Legal

In the media it's important to have media lawyers on board in case anything legal related needs to be dealt with. In this industry, they are there t deal with print media, telecommunications and digital communications. Print media covers newspapers, magazines and print advertising etc. Telecommunications is based on radio and television and digital communications is the use of the Internet. All media lawyers handle cases of slander, defamation and the right to privacy. Within a production company there will be certain things that can't be issued to the public, or things they have to keep secret till a certain time. If something is said or spoken out of context or is not true, in a way that it could jeopardise the company or a person, then legal action can be taken. Evidence is needed to pursue the case, such as it being written down in a magazine or recorded in an interview. Every company has a trading name in which they deliver buisness, and often even a logo or deisgn that represents them. This becomes interlectual property whether it is registered or copyrighted. An Interlectual Property Lawyer or Cpyright Lawyer are the people who manage the company brand. If a person is found to be using the same company production name, then a case can be brought against them in court and be sued.