The document discusses several UK acts related to media, ethics, and law. The Race Relations Act of 1976 prevents discrimination in employment, goods/services, education, and public functions based on race. The Human Rights Act of 1998 provides individuals with fundamental rights like privacy, family, property ownership, free speech, fair trials, religion, and healthcare. The Licensing Act of 2003 requires premises selling alcohol or providing entertainment to obtain a license. Privacy laws regulate the collection and use of personal information to respect individuals' privacy. Copyright and intellectual property laws protect creators' exclusive rights over their creative works. Libel laws balance freedom of speech with protecting individuals' reputations. The Obscene Publications Act governs what can be shown on TV, aiming

1. LEGAL AND ETHICAL
Louise Maher

2. RACE RELATIONS ACT 1976
The race relations act 1976 was established by the parliament in order to
prevent discrimination in terms of race, including colour, nationality, ethnicity
and national origin in the fields of employment, the provision of goods and
services, education and public functions. In terms of the media industry, when
producing a new media product such as a TV show and hiring cast and crew,
the Race Regulations act prevents you from discriminating against someone
by not hiring them due to their race. Also this act prevents media producers
from ethical issues such as discriminating by portraying one particular race in
negative light that could cause offence.

3. HUMAN RIGHTS ACT 1998
This act provides individuals in the UK with access to a number of
fundamental rights and freedoms
Right to privacy, Right to live, exist, Right to have a family, To own property, Free Speech, Safety from violence,
Equality of both males and females; women's rights, Fair trial, To be innocent until proven guilty, To be a citizen of a
country, The right to express his or her sexual orientation, To vote, To seek asylum if a country treats you badly, To
think freely, To believe and practice the religion a person wants To peacefully protest (speak against) a government or
group, Health care (medical care), Education, To communicate through a language, Not be forced into marriage, The
right to love, The right to work
This means that a public authority would be braking the law if they acted in a
way which went against an individuals rights.

4. LICENSING ACT 2003
The Licensing Act 2003 was stablished by parliament in the UK and involve
providing premises which are used for the sale or supply of alcohol, to provide
regulated entertainment or late night refreshments with a license to do so.

5. PRIVACY LAW
The privacy law refers to dealing with the regulation of personal information about
individuals which can be collected by governments and other public as well as
private organizations and its storage and use. These laws guarantee to respect a
persons privacy and family life. A prime example of breaching privacy laws within the
media industry Is the Milly Dowler case in March 2002 which involved the News Of
The World allegedly hacking into the missing school girls phone and interfering with
the police’s investigation of the missing school girl.

6. COPYRIGHT & INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW
The copyright and intellectual property law, provides the creator of any creative work,
weather this be literature, music, films and so on, with exclusive rights These rights
ensure that if a piece of creative work is copyrighted and someone reproduces the
work without the owners permission, then the owners can take legal action, for
example if I worked within the film industry and was producing a new film but copied
the exact name and storyline of an existing film, which was protected by copyright,
without the owners permission, then I would be breaching the copyright and
intellectual property law.

7. LIBEL LAW
This law aim to balance the right of freedom of speech with the right to
protect a person from published statements which can damage the
reputation of a named or identifiable individual which can result to them
losing their profession or causes people to think worse of him/her or
expose them to hatred or ridicule. For example if I was journalist it would
be vital that I was aware and understood the libel law when writing an
article about a particular person.

8. OBSCENE PUBLICATIONS ACT
This act involve a series of laws, established by the British government and governs
what can be shown on TV in England and Wales with the aim of reforming the entire
structure of British broadcasting. If a producer was to publish material which is
obscene “Likely to deprave or corrupt” the audience then they would be breaching
the obscene publications act. This act doesn’t only refer to sexually explicit material
but also to violence and drug taking.