Legal and Ethical Issues in Interactive Media Industries
Legal Issues This post covers some of the legal and ethical issues that arise in the interactive media industries. Authorship and ownership issues: Intellectual Property Rights A creator's work is owned by them - it is their intellectual property (IP), unless they choose to sign over the ownership of their creation. Intellectual Property rights allow you to make money from the created artefact. Examples of creations include photographs, illustrations, video media and logos. These can belong to an individual, more than one individual or an organisation. UK Intellectual Property law divides IP into 2 categories ( Intellectual Property Law - Gov.UK ): IP which attracts automatic protection through copyright (for example, novels, paintings, photos and films), and IP for which an application for protection must be made (product names, logos, jingles, inventions and products). Copyright © Copyright is a way of preventing intellectual theft. For instance, photogra...