legal laws
Intellectual property: Intangible property that is the result of creativity, such as patents, copyright, etc
Star Wars Copyright: Prop designer who made the original stormtrooper helmets for star wars won his copyright battle with director George Lucas over his right to sell replicas. Lucasfilm sues for $20m in 2004, arguing Mr Ainsworth did not hold the intellectual property rights and had no right to sell them - a point upheld by a US court. (Implied contract about him copyrighting the helmets).
Freedom of information act: The Freedom of Information act (2000) provides public access to information help by public authorities. It does this in two ways: public authorities are obliged to publish certain information about their activities; and members of the public are entitled to request information from public authorities. According to Conservative MP Chris Grayling, journalists "misuse" the Freedom of Information Act to create stories.
Data protection act: The Data Protection Act (1988) is a United kingdom Act of parliament designed to protect personal data stored on computers or in an organised paper filing system, it follows the EU Data Protection Directive (1995) protection processing and movement of data.
Copyrights, designs and patents act 1988: Copyright gives the creators of some type of media rights to control how they're used and distributed. ,music, books, video and software can all be covered by copyright law. It was designed to protect all types of intellectual property (IP) and ensure that the authors or creators of a piece of work receive both credit and compensation. Designs are the appearance or construction of a device. An ipod for example has a distinctive design that has not been widely imitated. A patent is the granting of exclusive rights to an individual or company to a particular design or process for a specified time in exchange for the public disclosure of the design.
Libel: A published false statement that is damaging to a person's reputation; a written defamation, for example the Katie Hopkins v Jack Monroe case where Katie wrote on twitter something that was damaging to Jack Monroes reputation
Slander: The action or crime of making a false spoken statement damaging to a person's reputations, for example when blood was found in the tub at the Intercontinental Hotel in London, a housekeeper claimed Lady Gaga bathed in blood as a part of a Satanic Ritual.
Human rights act 2014: Protect children, adults, people with mental health issues, people in prison, soldiers. After world war two the eu put together a european convention on human rights that protected all humans, for example the right to life, the right to liberty and security, to free speech.
In 1998 the human rights act with allowed the rights act into the uk, meaning hospitals and school much respect our rights and if not they can take them to court, for example journalist must keep their sources anonymous if they request to be.
Star Wars Copyright: Prop designer who made the original stormtrooper helmets for star wars won his copyright battle with director George Lucas over his right to sell replicas. Lucasfilm sues for $20m in 2004, arguing Mr Ainsworth did not hold the intellectual property rights and had no right to sell them - a point upheld by a US court. (Implied contract about him copyrighting the helmets).
Freedom of information act: The Freedom of Information act (2000) provides public access to information help by public authorities. It does this in two ways: public authorities are obliged to publish certain information about their activities; and members of the public are entitled to request information from public authorities. According to Conservative MP Chris Grayling, journalists "misuse" the Freedom of Information Act to create stories.
Data protection act: The Data Protection Act (1988) is a United kingdom Act of parliament designed to protect personal data stored on computers or in an organised paper filing system, it follows the EU Data Protection Directive (1995) protection processing and movement of data.
Copyrights, designs and patents act 1988: Copyright gives the creators of some type of media rights to control how they're used and distributed. ,music, books, video and software can all be covered by copyright law. It was designed to protect all types of intellectual property (IP) and ensure that the authors or creators of a piece of work receive both credit and compensation. Designs are the appearance or construction of a device. An ipod for example has a distinctive design that has not been widely imitated. A patent is the granting of exclusive rights to an individual or company to a particular design or process for a specified time in exchange for the public disclosure of the design.
Libel: A published false statement that is damaging to a person's reputation; a written defamation, for example the Katie Hopkins v Jack Monroe case where Katie wrote on twitter something that was damaging to Jack Monroes reputation
Slander: The action or crime of making a false spoken statement damaging to a person's reputations, for example when blood was found in the tub at the Intercontinental Hotel in London, a housekeeper claimed Lady Gaga bathed in blood as a part of a Satanic Ritual.
Human rights act 2014: Protect children, adults, people with mental health issues, people in prison, soldiers. After world war two the eu put together a european convention on human rights that protected all humans, for example the right to life, the right to liberty and security, to free speech.
In 1998 the human rights act with allowed the rights act into the uk, meaning hospitals and school much respect our rights and if not they can take them to court, for example journalist must keep their sources anonymous if they request to be.
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Mr Cooper