What does crowdfunding mean?
Crowdfunding means a production has
been funded by public donations in order to meet the target made that fits the
budget. The budget needs to include everything the production needs to be made. Correct
Two advantages for an independent
project:
•You
don’t have to factor as many wages into the budget as the company will be small
without any subsidiary companies.
•Production
ideas can be decided quickly rather than having to go through many different
people and legal requirements due to subsidiary companies (don't have to have their approval).
Two disadvantages for an independant project:
Can be difficult for unknown projects (maybe not have a fanbase/audience).
Marketing the product is more difficult because you don't have the money from funding.
Social media can be used to promote the product because it's free e.g. - Twitter, Facebook, Instagram.
Assessor: Joakin
What is meant by legal issues?
The term legal issues means the implications that can arise whilst making a media product for
example using second hand material requires you to gain permission to use such products in your
work whether that be copyright or a binding agreement not to abuse the power given by the material.
Whilst producing a media product it would be important to ensure you are meeting the legal
requirements put in place by other companies if you are a subsidary or conforming to the rules and
regulations of a broadcasting should you be an independent company to avoid prosecution.
*permits
*copyright
*release and consent form (actors,models,land owners)
*health and safety (risk assesment)
freedom of information act.
1) Definition of what it means- provides public access to information held by public authorities it does this in a few ways - public authorities are obliged to publish certain information about their activities.
2)Three reasons why it is important - allows the the public to keep tabs on what companies are doing and to make sure they are not doing anything wrong and also to find out what they know about you
3)What are the consequences of not adhering to this? - if someone makes a complaint about you to the ICO the complaints handling process gives you oppotunity to reconsider yout actions and put right any mistakes.
4) Find an example of where this legal issue was breached - in 2010 the information was was breached by a council , they failed to provide information by not saying how many days 2 consultants worked or what each was paied. they were given 30 days to rectify this
5) How does this law effect pre production of a media product?
should you need any information when you are creating a documentary it means that information can be gained easily to protect yourself against other laws that could be breached by giving wrong information
Data protection act:
1) Definition of what it means- the data protection act is what controls how peoples personal information is used by governement organizations and buisnesses.
2)Three reasons why it is important- to stay safe and secure, used lawfully and fairly and not transferred outside of the european economic area without adequate protection and handled accordingly to peoples data protection rights.
the data protection act controls the way information is being handled.
3)What are the consequences of not adhering to this? the company could be prosecuted and face severe legal issues should the data they be handling be given to a 3rd party. Their is a maximum fine of 500,000 the ICO have never fined over £350,000 but as of the 25th of may 2018 the maximum will reach 20 million euros.
4) Find an example of where this legal issue was breached - in april 2011 sony was fined 250k for not having sufficient security. Peoples bank details were exposed which was a big breach of their private information - this was a very serious breach
5) How does this law effect pre production of a media product?
during the pre production of a media product the data protection act affects it in several ways for example the company is obliged to securely hold the information of those involved in the production such as cast and crew. companies do this by strong password management, anti spyware and ensuring back up of data (encrypted data)
Intellectual property rights
1) Definition of what it means - protections granted to the creators of IP and include trademarks, copyright, patents, industrial design. This prevents others from using the protected thing in advertising ect..
2)Three reasons why it is important
supports high paying jobs as it employs 55 million americans and hundereds of millions of people worldwide
drives economic growth and competitiveness
strong and enforced IPR protect customers and families - helps make educated choices about the safety and reliablity of their purchases .
3)What are the consequences of not adhering to this? if you dont have the rights to the work then a case of copyright infringement may be filed and the person could in turn be prosecuted.
4) Find an example of where this legal issue was breached - amazon was granted a patent for 1-click technology in september 1999 there has been several patent disputes surrounding it, including a patent infringement lawsuit was filed against barnes and nobel for using a check out option called 'express lane'
5) How does this law effect pre production of a media product?
can cost considerable amounts of money to use secondhand media for example a song or image that you can lawfully use in your production. some companies seek permission by asking songwriters to compile a song for a specific film/ad
copyright/designs and patents act
1) Definition of what it means - copyright is claiming ownership of anything whether it be litery or dramatised.
2)Three reasons why it is important- it is a legal aquirement, allows you to get credited for your work, allows the work to become an asset
3)What are the consequences of not adhering to this? the courts can impose a potential fine of up to £50,000 and a custodial sentence of up to 10 years. you would also have to give back all copies of the breach of copyright.
4) Find an example of where this legal issue was breached- Puff daddy sampled THE POLICES every breath you take on his 1997 song ill be missing you without asking permission, he now has to pay sting £2000 a day as sting gets 100% of the writing royalties.
5) How does this law effect pre production of a media product?
you have to double check if there is any copyrighted material in which case you must get permission to be able to use it.
patent: a government authority or licence conferring a right or title for a set period, especially the sole right to exclude others from making, using, or selling an invention:
