LO2 - Legal and Ethical

3 Things that could be offensive or against the law


Racism

Homophobia

Ageism

Sexism

Law #1
Obscene Publications Act 1959 and 1964
In my magazine I will not publish any obscene material or extreme view points which would deprave my audience.

Law #2
The Defamation act 2013
A statement is defamatory when its publications has caused or is likely to cause serious harm to the reputation of the claimant
For the purposes of this section, harm to the reputation of a body that trades for profit when it has caused or is likely to cause serious finical loss

I will avoid creating content which will contravene the act by not publishing anything that is untrue or could damage the reputation of a person, company or object

Law #3
Copyright Law
at its heart copyright law covers the publication of content (written or image) without the permission of the author's copyright holder
under the 1995 regulations the period of author copyright was extended, to the lifetime of the author and 70 years
the publishers separate copyright in the typographical arrangement of a printed work lasts for 25 years from the end of the year in which the publication occurred. this protects a publishers copyright in al printed works including books magazines newspapers and other periodical

Law #4
Negligent Publication
The author and/or the publisher under certain circumstances, either individually or jointly could be found liable for the incitement or negligent publication if a reader of their publications is seriously injured dies or suffers damage to their personal property after acting upon or using the content contained in the publications (Food & DiY Magazines Especially)

Ethical Issues
ethical issues are those not covered by law for example if a fashion magazine uses real furs in a shoot some may say that is unethical
use of models and their treatment is the likely most common ethical issue to arise from magazine
also content can cause ethical issues as well eg long term effects of gaming body changing fad diets fitness regimes

avoiding ethical issues is key as to not upset your audience

Libel Law

Libel is the law surrounding what is written in print and its impact on the audience and subject. The basic principle of this is that nothing will appear in print that damages the image of a person (or a company in the UK) in the eyes of a reasonable adult (anyone over the age of eighteen) that causes it/them to lose earnings. 

When it comes to my magazine, there should not be any outstanding legal and ethical issues will not contain any offensive content. The pictures included within my magazine are of road bikes, tennis kit and also a player (whom I have permission off of); therefore they will not include any offensive material.