1998
Data has to be collected for a specific purpose
It can only be held for a reasonable time
Data has to be accurate
People are entitled to see the data that you hold on them
Describe how films are classified
According to age... U -suitable for everyone PG -parent/guardian to decide if it is suitable 12 15 18
Describe how games are classified
PEGI ratings are: 3 7 12 16 18
