LO1 - Ethical Issues

I think Ethical Issues are the problems faced that aren't illegal, but morally could be damaging or distasteful.
Examples:
Showing intense or upsetting scenes or images
Referencing ongoing issues that some people could find offensive

Ethical Issuses consider things that can be considered offensive, misleading or defamation. Also covers violence, sex, drugs, alcohol and other negative influences. Only an ethical issue of it's not for an appropriate audience.

Where ethical issues should be considered:

Freedom of speech V causing offence (i.e. trolling, incitement, defamation)

Use of disturbing imagery - explicit sex and violence

Use of offensive materials - sexism, racism, homophobia, use of language

It means doing the right/ moral thing.

How does this effect media products?:

Influences what you can include in your product, depending on the audience

Consequences:

Reputation could be damaged

Could harm members of the audience

Product could be banned, taken out of circulation - legal action could be taken against them (fines, lawsuit, court procedings)

Mock Test Feedback sheet

Key Personnel in media industries

Key personnel means people who are essential in the creation or running of something - vital to the operation.

Production stages:
Pre production - planning and drafting stages of a media production. Creating scripts, storyboards and sechedules. Identifying necessary locations, props, cast members, costume, and visual and special effects.
Production - actual making of a media product. Involves filming, photography, graphics and sound recording.
Post production - editing of the media product. CGI and special effects, digital manipulation, sub-editing processes and audio editing techniques. A sub editor is anyone that checks written content, for spelling mistakes, libel.

LO1 - Regulatory Bodies

I think a 'regulatory body' means an organisation or group that regulates (controls and checks) a process or medium, and the output of products. For example, one body regulates the age rating in films, another for TV.

I think this process is important as it enures products of quality and relevance to the topic are produced, and the products are controlled so they are not released to an inappropriate or unwanted audience. For example, a regulatory body would control what is published in a newspaper, in terms of content  - what is included and what isn't, and how the content is given.
Also, not regulating content can lead to criminal charges (prosecution), the product being banned or removed from circulation.

Examples:
OFCOM
ASA
BBFC

Research task - different media products

In no more than 700 words, identify and explain which legal issues would need to be considered for the product.

TV Production

Made in China - Factory of the world (documentary) (Freedom of Information Act, Slander, Data Protection Act)
Governing body - Ofcom
As a documentary is made to inform, the issue of slander has to be considered, as if people are misinformed it often effects the subject of the documentary negatively. So for this documentary, all facts stated need to come from a credible source and checked for validity, to ensure accuracy. E.g. statistics of products made and sold in China need to be accurate. The Freedom of Information Act needs to be considered also, as the information used needs to be free to access or they must have remission to use it,
As interviews are conducted in this documentary, the Date Protection Act needs to be considered, as the personal information used to contact the person needs to be prevented from getting into the product, as that would release the info and so could be dangerous for the person.

Social media campaign

Cancer Research UK/ other medical fundraisers (Freedom of Information Act 2000, Slander)

Governing body
Slander needs to be considered for this, as false statistics and other information about cancer that could misinform the public, tricking them into donating more by lying. So all info used needs to reliable data.
As the company is public, they need to abide by the FIA 2000, giving out information on how much money they raise, expenditures to run the business etc.

Digital animation

South Park (slander, Data Protection Act)
Governing body
The issue with slander and South Park is complicated. As South Park is an entertainment show, any information is uses is stated to be for entertainment use only, and is not reliable. This means they can not be sued for slander as they didn't declare the info used as fact, however, the negative information spread by it can be detrimental to companies and people, so they have been subject to investigations in the past, although they have never been successful.
South Park can release information they have access to to the public via their show, such information could be personal and so falls under the DPA. As a result, they need to be careful to only use info that the public has access to and ask permission to use more.

Radio production

BBC News (slander, Data Protection Act)

Governing body - Ofcom

Being a news programme intended to inform, all information used and reported needs to be reliable or stated otherwise, or they could be seen as spreading false information on a subject.
Information given out by news programming needs to not be protected under the DPA, as the information is personal and being spread could be harmful to the person. So they need to make sure the info they use is not covered under this.

Graphic novel

All Star Superman (Intellectual Property Rights, Copyrights, designs and patents Act 1988)
Governing body
Superman and any other characters used in the products is the intellectual property of a person or persons, so permission needs to be granted to let these characters be used in this product, as they are intended to be used for profit. The is similar to CDSA 1988, as characters used n the product can also be protected by and of these things, and so this needs to be considered.

Digital photograph product

Galen Rowell - Photographs of landscapes sold to stock companies, sold to people who don't use it properly (Copyright, designs and patents Act 1988, Intellectual Property Act)
Governing body
If a photograph by this man is used, especially commercially, the CDPA comes into play. Proper credit needs to be given to the photographer unless a contract states otherwise, as the photograph is the property of the photographer or the company they work for. This also applies to the IPA, as these products can be the intellectual property of the photographer.

Legal Issues Revision

Legal Issues Revision

Freedom of Information Act 2000

You can find out what information the government and other places has about you.
Organisations that have to give info:
Public sector organisations (serves the public) - NHS, Police, State run schools, council
They have an obligation to publish/ make available information about what they're doing - public can ask for information
Consequences for not providing this information: Fines, grace period to find info (usually 30 days) and make it public before punishment
Media products: Could be relevant for documentaries about these organisations and/or what they deal with, i.e. health or crime (NHS and Police + Council respectively)

Data Protection Act 1998

Protecting personal data, for example:
Bank account details
Medical records
Cultural/ Religious beliefs
Name and address details
Organisations do this by encrypting the information
Not allowed to share it/ give it to third party organisations
Consequences: Person/ organisation who shared it can be sued, fined or prosecuted (prison)
Media product: personal info based on client, makes website for buying things - need to make sure customer info is kept safe (E commerce), TV show competitions, surverys/questionaires

Libel

Written deformation (content that is untrue or damaging to a person's reputation)
Especially applies to newspapers, magazines, online news anmd content

Slander

Verbal deformation (content that is untrue or damaging to a person's reputation)
Especially applies to news shows, interviews, chat shows, documentaries

Intellectual Property Rights

Similar to Copyright, acknolwdged for something you've made
Counts as your intellectual property even in a group
If you're working for an organisation, it's the company that owns the thing you make (but you get recognition as well). This is to protect the company if you leave the company
How to seek permission to use something protected by this: email them asking permission, send them a letter, phone call, arrange a meeting (all formal - to keep it professional)

Copyright, designs and patents Act 1988

Copyright to someone or organisation who has created something
Examples:
Music
Branding - logos and trademarks
Books/films
How to seek permission to use something protected by this: email them asking permission, send them a letter, phone call, arrange a meeting (all formal - to keep it professional)

LO1: Legal Issues Presentation

Freedom of Information Act 2000

1. Defintion of what it means

2. Three reasons why it is important

3. What are the consequences of not adhereing to this law?

4. Find an example of where this legal issse was breached

5. How does this law effect pre-production of a media product? Give examples


My Group:

Theo - Q5

Joakin - Q3 + 4

Jacob Q 1 + 2

5.

Any information or assets that could be used for your production can be obtained from the authorities, so info and videos are more easily accessible.