Codes of practice and regulation

Defamation
The definition of defamation is to attack an individuals privacy and reputation.

Libel
The definition of libel is the publication or print of defamatory matter in permanent form such as TV, radio and magazines.

Slander
The definition of slander is a malicious, untrue and defamatory declaration in transient form.

Copyright
Copyright has been around since 1911 when the law was introduced. It stops people from redistribution of others work and there is no single law worldwide. It enables producers and authors to decide how their work is distributed. It requires no registration to make it copyright, just a copy right symbol on the work. Different things have lengths of copyright e,g. music has a copyright of 50 years and films have a copyright of 70 years.

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The national union on journalists was founded in 1907 and is one of the biggest journalists' union in the world. The NUJ is a group which works to protect the rights of journalists. It works to protect pay, conditions and freedom. The union is an active union and takes pat in campaigning to ensure rights are met. The union is represented in towns and cities throughout the UK and some parts of Europe.

The PCC (press complaints commission) administers the system of self regulation for the press. It deals with complaints, framed within the terms of the editors' code of practice. The purpose of the PCC is to serve the public by holding editors to account. They strive to protect the rights of individuals, while at the same time preserving appropriate freedom of expression for the press.