Is publishing online a minefield or are the legal requirements relatively straightforward? This practical course will explain how libel, copyright and other legal issues relate to electronic media.
Is publishing online a minefield or are the legal requirements relatively straightforward? This practical course will explain how libel, copyright and other legal issues relate to electronic media.
Suitable for: Principally journalists and anyone who needs to improve their knowledge of the legal aspects of publishing material on their website. Not for experienced media lawyers.
Course content:
• differences and similarities between libel in print and on the web
• potential danger areas posed by electronic publishing including chat rooms, reader forums, archives and emails
• grey areas of internet law
• jurisdiction – the internet is a global medium so where can we be sued?
• is it safe? Defences to libel and techniques to avoid trouble with web material
• malicious falsehood – what it is and how it can be applied to material on the web