Copyright and Privacy Law for Social Media.

Course Aims

This course explores  the laws copyright and privacy law from a practical perspective. It equips attendees with practical skills on how to clear material for use in everyday journalism whether that is making use of user generated content obtained from social media platforms or using it for a stations own social media channels. There is an emphasis on the provision of practical examples so that attendees can apply the law in a realistic and practical manner.

Course Content

 

The course will cover the following: 

  • Introduction to what copyright law is
  • Fair dealing and how to use it for social media content
  • How to clear material for use on station social media channels
  • Privacy law including data protection and Broadcasting Act obligations on programme makers when creating content
  • Data Protection how and when does it apply to radio stations content
  • Using Social Media to report on court cases

 

Trainers

Sarah Kieran, Media Lawyer 

Sarah is an Irish qualified solicitor who cut her teeth as a media lawyer in the Irish public service broadcaster, RTÉ, for six years, working mainly on pre-publication advice, litigation and broadcasting regulation. She then moved to Brussels to work in European regulation and policy making. Sarah has particular expertise in pre-publication clearance advice and media related litigation.

She has worked on many of the flagship current affairs and factual programmes produced in the Irish market. She has also been involved in many high-profile litigation actions for defamation, breach of privacy and copyright infringement. On Sarah’s return to Ireland she worked variously with MediaLawyer, Solicitors during the firm’s set up stage, in a policy-development position with the Central Bank and The Mary Robinson Foundation – Climate Justice on human rights related issues.

She then re-joined Media Lawyer in January 2015, became a Partner in 2016 and took over the firm as Principal in January 2021.

Who is this content for?

This course is aimed at all those creating and publishing content for social media across the Independent Radio Sector in Ireland. 

Training Method

This course will be delivered online via Zoom.