LO2 Legal And Ethical

Important to adear to the below the legal and ethical issues because your could have  you 

The following legal and ethical issues, apply to magazines and newspapers

Obscene Publications Act
The Obscene Publications Act 1959 applies to television and covers material which is obscene, whether it is in a person's possession or it is published or broadcast. The definition of obscene is "likely to deprave and corrupt" the audience for which it is intended and includes not only sexually explicit material but material relating to violence and drug taking.

• if not applied, publication could be shut down.
• example a photo that could be of violence in a magazine
• it is illegal to publish content that may negatively influence readers 
• My audience is aged 14-25, male and female. This makes them impressionable to the magazine as the people in the magazine will be a ideal self.

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• Things that wont be in my magazines would be the photos of drugs, as most rock artists are linked with drugs. also lyrics that bring up drugs will not be featured as that may influence people to perform the same act.
• Any articles where the band are drinking alcohol, which is very common in these places that rock is played. there will be a drinkaware symbol.

Libel Law

Publishing content that could harm their reputation. The content can be untrue and can be defamatory

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• Make sure the facts about Squarewave are true, no negative things shall be said about them as they are meant to the main event. check with band
• Make sure all photos are genuine and are not purposely edited to make them looked bad. especially if the words are negative.
• Make sure the photos adhere to the genre of music to avoid backlash from genre specific fans.
• No exaggerate negative opinions coming from the band. 
• make sure the source is reliable, e.g the news and the band

Copyright

Gives original creator, the control on how their intellectual property is used, needs permission to be used, could be pictures and slogans 

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• the article information - Squarewave permission
• band graphic - ask band for slogan
• lyrics - copyrighted by band

Get permission from band through social media.

All images will be my own

brands to be blurred out

• converse
• Vans

Laws Of Contempt

Reporting on a criminal proceeding, Criminal offence to publish content that poses a risk to justice. Not allowed to report on a criminal case. no opinions on the matter.

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• Artist doing drugs

example of a court I was not able to comment on in my magazine.