Legal Acts

Whats the difference? 

Laws- Are written approved and enforced by a particular  government. If you break a law you could face police investigation, court appearance and fine.

Ethics- Rules on conducts, responsibility (not the law). If you break an ethical code you may be forced to act with ethical disapproval from your peers or professional body.

Privacy Law (human rights law)- Privacy law is a regulation that protects a persons right to be left alone. People are allowed to lead their lives without public scrutiny. ' The right to privacy'. 'The right to being left alone'- 'harassment and data protection'. Example-News of the world phone hacking scandal.
 Another example would be when the paparazzi where harassing princess Diana

Copyright and Intellectual property law- Intellectual property is something that is unique to you if it is physically created.i.e. an idea is not your intellectual property but the words you write are. Copyright is a type of intellectual law that protects your work. by knowing your rights and have the right type of protection you can stop people from stealing  or copying: 

• The names of your products or brands
• your inventions 
• the design or look of your products 
• things you write or produce

Examples- hangover 2 'tattoo'/ avatar and William Roger Dean.

Libel Law-To publish in print something which is not true or may harm that persons reputation and may bring hate or scorn towards them. It must be a statement which claims to be fact and is not clearly identified as an opinion.


safeguarding- An example of this would be when we wear our lanyards to college so then we know who is meant to be going to college who is not.


Official secrets acts- The official secrets act is a term used in hong king, india,

—Applies to all government employees including the armed forces and civil services

—Covers disclosure of information

—Legally binds them to maintain secrecy

—Failure to comply can have serious consequences and they vary depending on the nature of the secrets disclosed

Examples:

Former Labour spin doctor Damian McBride

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/former-labour-spin-doctor-damian-mcbride-defends-memoirs-i-didnt-break-any-laws-8835768.html

Examples:

Former Labour spin doctor Damian McBride

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/former-labour-spin-doctor-damian-mcbride-defends-memoirs-i-didnt-break-any-laws-8835768.html

Useful links for your assignment:

http://www.screenonline.org.uk/film/id/593568/