Radio Imaginary: From Herbert Smith Freehills Copyright Lesson for Future-Proof Information
Copyright, copyright and privacy are fundamental and complex aspects of information 2.0, in a hyper-connected digital society, the collection, protection and dissemination of data is increasingly fundamental and disentangling and settling legal disputes regarding these issues can be complicated, especially in a reality of very young people such as Radioimmaginaria. For this the law firm Herbert Smith Freehills has decided to collaborate theoretically and practically pro bono with the broadcaster. This is a great example of “social collaboration” so that the younger part of the population is sensitized, bringing them closer to a working future within a society where information moves very quickly from one part of the planet to another, often encountering moral problems. and legal.
Use the radio language at the time of the triumph of the image, to give life to a reality of independent and spontaneous information, that you speak with the voice of the boys and that at the same time does not give up a quality service also on the front of the intellectual property and respect for privacy.
It is with this commitment that Radioimmaginaria, the independent radio made for and by teenagers, has relied on the law firm Herbert Smith Freehills for a ‘future-proof’ collaboration, born with the aim of consolidating the processes of protection of intellectual property, respect for copyright and image rights and the confidentiality of information, in each of the collection phases, construction and transmission of news and contents transmitted via radio and web.
Founded in 2012 in Castel Guelfo di Bologna as a cultural association and extracurricular training activity, Radioimmaginaria gives a voice to girls and boys between 11 and 17 years old, encouraging the very young speakers a become journalists, collaborating with each other like a real editorial team, joining a network creating information and entertainment editorial projects with branches throughout Italy and with bases in Europe. In the years Radioimmaginaria brought together over 500 speakers and dozens of content editors and directors for audiovisual productions, realizing, with an accessible and coherent language, schedules, radio programs, videos and podcasts that have reached beyond 800,000 listeners. Now in its ninth year, the project has counted partners and sponsors such as the European Commission – acting as official web radio of the European Union during EXPO 2015 – the Presidency of the Council of Ministers, the Ministry of Labor and Social Policies and dozens of other institutions, both institutional and corporate, of the country.
The HSF team, led by the partner Pietro Pouché and from the associate Giulia Maienza, he guaranteed a Radioimaginary training and all-round assistance in the specialist areas of copyright and privacy, the transmission of audiovisual content and the collection and dissemination of data in full safety. The collaboration between the studio and Radioimmaginaria has allowed the students to learn the fundamental notions of copyright and thus to be able to independently manage the processes of collecting, creating and using materials, creative contents and sources.
Copyright, the story of Radioimmaginaria and Herbert Smith Freehills: the interview of affaritaliani.it to Pietro Pouché, Partner of Herbert Smith Freehills and Carlotta Forni (Radioimmaginaria)
Copyright: the interview with Pouchè (HSF) and Carlotta Forni (Radioimmaginaria)
“It is a difficult subject but thanks to the help of Pietro and Giulia, who have patiently dedicated themselves to explaining many aspects of copyright, we realized how important it is to reason, already at our age, on the value of property. intellectual and what is the right way to not lose sight of privacy every time you put on headphones in front of a microphone. We hope to continue to confront the study because our peers are not very aware of these things and it would be very useful experimenting together, perhaps even to invent something new “, they stated the guys from Radioimmaginaria.
“Working alongside the Radioimmaginaria guys was exciting. In spite of their young age, they made us meet a context of great professionalism and competence. Today, information and multi-channel sharing of content via radio and online often escape the rules dictated by the legislation on intellectual property, copyright, as well as respect for privacy which instead represent essential rights to be protected and preserved, on which continuous updating and training is required to protect creative content and avoid disputes. The ease with which the children understood complex forecasts and protection systems in a short time and the quality of the results achieved was a great inspiration for us, a beautiful story of free information to tell, especially because the protagonists are the new generation, author of increasingly spontaneous and innovative content also in the digital world “, he has declared Pietro Pouché, Partner of Herbert Smith Freehills.