Most common acts and legislations and regulatory bodies

The freedom of information act
1. 2001
2. Provides public access to information held by public authorities
The intellectual property act
1. 2014
2. Having the right type of intellectual property protection helps you to stop people stealing or copying: the names of your products or brands, your inventions, the design or look of your products, or things you write, make or produce
The data protection act
1. 1998
2. Controls how your personal information is used by organisations, businesses or the governement
The copyright, designs and patents act
1. 1988
2. It gives creators the literary, dramatic, musical and artistic works the right to control the ways in which their material may be used. the rights cover: broadcast and public performances, copying, adapting, issuing, renting, and lending copies to the public
Liable
1. Legally responsible
Slander
1. A malicious, false, and defamatory statement or report

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	Created by Sian Philpott about 7 years ago