‘Media law’ is an umbrella term used to describe a number of specialist areas of law that specifically deal with the entertainment and media industry. These specialist areas include:
People tend to think about celebrities such as Andy Murray, Richard Branson and Cheryl Cole when discussing media law, but many people do not realise that companies across the world employ media lawyers to protect their businesses.
Many companies take legal advice regarding:
Businesses and individuals often need advice from our solicitors in Leicester to enable them to understand how to protect their intellectual property (e.g. songs and films), how to enter into licensing agreements for the use of the songs they have written, and how to manage their reputation.
In addition to obtaining advice on how to deal with intellectual property, marketing and employment law, advice is often sought from our Leicester solicitors on how to liaise with the press including:
For example, when you have been asked to give an interview, remember that you are not obliged to give an interview; you can choose to say no. However, if you choose to proceed with an interview, you can ask certain key questions before the interview starts.
These can include:
If you are going to be interviewed on the TV or radio, you have the right to know the first question the interviewer is going to ask you.
Once you have established the above, you can develop a plan on how to get your message across.
Politicians are often accused of not answering difficult questions; this is because they have been trained on how to get their message across. More often than not, a politician will answer a question in a way that bears no relevance to the question, but it will put his version of events and opinion across.
Politicians rarely answer ‘no comment’ to difficult questions because it doesn’t allow them to control the interview or their reputation; therefore, it is often advisable to answer the question how you want to answer it and not how an interviewer wants you to answer it.
Once you know the purpose of the interview and you have thought about what you want to say, it’s time to practice. Have someone conduct a mock interview with you. If you have time, record the interview and play it back so you can analyse what you say and how you say it. This will give you the opportunity to practise your interviewing skills and avoid being caught out by the press.
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