Unit 14 LO2 PowerPoint

3. For MIC, it is important that we oblige to health and safety
protocols which reduce the affect in an hazard event. In the
event of a fire, in the office we would need to have a fully
functioning fire exit which is considered to be the fastest
route out of the building. In addition, we need to make sure
that desks and chairs have no flaws which could lead to any
hazards if an employee were to be using them. Furthermore,
it is necessary that we perform monthly fire exercises to
make sure that each employee knows exactly what to do in
the occurrence of one.

4. Watermarking an image, is another form of copyrighting. This allows creators protect their creation so that others are unable
to falsely claim their rights to the creation of the image. IP – Intellectual Property Rights allows owners and their trademarks
to be profited from their own work and time. Watermarks need to be of specific nature on the image so it is unable to be
changed by compression and other changes to the image. Watermarking an image is all about making a clear message to the
individual that it should not be copied or used without consent from the creator.
For any creator, without copyrighting their work, may hinder their chances or being able to reproduce content that they enjoy
doing. Each media platform has their own form of copyright laws and regulation, however for some sufficient creators are
unable to stand out above the rest. Using watermarking on their content guarantees safety but also potentially grants
accreditation from individuals. There is no actual number on the pricing of the removal of the watermark from an image and
mainly relies on the creators choice. For the watermark to be removed in the image below, the creator has not put a price on it
and can find the original image on his blog page. One most common way to pay to remove a watermark from the image would
find creative commons licensing on the publishers page where you pay a set or optional fee to use the image the creator has
published.
The Data Protection Act controls how your personal information is used by organizations, businesses or the government.
Everyone responsible for using data has to follow strict rules called ‘data protection principles’. They must make sure the
information is: used fairly and lawfully, accurate, kept safe and secure. This ensures that information within the business is
maintained and compromised by others. Everyone in the business has to comply to these rules otherwise they could receive
costly fines.
Ethical Issues: When a magazine or any media product is being produced, the publisher will have to look at the
consequences after its release. Whether or not they have targeted certain religions or cultures that are deemed to be
vulnerable. This could be of ethnic groups, age, gender and sexual orientation then forth. If magazines do not take potential
offences to the consumers it could possibly impact the brands reputation.
http://zerogravity.me.uk/urban/#1

5. The Independent Press Standards Organisation (IPSO) who are an
independent regulator who set out rules and regulations that Media
companies have to oblige to. They hold specifically newspapers and
magazines to ‘account for their actions and protect individual rights, uphold
high standards of journalism and help to maintain freedom of expression for
the press’. Specifically using the set out Editors code which is a copy of 16
rules that need to be followed in order for the magazine to be able to be
released publically. If an Media company have not followed the allocated
rules which are vastly accredited by others, will possibly result in
prosecutions under Public acts and laws. The rules that IPSO set out are
guidelines that my magazines would need to oblige to. If I do not, then my
magazine is unable to be published to the public.
Examples of topics in the Editors Code of Practice:
• Accuracy
• Privacy
• Discrimination
The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) are another independent
regulator specifically targeting Advertising across all media. Their purpose is
to make sure that advertising in the media industry are not false but instead
‘good’ for the audiences. In Addition, As well as acting on complaints, carry
out many other regulatory activities to make sure advertising stays within the
rules. For example, the ASA actively checks ads in all media and regularly
conducts surveys of advertisements to make sure advertising is appropriate.
https://www.ipso.co.uk/editors-code-of-practice/ https://www.asa.org.uk/About-ASA.aspx

6. When I am producing the MIC magazine, I have to adhere to the
IPSO Editors Code of Practice. If they don’t then the magazine is
unable to be publically released. One topic being accuracy. This
meaning that information in the magazine cannot be made up or
misleading. For example, including an article on a medical treatment
that is said to treat and cure a disease.
Daily Express being the main perpetrator to misleading headlines on
front covers of their newspapers. “Air pollution now leading cause of
lung cancer,” The article, however, said no such thing. Instead, it
reported that pollution was a leading “environmental” cause, like
smoking, are still the main culprits.
Accuracy being 1 of 16 codes of practice that IPSO set out to
protect audiences/readers and ultimately the magazine publishers.
For the MIC Magazine I am more prone to misleading people in
advertising about albums that are said to be releasing and reviews
based upon it. If the reviews are very different to what the population
believe the quality of the album is, then can be pointed at that as I
would be therefore falsely advertising the album. And even if this is
false, readers are able to complain.
http://www.newyorker.com/science/maria-konnikova/headlines-change-way-think

7. The copyright law 1988 has been set up to
protect creators of any creative works.
Material not protected by copyright is
available for use by anyone without the
author's consent. A copyright holder can
prevent others from copying, performing or
otherwise using the work without his or her
permissions and people eligible to comply
for illegal prosecutions if caught.
The 1998 Law have now meant now any
original content that is created but the
creator is deemed to be copyrighted if
someone else was to use it without consent.
This benefitting music artists and media
companies as then other people are not able
to plagiarize and claim righteous money
from them.
https://www.copyrightservice.co.uk/copyright/uk_law_summary

8. In LO2, I was able to identify and assess the regulations
which MIC would need to follow in order for the magazine
to be published. In addition, resulting in a safe working
environment for staff of MIC.