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Top 20 media law mistakes and how to avoid them e-learning course

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Description

  • Type

    Training

  • Level

    Beginner

  • Methodology

    Online

  • Class hours

    1h

  • Duration

    Flexible

  • Personal tutor

    Yes

Probably the most valuable training half-hour you will ever spend - anytime, anywhere. We will take you step-by-step through the classic legal pitfalls in digital and print media, and more importantly, how to avoid them. This e-learning course is based on our hugely popular in-company media law workshops, and features both the top 10 libel mistakes you could easily make, as well as the top 10 copyright and intellectual property errors to avoid.

About this course

You will learn:

The top 20 media law mistakes and how to avoid them, including:
Balancing "freedom of speech" against reputation
How to approach and manage key copyright issues whether online or in print
The principles of the Reynolds defence
Vital tips to use whenever you create new content
The pitfalls of using material from the public domain
Key differences between US and English and Welsh libel laws
Managing images and trademarks as well as words

This session is perfect if you have already completed our Libel and other defamations and Copyright and intellectual property law for digital and print media courses and want a quick recap on what to avoid.

This course is great if you report, write or edit in any print or digital medium, and want a rapid, practical and accurate summary of what to look out for.

No minimum requirements.

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You have the option of receiving tailored one to one feedback from the trainer, and can contact them at any point.

We will email you a full course outline and answer any queries you have.

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Subjects

  • Intellectual Property
  • Law
  • Media
  • Copyright
  • IP
  • Media Law
  • Libel
  • Defamation
  • Trademarks
  • Passing off

Teachers and trainers (1)

Richard Sharpe

Richard Sharpe

Senior trainer

Richard Sharpe is a journalist, editor and trainer, and a frequent speaker at industry conferences and media forums. Co-founder of ETC and a Visiting Fellow of the University of East London, he has written for the Financial Times, The Herald Tribune, The Times, The Daily Telegraph and The Observer. Formerly editor of Computing magazine, he is one of Europe's leading IT writers, editing or contributing to the FT Group, Blackwell, Oxford University Press, Sterling Publications and Computer Weekly.

Course programme

Top 20 media law mistakes and how to avoid them

Probably the most valuable learning half-hour you will ever spend - anytime, anywhere.

We take you step-by-step through the classic legal pitfalls, and more importantly, how to avoid them. This e-learning course is totally up-to-date, based on our hugely popular face-to-face workshops, and features both the top 10 libel mistakes you could easily make, as well as the top 10 intellectual property (IP) errors to avoid.

You will learn:

- The basic foundations for libel, slander, defamation, and IP law

- What “freedom of speech” really means

- How to prepare and research properly to avoid problems later

- Who is responsible for what, when publishing content

- How to approach key copyright issues

- The primary legal defences to bear in mind when writing

- The vital checklists to apply whenever you create new content

- The invaluable courtroom lessons of recent years

- The pitfalls of using material from the public domain

...and much, much more.

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