LO2 - Legal and Ethical

IPSO

 (Independent Press Standards Organization) It is the job of IPSO to regulate newspapers and magazines, making sure they uphold the Editors Code of Practice (this includes 'invasion of privacy, intrusion into grief or shock and harrassment').

1). I will allow my subjects to review the article and request editing to any parts of the magazine before it's published

2). I will not ask any questions during my interview, that could be seen as innapropriate, or offend the subject.

3).I will not release any content that offers information the band would not want released, or could pose a threat to them.

Obscene Publications Act

 Laws againat publishing content that would have a negative impact on readers. This includes Nudity, content that could be seen as discriminating or promotes drugs, alcohol and violence.

1). I will not publish any images that feature nudity or drug use.

2). I will not publish any writing that could be seen as offensive.

3). I will not use explicit language in my magazine.

 Libel Law

 When publishing anything Libel laws are there to make sure that you don't release false information, anything that would offend people (e.g. racist/sexist content), something that could be defamatory (Harmful) someone or damage their repution.

We can create articles about made up artists, because we are creating our magazines for educational purposes and it will not be punished.

Copyright

 Protecting the intellectual property of a person and/or organization. Means that permissions are needed to use the IP of another organization. 

 We will need the permission of bands, to create articles based around them and the photographer to use their photos.

1). I will get permissions of the bands before I release any of the articles.

2). I will take all of the photos myself, so that the magazine will have the permissions they need for the images

 

Laws of Contempt

 It is illegal to publish any content that poses a risk to the proceeding of justice, or to release anything sensationalist about an ongoing criminal case.

1). I will not be talking about or referring to any crime or law based subjects in my magazine. This means, that there will be no risk of breaking these laws.