Regulatory bodies

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Unit 2 Task 1 Be able to extract information from written sourcesUnit 7 Task 3 Understanding the regulation of the media sector

Be able to extract information from written sources

Written sources: e.g. books, journals, websites, magazines, newspapers, handouts

Reading: with concentration; skim-reading: scanning; using index; using word search; using phrase search

Extract information: e.g. write notes, summarise, highlight text, annotate document, underline passages,

The BBFC, British Board of Film Classification. Analyze certain films to give them a legal age rating so the right people are watching this film. The BBFC are a big part of the media industry because they restrict certain films for a reason so a child does not watch a really violent film which could cause them distress. The BBFC are also very reliable on what they do because they work as a independent and self financing company, that do not work for profit, the BBFC is also told to be one of the best labelling systems in the UK.

The laws that the BBFC use is VRA, or the Criminal Procedure. With this evidence it can be used as stand alone evidence so no-one from BBFC has to attend court. This is a good way of doing things in the media industry because it give’s the BBFC an advantage in court because they keep there evidence recorded. Another law they could use is the obscene publication act, this website is managed by the national archives, this website also publishes all UK legislation.Law Enforcement link: http://www.bbfc.co.uk/industry-services/law-enforcementthe obscene publications act link: http://www.legislation.gov.uk/

Explain who they are and what they do…. Including which laws they use – e.g. the obscene publications actList the website below you used to get your information – find at least 2 different sources

The British Video Association is the trade body that represents the interests of publishers and rights owners of video entertainment.The BVA promotes video entertainment so they could get viewed by the right people. They can also promote the video to a DVD or Blu-ray, to get more viewers on a certain film.Laws:-The BVA has good relationships with government officials and Ministers, while maintaining dialogue with opposition MPs-Ensuring Ministers understand the vital role of video entertainment in the audio visual eco-system-DCMS engaged with BVA on the Digital Economy Act, advertising on pirate sites, site-blocking, child protection and Communications Green PaperBVA in dialogue with the IPO on copyright review, format-shifting and industry research methodologies-Classification of physical and online content concerns to be addressed in London and Brussels alike-The EC’s Digital Agenda poses potential risks, needs attention Also with the BBFC they take charge of copyright in a good way, so if there is any illegal DVD’s that have been copyrighted then can take people to jail and contest them in court with some good evidence that the BVA have.

British video association link: http://www.bva.org.uk/

The Film Distributors Association take charge in publishing films on the cinema’s, they also control privacy they also take charge in copyright with illegal films being downloaded. They can also use stand up evidence in court so they win most situations with copyright evidence and certain films that have not been published yet. They have also have a FACT that g have been stopping copyright for many years.

Film Distributors Association link: http://www.launchingfilms.com/

The video standards council (VSC), help with age ratings on films so children can stay protected by watching the suitable films for there certain age so it does not cause any distress. The VSC also age mainly tend to age rate films video games and some videos on YouTube so it is suitable for the viewers. PEGI is used in over 30 countries so it is suitable for all countries so it proves they are reliable source of information.

Video Standards Council (VSC) link: http://www.videostandards.org.uk/VSC/

The office for communication helps in many ways because allows people to put in their complaints so they can give them a valid information about their problem that they have on a certain product. They also make sure that no scams are getting made and so people are protected.

Office for Communication (Ofcom) link: http://www.tradingstandards.gov.uk/advice/index.cfm

The trading standards central helps with many things in the media industry because it allows people to make easy and reliable trade’s on certain products which people might need for filming and extra. By doing this people can safety trade with people and gain no fake product’s so people can make profit off you.

Trading Standards Central link: http://www.tradingstandards.gov.uk/advice/index.cfm

The press complaints commission (PCC) have currently shut down on September 8th 2014 and are being replaced by the  Independent Press Standards Organisation (IPSO). This is because the PCC did not do there job right and are being shut down because no-one believed them and they was not a reliable source of information because they did not do there job right.

Press ComplaintsCommission (PCC) link: http://www.pcc.org.uk/about/index.html

The Advertising Standards Authority(ASA), are a payday loan company that help people get the substantial amount of money that they need on a loan for example to get the money to make a film or a game. But to do this correctly they will have to make enough profit to pay the advertising standards authority. The ASA company take good charge because they make sure they get all there money back that is needed, to keep there company up and running.Advertising standards authority link: http://www.asa.org.uk/