Paul O'Grady Show is a talk show, this means that many things need to be thought about and addressed in the pre-production
stage of the program. The legal issue of Slander would need to be thought about
due to the show being live which means that the people on the show that are
being interviewed, and Paul O'Grady himself, need to be careful about what is
being said. During the show Paul O'Grady reads out viewers' letters, sometimes
with disgust at the things viewers have sent, this however could cause problems
because if anything too negative or offensive is said, it could be a problem in
the future for the person. Especially if the thing is untrue. Celebrities also
get interviewed which would be something that faces the same issues however on
a much larger scale as a celebrities have a larger reputation which could get ruined.
Also the Data Protection Act need to be thought about in the pre-production
stages because the celebrities that feature on the talk show need to have their
sensitive data protected. The producers of the show would need to make sure they adhere to the "codes of practice" set by the regulatory body, OFCOM. The Office of Communication, along with the help of the public, have do decided on whether the content in a program is appropriate or not for children. Due to the explicit content of the Paul O Grady show, the program has to be aired after watershed. This is so that there isn't any public complaints which would have to be addressed by the broadcaster responding with a written apology. Ethical issue could arise due to representation on the program. The program needs to not discriminate or alienate people and be able to represent all. This could become an issue if there is not enough people, if any, from a minority background such as a minority ethnic group. This could be resolved however by getting celebrities that could represent different minority groups, and putting them on the program.Social Media Campaign
Donald Trump uses social media to campaign about his
political views. Trump is known for racism, homophobia and many other offensive
things. However if he wrote something that contained bad or false information
about a person it would be Libel. This can affect the reputation of a person
and it could cause lots of very negative consequences for them. If Trump did
this then he could potentially face imprisonment. The Data Protection Act is
also something that Trump needs to adhere to. This is that all personal data
must be kept safe. Some information that Donald Trump may have about others
individuals could be classed as private information, this could be things as
simple as making sure that data like the bank details or names and addresses of
people that work for him. The Freedom of Information Act is an act that allows
the public to have the right to information that is held by the pubic
authority. This could be information such as the taxes that Trump pays or his
wage could be requested by the public and result in the information having to
get shared. W3C are regulators that set their own guidelines on the type of
context that should get published online. This means that Trump could post
something that may not be seen as 100% okay to put online however he would be
able to get away with it due to the web being classed as a place for “free
speech”. Also so much content is posted each day that it wold be impossible for
the World Wide Web Consortium to be able to regulate and monitor it all.
Digital Animation
Dreamwork is an animation
company. During the pre-production stages of creating their digital animations,
they will need to think about and address certain legal issues. DreamWorks
would need to make sure that they are not using different company’s works and
breaking intellectual property rights. This is making sure that a person or company
is given the rights for their intellectual property. A company like DreamWorks
would need to makes sure that they are not at risk of being under copyright
infringement. This could be due to their product being similar to one of their
competitor companies such as Disney, and making sure that they are not copying
different company’s ideas. If they do
break intellectual property rights it could cause delay on the launch of their
products. DreamWorks also needs to make sure that they follow the Copyright,
Designs and Patents Act. The act allows creators of products to control how
their work is used. This would be used by DreamWorks as it allows them to
copyright things such as their characters so that they can control how these
are used. However they would also need to make sure that they were following it
too as they would not be able to release an animation if it included something
such as copyrighted music or if it was based on a book that wasn’t in the
public domain. The producers would need to choose an age certificate for the
animation to be, this needs to be chosen in the pre-production stages of the
animation so that content can be edited before it is final. Films are regulated
by the BBFC, they confirm the age certificates put in the film by showing
screening of the films. Animations created by DreamWorks are usually of a U or
PG certificate as they do not contain any explicit content, this means that the
animation is suitable for a younger audience and appeals to a wider market.
Ethical issues that could be seen as a problem in an animation could be to do
with the lack of representation of different groups. This could be resolved by
creating characters of different races, religions and showing different
sexualities in the film however even though this educated, young children may
get confused by these different things so characters that are none human could
be used instead, like animals.
Radio Production
The BBC is radio Production Company. Many radio shows are live so before they are aired certain things need to be planned to be said or to not be said. Radio shows need to be careful to not use slander when they are on air as this is a legal issue. If the presenter says a false spoken or damaging statement against someone then it is slander. The BBC could have their reputation ruined if something was said that was giving someone a bad name, this could happen is something is said on air about a past radio presenter that worked for the BBC. Due to the nature of radio, anything said live would not be able to be taken back or edited out so it could be very damaging. Slander would ruin the reputation of the presenter and the BBC. The regulatory body, PRS, make sure that artists are recognised for their work. This regulatory body would need to be in place for radio as if the BBC used any musicians work on the radio the Performing Rights Society would need to collect the profits from the BBC for the music being played on air. The BBC have to make sure that everyone is represented, it would be an issue if the radio shows only played one type of music in on language as this would alienate and isolate people. However the BBC has many different radio channels that play a range of different styles and genres of music. There are also channels such as BBC Asia which include music and languages that would appeal to certain ethnic groups.
Marvel creates Graphic Novels. Marvel need to follow the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act. This allows creators of things such as the characters shown in the comics to be protected and lets the company, Marvel, choose how these characters are used. This could also be for other things such as the places characters are from like kryptonite. They would also have to stick to this however, not using other companies work without their permission as if they did it could mean that they have to hand over all the profits made and pay for the damages. Libel could also be breached in a comic if information that is false or true is written about a person which cause their reputation to be ruined. There could be a “character” created to actually be a person in the public eye and they could create a bad reputation for the person by being defamatory about them. Editors of the Marvel Graphic Novels will have to adhere the “Editors Code of Practice” along with Libel. This is that written content in the comic isn’t offensive and is suitable to be published. All magazines, comics and newspapers are regulated by the Independent Press Standards Organisation. It is the public however who are the ones that will complain and report anything that they deem offensive to IPSO who will then investigate and address. Marvel Comics may not represent all as the superheroes may not be a mix of different genders, ethnicities or include any superheroes or character that are shown to have a disability. Marvel could stop this from being a large ethical issue however by creating a range of different character that come from a range of different backgrounds to show how the Graphic Novels represent all. This will make sure that people like ethnic minorities do not feel alienated or discriminated against. They instead feel included.
Digital Photographic Production
Lara Jade works in digital photographic production. She has a blog and due to the written nature of this it means that she needs to stick to Libel. She cannot write anything that is untrue or contains bad information about another person as this could ruin their reputation. If she does not adhere to this then she could get fined and it will ruin her reputation and affect her future career as well as many other consequences. She also needs to make sure that all of the pictures that she uses aren’t copyrighted or are her own so that she doesn’t break the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act. This can be broken by using other peoples work in a way that they do not approve off which could create profit for you instead of the actual creator, The CDPA will also protect her photography as well as is means that no one can steal her work either. Lara Jade needs to make sure that she adheres to the “codes of practice” set by the ASA. She has an advertising section on her blog so she will need to follow the “rules” that are set so that her adverts do not face consequences. The Advertising Standards Authority work on behalf of the public to regulate adverts. If the public complain and the ASA find out that the “codes of practice” were not adhered to then the adverts could get taken down. Lara Jade could face some ethical issues as her digital photography production may be seen as isolating or alienating to certain minority groups as she specialises in fashion and if models of different skin colours, shape and sizes aren’t used then it could be seen to be discriminatory. Lara could stop this from happening by allowing a range of very different models to wear all different style clothes to make sure that people feel represented by her work. Models that have physical or visible disabilities could also be shown to appeal to even more minority groups.
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