Editorial Policy
INTERNET RESEARCH: ADVICE NOTE
This advice note supplements the guidance laid out in the BBC00 Online Services Guidelines, which outlines the BBC00 policy on using the Internet to find information and contributors.
Great care should be taken when using online sources. Those conducting research should corroborate any information they find and check the identity of any contributor they wish to use.
Legal Issues The web presents us with a huge array of sources, domestic and international, amateur and professional. It would be a mistake to assume that all web sites produce content in accordance with UK laws on defamation, contempt of court and intellectual property.
As disputes over web page content can occur, it is advisable to save copies of every website used in BBC output. These can be sent to legal advisers before transmission and referred back to if any issues arise.
Special editorial approval is needed if research involves obscene material. Go to
