Unit 8: Legal and ethical considerations!

Add an entry to your Unit 8 blog. It must cover the four sections outlined below.

Where possible, embed videos that explain your famous example cases.

1 – Copyright

·       Definition-

 The exclusive and assignable legal right, given to the originator for a fixed number of years, to print, publish, perform, film, or record literary, artistic, or musical material.

·       Who is the PRS?

PRS for Music is a society of songwriters, composers and music publishers. We license the use of our members' musical compositions and lyrics when they are played in public, broadcast on radio or TV, used on the internet or copied onto physical products such as CDs or DVDs

·       Who is the MCPS?

The Mechanical-Copyright Protection Society (MCPS), established in 1924, is a not-for-profit organization that currently represents over 17,000 composers, songwriters and music publishers. The essential function of MCPS is to collect and distribute royalties.

·       Advantages and disadvantages

It protects the rights of producers and their ability to earn money from their products.

Limits free speech and creative.

·       Provide a famous example case – what happened? Cliff Richard copyright expiry, Napster, Pirate Bay

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/mediatechnologyandtelecoms/media/8758116/Cliff-Richard-wins-fight-to-have-music-copyright-extended.html

2 -Data Protections

·       Definition

Legal control over access, use of data stored in computers.

·       Why does it matter?

So that people who have information and data stored about themselves can keep it protected legally.

·       Infringement issues

Information Commissioners also have the power to serve a monetary penalty notice on a data controller.

·       Who regulates this?

The government in the UK regulates data protection

·       Provide a famous example case – what happened? Edward Snowden whistleblower, Julian Assange Wikileaks, FBI vs Apple

http://www.cnbc.com/2016/03/29/apple-vs-fbi-all-you-need-to-know.html

Group 3 – Health and safety

·       Define

Regulations and procedures intended to prevent accident or injury in workplaces or public environments.

·       Why is it important?

Health and Safety is important because it protects the well being of employers, visitors and customers. Looking after Health and Safety makes good business sense. Workplaces, which neglect health and safety risk prosecution, may lose staff, and may increase costs and reduce profitability.

·       Advantages and disadvantages

Advantages – People remain safe and no one will get hurt.

Disadvantages – People can go against some health and safety rules, which of course can lead to errors and casualties.

·       Provide a famous example case – what happened? Alton Towers Smiler, Hillsborough disaster

https://www.theguardian.com/travel/2016/sep/26/alton-towers-smiler-crash-was-like-car-crashing-at-90mph

Group 4 – Libel, defamation, privacy and equality

·       Define each term separately

Libel- A published false statement that is damaging to a person's reputation; a written defamation.

Defamation - the action of damaging the good reputation of someone

Privacy - a state in which one is not observed or disturbed by other people.

Equality- he state of being equal, especially in status, rights, or opportunities.

·       Who regulates this?

·       Provide a famous example case – what happened? News of the World Phone hacking scandal

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-24894403