Legal Issues Revision

Freedom of Information Act 2000

• Act of organistaions etc public sector (NHS, Police, State run schools, Council) serves the public
• Obligation to pubish/make available information of what they are doing
• Public can ask for information
• Pre- Production- news
• Could be a fine as a consequence of not having he information available, a 30 day period to make he info public

Data Protection Act 1998

• Protecting personal data like bank account details, health records, name and address
• Encyption of all your data
• Not allowed to be shared
• Consequences could get a fine, prosecuted or sued
• Need to make sure customers info is kept safe
• E commerce (buying online), competitions, questionaires/ surveys 

Libel

• Deformation, written content that is untrue or damaging to a persons reputation
• Pre- production, magazines, newspapers, online content
• Could be prosecuted

Slander

• Spoken content that is untrue to a persons repuation
• Chat show, Interview, News
• Could be prosecuted

Copyrights, designs and Patents Act (1988)

• Gives copyright/ownership to someone or an organasation who has created something
• Music, Branding logos/trademarks, Books, Films
• Could be fined up to £50,000
• Controls how it is used by others

Intelluctual Property Rights

• If you create something as your company the organasation has intelluctual property so they own it
• Can be anything, you'd still get recognition
• Could get prosecuted and copyright infringement could be filed

Permission

• Email
• Letter
• Meeting
• Phone call (All formal and professional)

Tutor feedback for magazine front cover anaylsis task

LO1: Legal Issues Presentation

1. Definition of what it means
2. Three reasons why it is important
3. What are the consequences of not adhering to this law?
4. Find an example of where this legal issue was breached
5. How does this law effect pre- production of a media product? give examples

My group: Evie and Cameron

Intellectual Property Rights

LO1: Legal Issues

Legal Issues:

• Permissions to do something-  Could be prosecuted
• Copyright
• Permits to film on location- called a release and consent film, actors, models anyone who can be seen in the production need to sign the form
• Health and Safety- Risk Assessment

Crowdfunding is when a large number of people contribute small amounts of money  ( Via donations ) to an independent company so they can make products and the public will get something in return. - Correct

Advantages of an independent project:

-They get all the profit

-Work for themselves so they don’t have to rely on any other companies

- Freedom as to what you do / get money for

- The funding that you raise goes to you

Disadvantages of an independent project:

-Small scale so might not have as much people knowing about the product

-If it’s a film it will be harder to get premiered in the cinema so might not get as much profit

- If you don't meet your target then you wont be able to fund your project

- Marketing of that project may be difficult because you wont have the funds

- May not get that many views if the company is not well known


Social media being used as a form of advertising :

Facebook
Twitter
Instagram

Assessor : Jess

LO1: Introduction booklet