Legal
In enroling in this course you have agreed to abide by a number of rules. These are included more generally in the course info section of this website; but in addition to this there are copyright, plagarism, objectionable material and lab rules you must adhere to as outlined below and to the right.
PLEASE READ THESE CAREFULLY, PRINT, SIGN EACH PAGE AND RETURN TO YOUR COURSE COORDINATOR IMMEDIATELY…
COPYRIGHT | OBJECTIONABLE MATERIAL | PUBLISHING ON THE WEB
The office of the Vice Chancellor [Academic]
Legality of Publication Content
Authors have a responsibility to ensure that material intended for publication does not breach the law and consequently render the University liable to legal action.
Legislation of particular relevance to published material is as follows:
Copyright Act 1994
A] The work, any illustration or any part of the publication contained within must not violate existing copyright;
B] Evidence of all necessary copyright permissions must be obtained by the author(s) and retained by the administration manager of the relevant school, unit, institute or centre.
Defamation Act 1992
A] It is the responsibility of the author(s) to ensure that statements made in the work are true statements, opinions are honestly held and that the work otherwise contains nothing defamatory;
B] If there is any doubt whatsoever on the part of the author(s) about whether content could potentially be construed as defamatory, the author should contact the University legal counsel for advice prior to publication.
Privacy Act 1993
A] The written consent of anyone appearing in photographs in the publication must be obtained. Consent forms can be downloaded from the Marketing Group website;
B] Any personal information collected must not be used for any other purpose than that which it is collected for.
Other Legislation
It is the author’s responsibility to ensure that material intended for publication complies with all other relevant New Zealand legislation. The University’s Marketing Group or Legal Counsel can advise.
Other University Policies
A] All material intended for publication should comply with all relevant existing University policies and statutes. Of particular relevance are: Policy on Staff conduct, Research Policy, Web Publishing Policy and Policy on Intellectual Property;
B] Staff are advised to take particular note of clauses relating to plagiarism, discrimination and causing racial disharmony.
Ownership of Content/Copyright
Copyright arrangements should be explicitly and prominently stated in the publication along with the year of first publication.
MEANING OF OBJECTIONABLE
FILMS, VIDEOS, AND PUBLICATIONS CLASSIFICATION ACT 1993 [REPRINT AS AT 24 AUGUST 2005]
1] For the purposes of this Act, a publication is objectionable if it describes, depicts, expresses, or otherwise deals with matters such as sex, horror, crime, cruelty, or violence in such a manner that the availability of the publication is likely to be injurious to the public good.
1A] Without limiting subsection [1], a publication deals with a matter such as sex for the purposes of that subsection if—
a] the publication is or contains 1 or more visual images of 1 or more children or young persons who are nude or partially nude; and
b] those 1 or more visual images are, alone, or together with any other contents of the publication, reasonably capable of being regarded as sexual in nature.
1B] Subsection [1A] is for the avoidance of doubt.
2] A publication shall be deemed to be objectionable for the purposes of this Act if the publication promotes or supports, or tends to promote or support, —
a] the exploitation of children, or young persons, or both, for sexual purposes; or
b] the use of violence or coercion to compel any person to participate in, or submit to, sexual conduct; or
c] sexual conduct with or upon the body of a dead person; or
d] the use of urine or excrement in association with degrading or dehumanizing conduct or sexual conduct; or
e] bestiality; or
f] acts of torture or the infliction of extreme violence or extreme cruelty.
3] In determining, for the purposes of this Act, whether or not any publication (other than a publication to which subsection {2} applies) is objectionable or should in accordance with section 23 [2] be given a classification other than objectionable, particular weight shall be given to the extent and degree to which, and the manner in which, the publication —
a] describes, depicts, or otherwise deals with —
i] acts of torture, the infliction of serious physical harm, or acts of significant cruelty:
ii] sexual violence or sexual coercion, or violence or coercion in association with sexual conduct:
iii] other sexual or physical conduct of a degrading or dehumanizing or demeaning nature
iv] sexual conduct with or by children, or young persons, or both:
v] physical conduct in which sexual satisfaction is derived from inflicting or suffering cruelty or pain:
b] exploits the nudity of children, or young persons, or both:
c] degrades or dehumanizes or demeans any person:
d] promotes or encourages criminal acts or acts of terrorism:
e] represents (whether directly or by implication) that members of any particular class of the public are inherently inferior to other members of the public by reason of any characteristic of members of that class, being a characteristic that is a prohibited ground of discrimination specified in section 21 [1] of the human rights Act 1993.
4] In determining, for the purposes of this Act, whether or not any publication (other than a publication to which subsection [2] applies) is objectionable or should in accordance with section 23 [2] be given a classification other than objectionable, the following matters shall also be considered:
a] the dominant effect of the publication as a whole:
b] the impact of the medium in which the publication is presented:
c] the character of the publication, including any merit, value, or importance that the publication has in relation to literary, artistic, social, cultural, educational, scientific, or other matters:
d] the persons, classes of persons, or age groups of the persons to whom the publication is intended or is likely to be made available:
e] the purpose for which the publication is intended to be used:
f] any other relevant circumstances relating to the intended or likely use of the publication.
Section 3 [1A]; inserted, on 22 February 2005, by section 4 [1] of the Films, Videos and Publications Classification Amendment Act 2005 (2005 No 2).
Section 3 [1B]: inserted, on 22 February 2005, by section 4 [1] of the Films, Videos and Publications Classification Amendment Act 2005 (2005 No 2).
Section 3 [3]: inserted, on 22 February 2005, by section 4 [1] of the Films, Videos and Publications Classification Amendment Act 2005 (2005 No 2).
Section 3 [4]: inserted, on 22 February 2005, by section 4 [1] of the Films, Videos and Publications Classification Amendment Act 2005 (2005 No 2).
DIGITAL MEDIA DESIGN LAB
RULES AND GUIDELINES
• ONLY ENROLLED STUDENTS MAY USE THE DMDN LAB to gain access, see your paper co-coordinator
• ALL STUDENTS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE EQUIPMENT & GENERAL STATE OF THE LAB
• ANYONE found abusing their privilege of using the studio will immediately lose access
• NO EATING, NO DRINKING and NO SMOKING in the DMDN LAB
• NEVER let any unknown/unauthorised persons into the DMDN LAB
• ALWAYS maintain security
• REPORT any problems that need immediate attention, tech support: Dan de Waal in the technician’s office. dan.dewaal@vuw.ac.nz
BEFORE YOU LEAVE THE DMDN LAB
• LOG OUT of your local computer
• CLEAN UP after yourself
• TAKE your materials and belongings with you
• ENSURE that the door is securely locked behind you