LO2: Legal Issues

What does crowd funding mean?

Crowd funding is when you get a group of people to give you money for a project, and in return you give them something which will make them want to fund your project. You can give money via donations. Correct

State two advantages for an independent project.

You don’t have to give your profit to other companies.

You have complete control on your project.

Can get donations for any project.
Funding goes straight towards project.
Could use social media as a form of adverting (Twitter, Facebook, Instagram)

State two disadvantages for an independent project.

No other companies help you promote the project.

You are likely to have a low budget.

Cannot fund project if target not met.

Assessor: Joshua Gray

Legal Issues:
There are certain rules that companies need to abide by in order not to encounter prosecution. These rules are stated by the government.

Permission to do things, depending on the production.
Consequences are prosecution.

In order to film people or use pictures of them you need them to sign a consent and release form.

In order to use certain locations you would need the owner to sign a consent and release form.

Because of health and safety issues, in all procutions, a risk assessment is neeeded, for all personal that are going to be working on the production.

Freedom of information

What it means: The freedom information act 2000 provides access to public information held by public authorities, public authorites are obliged to publish information, members of the public or aloud to request information from them.

Three reasons why it is important: It allows poeple to "check up on" companies, to make sure they arn't doing anything wrong.

Consequences of not adhering to this law: The ICO deals with complaints, the complaints allow you to reconsider any acusations and put right the mistake without taking formal action.

An example of where this lefal issue was breached: In 2010 the law was breached by not saying how many days two consultants worked or what each was paid.

How the law effects the pre-production of a media product:

Any information or assets that could be used for a production can be obtained from these authorites, which makes these assets more easy to access.


(Who are ICO?)

Interlectiul Property Rights

What it means: If you have interllectual property rights to something you have made, means that no-one can use it without your permission. (Trademarks)

Three reasons why it is important: Supports high paying jobs worldwide, drives econimic growth and competiveness and helps consumers make an educated choice about the safety and reliability of their purchases.

Consequences of not adhering to this law: If someone uses someone elses inerlectual property without permission, then it has become a case of copyright infringment, and prosecution may be involved.

An example of where this lefal issue was breached: Amazon was granted a patent for 1-click technology on September 28, 1999 also known as one-click buying, allows customers to make an online purchase iin a single click, without having to manually input billing and shipping information, the have been several dispute... (RESEARCH) 

How the law effects the pre-production of a media product:
People are paid fairly for the work they have created.


Liable and Slander What it means: (Liable) The act/crime of making a written statement that isn't truthful and is potentially damaging to a person's reputation. (Slander) Words that are spoken.

Three reasons why it is important: It protects people from prosecution, it avoids having information that isn't true broadcasted to impressionable audience, it also helps avoid large financial loss.

Consequences of not adhering to this law: Written formal apology.

An example of where this legal issue was breached: A journalist insinuated false accusations against someone, as a consequence she had to give money to a charity of is choice, and had to write a written formal apology. 

How the law effects the pre-production of a media product:

Copyrights designs and patents act 1998

What it means:

Three reasons why it is important: It is important that something you have made does not contain anything copyrighted, and if you do you need to gain permission from that company, this will cost a fee.

Consequences of not adhering to this law: Could be fined 50,000, or be given a sentecne of up to 10 years. The consequences dpend on the the commercial value of the idea, and on the profits that may have been made.

An example of where this lefal issue was breached: 1997 Puff Daddy sampled The polives Every Breath You Take, he had to pay Sting £2000 a day as Sting gets 100% of the writing royalites.

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