The document discusses several pieces of legislation in the UK creative media industry: 1) The Race Relations Act of 1976 which prevents discrimination based on race, color, nationality, ethnicity, or national origin in employment, goods and services, education, and public functions. 2) Copyright and intellectual property law which protects creative works and inventions as the property of their creators, granting owners exclusive rights such as publishing and licensing. 3) The Broadcasting Act which reformed British broadcasting by deregulating practices and governing what can be shown on TV. 4) Several other acts including the Privacy Law, Human Rights Act of 1998, Licensing Act, Libel Law, and Obscene Publications Act which regulate privacy of information,

1. Legislations in the creative media
industry

2. Race Relations Act 1976
Was established by the parliament of the United
Kingdom to prevent discrimination on the
grounds of race. Items that are covered include
discrimination on the grounds of
race, colour, nationality, ethnic and national
origin in the fields of employment, the provision
of goods and services, education and public
functions.

3. Copyright and Intellectual Property
Law
Refers to any creative work or invention
considered to be property of its creator.
Often, recognized and protected under the
corresponding fields of law. Owners are granted
certain exclusive rights, such as the ability to
publish to various markets, license the
manufacture and distribution of inventions and
sure in case of unlawful or deceptive copying.

4. Broadcasting Act
• This is a law of the British parliament, often
regarded by both its supporters and its critics
as a quintessential example of Thatcherism.
The anime if the Act was to reform the entire
structure of British broadcasting; British
television, in particular, had earlier been
described by Margret Thatcher as “the last
bastion of restrictive practices”. It governs
what can be shown on tv.

5. Privacy Law
Refers to the laws which deal with the
regulations of personal information about
individuals which can be collected by
governments and other public as well as private
organisations and its storage and use.

6. Human Rights Act 1998
Right to privacy, right to live, exist, right to have a
family, to own property, free speech, safety from
violence, equality of both males and females; women's
rights, fair trial, to be innocent until proven guilty, to be a
citizen of a country, the right to express his or her sexual
orientation, to vote, to seek asylum if a country treats you
badly, to think freely, to believe and practice the religion a
person ants, to peacefully protest (speak against) a
government group, health care (medical
care), education, to communicate through a
language, not be forced into marriage, the right to
love, the right to work.

7. Licensing Act
An act of parliament of the United Kingdom. The
act establishes a single integrated scheme for
licensing premises which are used for the sale of
supply of alcohol, to provide regulated
entertainment or to provide late night
refreshment.

8. Libel Law
English law allows actions for libel to be bought
in the High court for any published statements
which are alleged to defame a named or
identifiable individual (or individuals) in a
manner which causes them loss in their trade or
profession, or cause a reasonable person to
think worse of him her or them.

9. Obscene Publications Act
This law has governed what can be published or
released in England and Wales. The classic
definition of criminal obscenity is if it !trends to
deprave and corrupt”.