Race relations act 1976

Race Relations Act 1976Was established by the Parliament of the United Kingdom to prevent discrimination on the grounds of race. Items that are covered include

discrimination on the grounds of race, colour, nationality, ethnic and national origin in the fields of employment, the provision of goods and services,

education and public functions.For example there was an incident a few years back on big brother involving

Jade Goodie and Shipa Shetty. Where Jade referred to Shipa with a intentionally racist and discriminating phrase. The screening of these

comments resulted in international and national media coverage and there were responses from the Indian Government and British Government

regarding the matter. This eventually resulted in Ofcom ruling that channel 4 had breached the Ofcom code of conduct and statuary sanctions were placed

on the network. Channel 4 and big brother also lost a lot of sponsors.

Human Rights Act 1998

Right to privacy, Right to live, exist, Right to have a family, To own property, Free Speech, Safety from violence, Equality of both males and females; women's rights, Fair trial, To be innocent until proven guilty, To be a citizen of a country, The right to express his or her sexual orientation, To vote, To seek asylum if a country treats you badly, To think freely, To believe and practice the religion a person wants To peacefully protest (speak against) a government or group, Health care (medical care), Education, To communicate through a language, Not be forced into marriage, The right to love, The right to work.• The most recent breach of this was all the recent phone hacking and the

scandals that has caused: link to recent news http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-27801770

Licencing Act 2003

An Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. The Act establishes a single integrated scheme for licensing premises which are used for the sale or supply of alcohol, to provide regulated entertainment, or to provide late night refreshment.They have four licencing objectives:The prevention of crime and disorderPublic safetyPrevention of public nuisancePrevention of children from harm

Privacy Law

• Refers to the laws which deal with the regulation of personal information about individuals which can be collected by governments and other public as well as private organizations and its storage and use.

• The newest example of this would be the phone hacking scandal of news of the world http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-27801770

Copyright & Intellectual Property Law

• Refers to any creative work or invention considered to be the property of its creator. Often, recognized and protected under the corresponding fields of law. Owners are granted certain exclusive rights, such as the ability to publish to various markets, license the manufacture and distribution of inventions, and sue in case of unlawful or deceptive copying.

• Here is a list of examples that breached the law:• http://lawvibe.com/top-10-copyright-law-scandals-that-rocked-the-world-

in-2009/

Libel Law• English law allows actions for libel to be brought in the High Court for any

published statements which are alleged to defame a named or identifiable individual (or individuals) in a manner which causes them loss in their trade or profession, or causes a reasonable person to think worse of him, her or them.

• Here is a story I found that involves libel law: http://www.newstatesman.com/blogs/alan-white/2012/10/%C2%A315m-scandal-our-libel-laws-are-silencing

Obscene Publications Act

• This is a law of the British parliament, often regarded by both its supporters and its critics as a quintessential example of Thatcherism. The aim of the Act was to reform the entire structure of British broadcasting; British television, in particular, had earlier been described by Margaret Thatcher as "the last bastion of restrictive practices". It governs what can be shown on TV.

• http://www.channel4.com/producers-handbook/media-law/other-laws-affecting-broadcasting/obscene-publications-act-1959

Broadcasting Act

• This law has governed what can be published or released in England and Wales. The classic definition of criminal obscenity is if it "tends to deprave and corrupt,“

• This law is to protect viewers from any form of media intended to corrupt them here is a few examples:

• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BBC_controversies