MEDIA LAW MATRIX

Media Law Matrix

Media Law Matrix

Mass media law is a legal area that encompasses a variety of communications industries, such as print media, film media and the Internet. With modern communication technologies, the media has the ability to affect many people in a variety of ways. The laws governing these communications can be complicated and have far-reaching results. Many of the lawsuits filed by lawyers for the media involving copyright infringement, defamation, censorship and privacy.

Similarly, the body of law is a dynamic entity that reflects the social conditions and public policy. Laws should change as social circumstances, situations, business or technological changes. What may appear to be a black or white issue the day before the trial can be a complicated legal debate, depending on the evidence and testimony presented in court. For better or for worse, the result of a lawsuit (the court ruling) can be subjective, the judge or jury to try to accommodate the point of view, so to speak, of the litigants.

All this means that there is no article that discusses the mass media law and its ramifications for directors may be absolute. You should not rely solely on the advice of an attorney issued in connection with a hypothetical situation, because the specific facts of his case are not necessarily identical to those described in the article.

Even if the facts are identical, the case example, still can not stand the test of time. Since the law is a living thing, not static, it is impossible to predict the outcome of any legal dispute, until the battle is fought.

Mass Media Law: A newsworthy event

All this may seem theoretical, but as a videographer, it is possible that only a moment away from a situation that has legal consequences. Consider this scenario: you're on vacation. Its batteries are fully charged and your camcorder is ready to go. A newsworthy event - a fire in a restaurant, for example - appears before your eyes. Belching smoke doors, flames shoot from the windows, heroic fire fighters entering the building, leading to customers and restaurant staff to safety.

Remove the lens cap and start recording the event from a distance. Like all good filmmakers are, varying camera angles and use of close-ups add excitement and participation of its viewers. So take a few steps closer to the action. A police official notice you and approach.

"Sorry," he ...