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 legal issues - have to follow by law.

• Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 - exists to protect peoples' creations such as a picture, drawing or photograph, a video, television programme or film, text, such as a book, article or report, a game. Copyright gives the copyright holder exclusive rights to publish, copy, distribute and sell their creation. No one else can use the work without permission.

Why is it important? it keeps peoples creative property safe, it keeps people from profiting off  others work, It makes sure the creator of the product is rightly credited and paid for there work.

What are the consequences of not adhering to this law? you can get a copy write strike meaning your product will be taken down.

How does this law effect pre-production of a media product? if you do not have permission from the owner for example to use a song for your movie you will not be able to use that song and you would have to pick another.

• Freedom of information Act 2000 - An Act to make provision for the disclosure of information held by public authorities or by persons providing services for them. The Freedom of Information (FOI) Act 2000 was introduced to give the public the right to access any information recorded by public sector organisations. These organisations include: schools, councils government departments, health trusts and hospitals, libraries, museums. Anyone is able to request information, regardless of how old they are, where they live or their nationality.

Why is it important? Its important to keep you employees data safe,

What are the consequences of not adhering to this law?

How does this law effect pre-production of a media product?

• Intellectual Property Rights - it protects:

  the names of your products or brand

  the design or look of your product

  things you write, make or produce

  consequences if the law isn't followed;

   

  Criminal fines

  Imprisonment (the length of time depends on the nature of the charges)

  Seizure of the stolen intellectual property (ECT)

  how does it effect preproduction of a media product?

   

  it protects creators or owners of rights by preventing others from using their work, this also means that if the production involves commissioned work ( for example) you must have permission from the creator of that piece of work to feature it in your media product.

  
  

  copywrite and patents act 1988

   

  it protects:

  Original literary, dramatic, musical or artistic works;

  Computer programs and software code

  Databases (in addition to the separate Database Right)

  consequences if the law isn't followed;

   

  paying the cost to use the photo/media

  court cases

  being sued by the copywrite owner

  How does it effect the production of a media product?

   

  it would require the producers to gain the legal rights to use any images, brand logos or slogans that are protected under the copywrite act within their product, if not done correctly this could result in taking longer for the product to be distributed or even fines.

• Data Protection Act - controlling how your information is used by different businesses. 

Case study of how a product was affected by legal issues.

20th Century Fox sued Universal Studios (the studio behind Battlestar Galactica) for copyright infringement, claiming that it had stolen 34 distinct ideas from Star Wars. Among them was a character named Skyler, a tad too close to Skywalker, and the possibility of airing with the title “Star Worlds”.

claiming Star Wars had stolen ideas from the 1972 film Silent Running (the robot drones) and the Buck Rogers serials of the 1940s,” said Pournelle. He goes on to say that after Fox was sued, he was paid $20,000 by Universal to show that Battlestar Gallactica and Star Wars were made from two different cloths. About Fildena.

In the end the case was decided in favour of Galactica two years later. Unfortunately, however, the original Battlestar Galactica had been cancelled and cinemas were looking forward to seeing The Empire Strikes Back.

ethical issues - what's write and what wrong. morals. (consequences)

• legal action against the organisation
• product being banned from sale
• reputation of the organisation
• loss of business

regulation bodies 

ASA: The Advertising Standards Authority
BBFC: The British Board of Film Classification

PEGI: pan European game information
OFCOM: The Office of Communications
PRS: Performing rights society for music 
IPSO: Independent Press Standards Organisation
W3C: world wide web consortium 

‧͙⁺˚*･༓☾regulation body's : companies that oversee and watch media institutions.☆.｡.:*

OFCOM - office of communications : regulate TV, radio, and video on demand. Goggle box was complained about to OFCOM 88 times.

IPSO - indipendente press standards organisation : regulatory of the uk's newspapers and magazines. Mail online was complained about to IPOS 15 times in 2021.

ASA - advertising standards authority : the ups regulatory of advertising. KFC add was complained to ASA for disrespecting vegetarians and chickens.

W3C - the World Wide Web consortium : developing standards and guidelines on the World Wide Web. complain about an inaccessible website. 

PEGI - pan European game information : provides age classifications for video games. complaint against NBA 2K20 as it depicts slot machines made to PEGI.

finch - self care app 

costs:
-  staff: you have to hire allot off staff and give them an ethical wage for there work
- software: 
- finding funding: The tentative cost to build a mobile app is $40,000 to $150,000 
- programing
- getting non copy right sound