Legal and Ethical Issues in Web Design

Property Rights

Property rights are theoretical constructs in economics for determining how a resource is used and owned.

Copyright

The right to copy Automatically exists

Copyright

Who owns a website you've made? You or the company you work for? You or your client?

Client Relations

What is your relationship with your client? Do you need a written contract?

- Yes you do!

Contacts

Can be simple or complex At least sign a basic contract

- when do you get paid? - when is the website complete? - are you providing hosting?

Libel & Slander

Lies and Deformation

Libel: Written (inc web and social networks)

Slander: Spoken

Libel & Slander

46% of 18- to 24-year-olds are unaware they can be sued for defamation if they tweet an unsubstantiated rumour about someone, according to research for law firm Wiggin

Libel & Slander

Blasphemy

Disrespectful to on or more gods

Blasphemy

Monty Python’s Life of Brian

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cX0GBsD1PnQ

Blasphemy

Representation

Re-Presentation

Representation

Gender Sex Age Beliefs Race ...and more

Parliamentary Acts

Race Relations Act 1976 Equal Pay Act 1970 Sex Discrimination Act 1975 Disability Discrimination Act 1995

Now all combined: Equality Act 2010

Parliamentary Acts

Obscene Publications Act

Parliamentary Acts

Obscene Publications Act

Parliamentary Acts

Computer Misuse Act Hacking Spam / Phishing

Parliamentary Acts

Data Protection Act 'Data which relates to a living individual who

can be identified'

Parliamentary Acts

Data Protection Act 'the individual needs to consent to the

collection of their personal information'

Accessibility

Access to the Web for the less abled

Accessibility

Partially Sighted Screen Readers Colours Font Size Braille Readers Alt Tags on Images