When creating a website you need to take into consideration the legal and ethical issues of web design. You must consider things such as copy right issues of any photographs, video's or music which could be on the site, different races and religion, someone's sexuality and gender and you must also think about someone's privacy and have some decency when taking a photograph which has someone in the picture.
Copyright
Issues ©
and Trademark
™
When making your own website
copyright issues are something which you should be aware of. If you have your
own songs, music, pictures, logo’s or anything else which you have made/created
then you own the rights of them. If you were to see anyone else using your
products then you would be able to sue them for stealing them, however if you
were to use someone’s products on your website and class them as your own then
the person who actually owns them can also sue you for taking their work. If you’re
a photographer you could always watermark your work by adding the copyright
symbol before your mark. For example mine would be, ‘©KatieWilliams’. You could always write below your videos or music to
make people aware you do own the products and people aren’t able to use them
without your permission. You
could always use ™ which is a sign or a design
which helps to identify products of a particular source from those of others. The
trademark owner can be an individual or business organization and it can be
located on a label, package or on the product.
Privacy
and Decency
When taking any photographs or videos you should think
about the privacy. If you were to take a video or photograph with someone in it
without them knowing or doing it in secret then you aren’t respecting their
privacy. You must have decency and be aware that not everyone might want
photographs or videos online with their family and personal life involved. You should
ask the person if they are comfortable with you using the photos or videos
being online before you put them up. You should also think about someone’s
race, religion, gender and sexuality because you don't want to put something
online which could upset a possible target audience. This could stop your
website from growing and getting views because you might be upsetting different
races, religions, genders and sexuality. Be aware that some things might have
certain content which a younger audience could find upsetting so make sure your
add that certain photos or videos might upset someone or might not be suitable
for certain ages then you’re making your audience aware.
