Mastering Copyright Law in Public Relations
Discover essential copyright and intellectual property laws for PR professionals. Equip yourself with vital legal knowledge to enhance your PR strategies and safeguard your work effectively.
Duration
2 weeks
Weekly study
3 hours
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Established
1996
Location
Lincoln, Lincolnshire, UK
Ready to secure your position at the forefront of public relations? Dive into this online course from the University of Lincoln and unravel the legal complexities critical to crafting robust PR strategies. Learn to protect yourself and your client’s art and navigate the legal landscape like a pro.
Begin this course with the essentials of copyright as it applies in the realm of public relations. Pivotal to your professional integrity and success, you’ll lay a strong foundation by explaining what copyright means in the context of PR and how it affects your press releases.
Intellectual property law can be a maze – this two-week course aims to make these complexities manageable.
You’ll learn about various forms of intellectual property and understand the legal protections available for each to effectively apply them in your daily PR practices.You’ll also gain insight into negotiating rights, understanding contracts, and ensuring all bases are covered to avoid legal pitfalls.
In the digital age, social media platforms are battlegrounds that need careful navigation. This section delves into the specific challenges and strategies for managing content legally across various social channels, offering insights and tools to maintain compliance while engaging audiences effectively.
From understanding copyright basics to mastering content licensing and navigating digital platforms legally, you’ll gain confidence and skills that make you not only competent but indispensable in your field.
This activity provides you an overview of the course as well as wider information about the content learned in week 1.
Read the following article and answer the four-question quiz
Read this short article
Where copyright fits into the UK legal system and what the law says.
The duration of copyright varies depending on what has been created.
This activity gives you a summary of your learning for the week.
In this step you will gain an overview of the learning content for week 2
If you want to use a photograph for a PR project it is all too easy to visit a search engine like Google, find an image and download it, but whose photo is it and are you safe to use it?
When is it safe to use what other people have written in PR content?
The law provides extra protection for work created in the public interest.
Does linking to websites infringe on copyright?
So what can happen to a defendant in a breach of copyright case?
This activity provides you with a summary of learning for week 2.
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