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Health & Safety & Legislation. (Copyright, Trademarks,…
Health & Safety &
Legislation.
Data Protection
Data Protection Act 1998
Protects your personal data
8 Principles
Fairly and lawfully processed
Processed for limited purposes
Adequate, relevant, not excessive
Accurate
Not kept for longer than is necessary
Processed in line with your rights
Secure
Not transferred to countries who don’t
have their data protection laws
Health & Safety Considerations
Recce
Checking out a location for suitability for filming/ recording/
photography
Content of a recce
Location (how to get there)
Access & Car parking
Lighting
Availability of power for lights
Health & safety requirements
Environmental considerations
(noise,flora, fauna)
Other potential issues
Risk Assessments
Record findings
Review assessment,update
through project
Evaluate risks, decide on
precautions
Decide who might be harmed
Identify Hazards
Safe working practices
Working with electricity
Working at height
Using computers
Lifting heavy equipment
Copyright, Trademarks, Intellectual Property
Trademarks
- Identifies an organisation or product. Their use is protected by law; e.g. Logos
Intellectual Property
- Idea, Invention, Piece of work, which at some point may be protected by copyright, trademark or patent. This is at the “idea” stage.
Copyright, Designs & Patents Act (1988)
- protects people’s work, including: makers of a film, computer game designer, authors, composers.
Royalty Free
- elements can be used without the need to pay royalties (fee paid to the original owner). Rules of copyright still apply.
Creative Commons
- This is a licence agreement set by the creator, it allows you to use their copyrighted material.
Certification & Classification
Censorship
- artists/filmmakers are not allowed
to show their complete work
Certification -
Informs the audience on the suitability of the content. Important when thinking about Target Audience.
Classification -
Factors that affect classification according to age ratings include:
● Violence
● Strong language
● Scenes of a sexual nature
Other Legal Issues
Defamation
- damage to someone’s reputation such as slander or libel.
Slander
- to make false verbal statement that damages a person’s reputation.
Libel
- to make a false statement in writing that damages a person’s reputation.
Privacy
- covered by EU convention of Human Rights. Article 8 - “a right to respect for private and family life, your home and correspondence.