 Section
5: Legal
Topics for this section:
Before starting this section you should have completed Shaping
Guidelines in the Planning and Management section. This new information builds on
what was covered there.
Publishing risks
Week 1: Friday – meeting with
Legal Advisor
Lyn: "Hello. It’s good to meet you at last.
You’ve got
a busy time ahead.
Margaret the CEO asked me to help you understand more about the legal
issues for the online community space. You already know that the Council
is legally defined as a publisher
because it hosts a web site and the staff
online space."
 
"This means several things from a legal point of view:
- The Council
takes legal responsibility for
everything it publishes
- It must plan for
the legal risks involved in moderating online interactions
- Council staff
must be trained in understanding, identifying and dealing with legal
risks, and
- Incidents that arise from time to time must be dealt with, in
a timely and effective manner.
First, let’s look further at the areas of legal
responsibilities."
 
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