Media Law governing Factual Programming Media Law
Defamation
Contempt of Court
Privacy and Confidence
Copyright
How it imposes constraints on media production? When you write or say something that is not real or untrue. You can potential get sued for it under the deformation act There are many ways that you can cause this and they are videoing in court, talking about or publish in public place something that is happening in court and also saying someone is guilty when there not. If your programme may have private or confidential information with no the sanction of the person or administrative system to which it relates. To look for guidance from your programme lawyer at once. When getting permission from a company or person to publish there text or on a public place such as the internet if you don’t get permission you will be plagiarising and you can potential be sued.
How it could affect your product negatively
How it could affect your product positively
If you get something wrong it can be costly and the consequences are severe so will have some limitations
This will show my audience that you are not make anything up and that all your findings are the truth.
If I want to make my production about a hearing in football that has not concluded then I would be in contempt of court I don’t think this would really appeal to my production.
This would give you a limit as to be you can go and what to film. when not committing contempt of court your evidence I factual
This means that you have to get permission from the person who your associated with this may take some time.
This is good because you are keeping your actors of your audience happy by not breaking the privacy code which will give you trust from your crew and audience
This will show your audience that this is not your work and that u have copied it this have consequences as well When making by production I will have to careful about this.
If I get permission from the person whose video in my instants that I want to use it will only enhance my production and it will make it better and more interesting.