The document discusses several legal and ethical issues related to publishing a magazine, including copyright, defamation, privacy, morality, and intellectual property. To protect its content, the magazine will register for copyright and require permissions to use logos. It will also need to fact-check information and avoid invading privacy to prevent defamation issues. Complaints will be handled according to the Editor's Code of Press Complaints Commission to resolve issues ethically.

1. Legal and Ethical Issues

2. Legal and Ethical Issues
Copyright: A legal right to allow the original the author or artist the right to publish, create, perform or print a certain piece
of work. Protecting the work from anyone else copying or duplicating it.
Defamation: The action of ruining the good reputation of someone.
Privacy: The act of being free from the public.
One of the most important legal issues that I need to think about before publishing my magazine is Copyright. This will help
me to protect my content from people trying to copy it and use it for other purposes. I will make my Copyright procedures
clear by adding the Copyright to my content.
Another issue that my magazine could come across is defamation, privacy, and publicity issues. This is because when
publishing the interviews and gossip pages, the magazine needs to make sure that they do not break any privacy rules of
the subjects life. As well as the magazine has to make sure that they publish information that is true to the word and no
false accusations to gain more money. To avoid defamation issues my magazine needs a publishing contract that makes sure
that the editors take these issues seriously. As well as, privacy issues is a hard thing to avoid when publishing a magazine
but the editors has to make sure not to publish any content of an embarrassing nature to the subject. An example of where
my magazine come could across this in my draft double page spread is the editor needs to make sure that they write exactly
what the subject said and nothing different.
An ethical issue that my magazine could face is the breach of morality. This means that the editors could include
information on a particular story that breaks the audience morals. To make sure that this doesn’t happen often if not at all
the editors will need to use their common sense to make sure the story is suitable to publish. As well as, if a story did
happen to upset a member of the public then the magazine would have details within the magazine for the public to
contact and complain to the magazine.
When advertising within the magazine, the advertisers or magazine must have the permission of everyone within the
advertisement involved to publish the advert. This could be the product or service label, a celebrity etc.
Finally to make sure my magazine does not break any copyright laws, my magazine will ask permission from the social
network sites that will be on the front page to use the logos. I will do this by contacting them and asking them for the
permission by explaining what the use would be.

3. Legal and Ethical Issues
Intellectual Property
To protect the content of my magazine I will need to use a few different types of intellectual property to make sure that no
one copies my work. I will use Trade marks protection to make sure that my logo/ mast head, strapline etc. are protected
from anyone trying to copy them.
On the written content and photos in my magazine I will use Copyright to make sure that no one tries to copy the work or
claim it as theirs.
To use the logos of the social networks on the front cover of my magazine then I will need to buy intellectual property from
the businesses. By looking at the guidelines of using the logos for the different social networking sites, they allow
businesses to use the logo as long as they do not modify the logo in any way. Whilst also making sure to use it in the right
context, as I believe that my magazine is using the logo in the appropriate manner and not modifying the logo in any way I
believe that my magazine will have the permission to use the logos on the front page.
The Intellectual Property rights will be passed from the ‘inventor’ to the publisher, this is because there will be a contract to
make sure that all the content is protected and all the rights go to the publisher. The publisher will buy all the rights for all
the content this makes it easier to apply for the rights all together.
For the copyright of the content I would need to make sure to add the copyright logo to the
page so that it is clear that its copyrighted. As well as on the bottom of the contents page I will
put a disclaimer that all the content is copyrighted so that the readers are fully aware that the
content is protected.
(Sources: https://www.gov.uk/intellectual-property-an-overview/overview
http://angiemakes.com/improper-use-social-media-icons/
http://www.dehns.com/cms/document/Ownership_of_Intellectual_Property_Rights.pdf )

4. By looking at the editors code of press complaints commission I understand the standards that my magazine need
to reach to be fair and not break any rules of publishing.
The benchmark within the editors code is to never upset the public by publishing appropriate content. It is also to
publish fair and suitable content with in the magazine.

5. Case study of breaching The Editors Code
Mail on Sunday breached Clause 3 (Privacy) of the Editors' Code in 2009
In 2009 Mail on Sunday reported that Daniel Craig had bought a new apartment in North London. In the
report they explained the district in London where the property was, they also included the name of the
nearest park and finally included a photo of the house that the apartment was located. The actor then
complained as he was harassed by fans as they found where he lived and visited his property often.
The Commission makes it clear that newspapers should not identify the homes and locations of people
who may be exposed to security issues. After this report was published the Commission concluded that
the article included too much detail of identifying the property without any justification, resulting in a
breach of the Code. Once this was concluded the newspaper had to remove the online article as well as
apologise to Daniel Criag. The Mail on Sunday also were asked to meet the £25,000 security costs that
were necessary after the report was seen by the public. These costs were mainly to protect his partner and
child.
After this breach the newspaper was warned to not publish any other hints to celebrities properties
locations to make sure that they never caused any security issues with anyone else.
(Sources: http://www.pcc.org.uk/review09/2009_statistics/case_studies.php
http://www.theguardian.com/media/2009/feb/27/mail-on-sunday-daniel-craig)

6. Filing a complaint
Filing a complaint
For the public to be able to file a valid complaint with the press complaints commission they need to reach the code
of practise whilst filing it. The process of filing a complaint is to send a email or letter. To highlight their point even
further the press complaints commission requests a valid article of the media that is being complained about, if
there is such a thing. Then they need to make sure to add the name of the publication and the date too, this helps
the press complaints commission to be able to find the article themselves and study it. Then the person
complaining would also need to give a brief summary of what is wrong with the article and how they believe that
the article e has breached the Code of Practise.
Procedure of checking a complaint
Once the complaint has been filed it is then the job of the press complaints commission to look within the
complaints and article to see if the complaint is valid.
This starts when the complaint is assessed, they do this by checking if it raises a breach against the Editors Code of
Practise. If they feel that the article doesn’t then they will explain to certain person who filed the complaint why it
doesn’t. If it does then the complaint is carried on further and sent to investigation.
Within the investigation process press complaints commission will write to the editor and send a copy of the
complaint with a copy of the article that the complaint is about. The editor then needs to respond to the complaint
and a copy is sent to the member of the public. If it still seems that it has breached against the code then the press
complaints commission will carry on till it is satisfactory for the member of the public.
If the case is extremely serious then the editor will need to write a letter of apology in the paper. Or the content can
be deleted (if on the internet).
If the editor breached the code then the complaint is upheld and this can cause a negative impact on the editor.
(Source: http://www.pcc.org.uk/complaints/makingacomplaint.html)
My magazine
To make sure that there this does not occur within my magazine then I would make sure to not add anything that
the subject within my interview has not said. I need to make sure that all the content that is claimed to have been
said by the subject is 100% true to them. This helps me to not have an issue involving defamation within my
magazine.

7. Filing a complaint form
This is the form for filing a complaint to the PCC on the form the complainer needs to fill in what they are complaining
about, if they’ve been in contact with the publisher, as well as the name and date of the publication. At the bottom of the
form they also have the option to add an image if needed. After filling this form section of the form in there is another
section to the form. This is where the person filing the complaint needs to choose which part of The Editors Code they
believe that the publisher has breached. The next step in the filing a complaints form is to give your details to the
Commission so they can contact you when they are dealing with your complaint if this is needed. The last part of the form is
a opportunity to review the complaint that you have made to make sure it is as accurate as possible.
(Source: https://www.ipso.co.uk/oxbxApps/app/complaint1.html)

8. Copyright within Q magazine
Audit Bureau of Circulation claim
In the front of the magazine there is a small message in tiny writing in the editors letters part. It says:
‘Member of Audit Bureau of Circulation. Nothing in the magazine may be reproduced in whole or part without the
written permission of the publishers. We cannot accept responsibility for unsolicited manuscripts and photographs
or for material lost or damaged in the post.’
This helps them to protect the content of their magazine by making sure that no one can steal it and copy it for their
own use. It also helps them to make sure that the content of the magazine reaches the correct standard within the
media industry.
About Audit Bureau of Circulation
ABC delivers the certification that the data and content within the magazine meets the industry standards . It also
verifies all the data within the magazine to make sure that it is correct and valid within the content used. It also
makes sure to protect the reputation of any advertisers used within the magazine. ABC also measures the
circulation of the magazine, checking all sales figures of the magazine.
My magazine
To protect the content with my magazine I am going become a member of the Audit Bureau of Circulation, this will
ensure that my content is protected whilst also making sure that it is valid and reaches the industry standards.