Libel and copyright law: on- and offline

The course will provide delegates with up-to-date information on the ever-changing laws of libel and copyright - for both print and the internet. This is a practical, hands-on course with plenty of examples for delegates to assess and decide whether they would have published.

Suitable for: Editorial and commercial staff in magazine or web publishing with no legal training and those needing to refresh their knowledge.

Course content

• what is defamation? Libel and malicious falsehood defined
• defences to a defamation action
• the pitfalls of libel and how to avoid a libel action
• what to do when someone is accused of defamation
• differences and similarities between print and online regards media law
• libel and the internet - the ever-changing position - with emphasis on UK, US and Australian libel
• the dangers of chatrooms, forums, blogs and instant publishing
• malicious falsehood defined and how it differs from libel
• copyright defined - what is covered?
• breaches of copyright
• negotiating copyright with writers, photographers and artists

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