Lo2: Legal and Ethical Considerations

• Violence
• Drugs
• Language
• Sexism
• Racism
• Sex/Nudity
• Extreme acts of religious viewpoints

My magazine might fall under this act because the media scrutinises fashion photography and how the individual is portrayed. This issue would fall under the nudity part of the act because fashion can often be revealing and the images therefore the models must be photographed in a way that is not deemed revealing or explicit enough to cause offence. 

-As fashion can be extreme the content of the images must not appear to be violent or offensive, they must portray the clothing along side the model in an appropriate manor.

-If interviewing bloggers or any person exclusive to the magazine, i will not print any language which is deemed to be inappropriate for the readers of any age as this will be scrutinised under the obscene publications act.   

-Because my magazine is fashion, Violence and Drugs will not be an issue as entities of this nature will not be relevant to any of the content with in my magazine. 

-The way in which the models are portrayed through the images will not cause offence that may come under sexism or racism, this also applies to the articles throughout my magazine. Both male and female models will be used throughout therefore i shall ensure that my models are clothed appropriately to not be scrutinised by the act.

libel -  To publish in print (including pictures), writing or broadcast through radio, television or film, an untruth about another which will do harm to that person or his/her reputation, by tending to bring the target into ridicule, hatred, scorn or contempt of others. Libel is the written or broadcast form of defamation, distinguished from slander which is oral defamation. It is a tort (civil wrong) making the person or entity (like a newspaper, magazine or political organisation) open to a lawsuit for damages by the person who can prove the statement about him/her was a lie. Publication need only be to one person, but it must be a statement which claims to be fact, and is not clearly identified as an opinion. While it is sometimes said that the person making the libellous statement must have been intentional and malicious, actually it need only be obvious that the statement would do harm and is untrue.

To avoid being sued i will not print something that is deemed to be untrue about anyone who is deemed to be a reasonable adult that could take offence to what i have printed

Copyright:

• As a magazine often uses images taken by professional or other photographers copyright is a big issue
• Print an image that you haven't obtained rights to and the owner can claim damages.
• Print an image and miscredit it and the same can happen.
• Print an image which shows copyright material without permission and the owner of the subject can claim damages. 

I will address copyright issues by printing all the rights to every image i use, have complete permission on paper for the use of all the content in my magazine ensuring it is credited efficiently. This will include - use of images - use of models - use of others words/images - use of brand names.

Law Of Content:

Under the contempt of court act 1981 it is a criminal contempt of court to publish anything which creates a real risk that the course of justice in proceedings may be seriously impaired.