What happens if a writer or editor breaches data protection law in the UK?
I am trying to think of an instance where a writer or editor would be holding your personal data that would allow them to breach the act. Usually the data protection act would apply to businesses that hold information about their customers, restricting the ways in which they can use that information. If a writer or editor published your personal details, that you lodged with them, without express consent then they could be sued by you under civil law and you may well be granted damages (in the form of money). If a writer of editor misused material that was not theirs by rights then they could be sued under civil law for breach of copyright (where a copyright exists) or for other breaches of civil law.
