The document discusses several legal and contractual aspects of working in the media industry, including employment legislation, health and safety laws, intellectual property, copyright, codes of practice, and representations and ethics. Specifically, it notes that employment legislation protects employees, that exclusivity and confidentiality contracts govern work, and that codes of practice establish workplace guidelines regarding appropriate representation of a company.

2. In the media industry, there are many laws made
up of contracts, ethics and legal rights.
In the following slides, I will explain contracts,
ethics and legal rights in detail.

3. Legal & Contractual

4. • Employment Legislation
• Health & Safety
When • Equal Opportunities
considering the • Employer’s Liability
legal & • Employee Rights
contractual side • Belonging To a Trade Union
of the media • Intellectual Property
industry, you • Copyright
have to • Trademarks
• Confidentiality
considering the • Exclusivity
following things: • Laws & Legislation

5. Employment Legislation
Employment legislation are all of the laws
which keep all of the employees safe,
comfortable and out of danger. These laws
are also made to avoid employees being
discriminated and bullied by issues such as
racism, sexism, homophobia and age
discrimination

7. • The Employment Rights Act
• The Sex Discrimination Act, 1975
• The Equal Pay Act of 1970
• The Race Relations Act, 1976
• The Disability Discrimination Act, 1995
• The National Minimum Wage Act, 1998
• The Working Time Directive, 1999
• The Employment Reactions Act, 1999

8. Contracts

9. There are two types of contracts in
the media industry, those are:
Exclusivity Confidentiality

10. Exclusivity
An exclusivity contract is a contract
which allows you to work and deal
with just the company you are working
for and no other company until your
contract ends.

11. Confidentiality
Confidentiality contracts are contracts in
which you sign to agree that you will not
discuss or reveal any details of the project
you’re working on to anyone who isn’t
working on the project due to the project
you’re working on being a secret.

12. IP & Copyright
An IP is a creation that is made in your mind (for example, it could be a
script, a story, etc.) which can be copyrighted by writing or recording it
somewhere and sending it to yourself. Copyright is your right to
something that you have made. Although it’s originally yours, you can
sell your copyright for something such as a script or a film to production
companies who will then have the rights to change your ideas however
they like.

13. Codes of Practice
Codes of Practice are rules that are set by the company you are
working for which say how you can act in your workplace. These
rules are set to make sure that every worker is behaving
appropriately and making the company have a good reputation.

14. Representations & Ethics
The codes of practice help out towards the
representation of the company you’re working for
because whilst people are following the codes of
practice they are being ethical and avoiding
racism, homophobia, sexism, etc. Companies do
this by creating guidelines.