The document discusses various legal and ethical considerations in media work, including copyright, censorship, unlawful practices like piracy, libel, defamation, privacy, equality, data protection, and codes of professional conduct. It addresses related concepts, impacts, and prevention strategies for different issues.

1. L E A R N I N G A I M A :
U N D E R S T A N D P R O F E S S I O N A L W O R K I N G
P R A C T I C E S I N M E D I A
Legal & Ethical Considerations

2. ?
Legal Considerations

3. A L L O W S C O P Y R I G H T H O L D E R S T H E R I G H T
T O C O N T R O L T H E W A Y S I N W H I C H T H E I R
M A T E R I A L C A N B E U S E D .
Copyright

4. Copyright
 Permissions and clearances
 Releases
 Public domain
 Royalties
 Performing Right Society (PRS)
 Mechanical Copyright Protection Service (MCPS)

5. Copyright-Free Material
 Fair dealing or fair use:
 Internet Service Providers informing customers
when their internet connection has been used to
infringe copyright
 Changing attitudes to copyright:
 Sharing & acknowledgements
 Using & building on creative works of others
 Creative Commons
 Flexibility
 Universal Access
 Innovation and Participation

6. Benefits & Drawbacks
 Protection for copyright
holders
 Income from creative
talent
 Profit for future
investment
 Limit to creativity
 Complex rules
 Regularly ignored
 Outdated

7. S E L F - C E N S O R S H I P
E X T E R N A L C E N S O R S H I P
Censorship

8. W A T E R S H E D S
C L A S S I F I C A T I O N S
W A R N I N G S
Self-Censorship /
Institutional Censorship

9. P R O T E C T I O N A G A I N S T F R E E D O M O F
E X P R E S S I O N
R E A S O N S F O R A N D A G A I N S T
External-Censorship

10. U N L A W F U L P R A C T I C E
Professional Codes of Practice

11. C H O O S E A M E D I A S E C T O R
M E T H O D O F U N L A W F U L P R A C T I C E
I M P A C T O N T H E I N D U S T R Y ?
P R E V E N T I O N ?
Activity

12. Unlawful Practice
Music Sharing / Streaming files / Piracy
 Impact on the Industry:
 Loss of revenue, illegal alternatives, innovation
 Prevention:
 Industry response, legal alternatives, awareness
campaigns, anti-piracy technologies

13. E M P L O Y E R R E S P O N S I B I L I T Y ,
R I S K A S S E S S M E N T ,
C O N T R O L M E A S U R E S ,
I N C R E A S E D P R O D U C T I V I T Y F R O M A H A P P Y
A N D H E A L T H Y W O R K F O R C E ,
R E D U C E D S T R E S S .
Health & Safety Laws

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Libel

15. C O M M E N T S T H A T A R E R E C O R D E D
( P U B L I S H E D O R B R O A D C A S T ) T H A T A R E
D A M A G I N G T O A P E R S O N ’ S R E P U T A T I O N
A N D U N T R U E .
Libel

16. D A M A G I N G
F A I R C O M M E N T
P U B L I C I N T E R E S T
Libel

17. ?
Defamation / Slander

18. C O M M E N T S T H A T A R E D A M A G I N G T O A
P E R S O N ’ S R E P U T A T I O N A N D U N T R U E .
D A M A G I N G
F A I R C O M M E N T
P U B L I C I N T E R E S T
Defamation / Slander

19. G I V E O N E R E A S O N T H E N E W S P A P E R M I G H T
B E A B L E T O D E F E N D A G A I N S T S L A N D E R
Activity

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Privacy

21. P U B L I C I N T E R E S T
R I G H T T O P R I V A T E L I F E
P R I V A C Y R I G H T S O F F A M I L Y M E M B E R S
S U P E R I N J U N C T I O N S
Privacy

22. ?
Equality

23. P R O T E C T E D C H A R A C T E R I S T I C S
D I S C R I M I N A T I O N
E M P L O Y E E R I G H T S
P O S I T I V E D I S C R I M I N A T I O N
E N F O R C E M E N T
Equality

24. C H I L D R E N
A N I M A L S
U N S O C I A B L E H O U R S
Employee rights

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Data Protection

26. S E N S I T I V E H A N D L I N G O F P R I V A T E D A T A
D A T A P R O T E C T I O N P R I N C I P L E S
F A I R P R O C E S S I N G
P R I V A C Y N O T I C E S
R I G H T S O F I N D I V I D U A L S
Data Protection

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Ethical Considerations

28. B A D L A N G U A G E
B A L A N C E A N D B I A S
O F F E N S I V E M A T E R I A L
M O R A L R E A S O N I N G
D I V E R S I T Y
Ethical Considerations

29. E S T A B L I S H I N G A N D M A I N T A I N I N G
S T A N D A R D S
P R O F E S S I O N A L I S M
P E R S O N A L A N D P R O F E S S I O N A L V A L U E S
S E L F - R E G U L A T I O N
P E N A L T I E S & C O N S E Q U E N C E S
Codes of Practice

30. E V A L U A T E I F S T R I C T E R R E G U L A T I O N S O F
M U S I C V I D E O S A R E R E Q U I R E D
Activity