Regulation bodies and Legal.

OFCOM - Is a communications regulator, who "regulate the TV and radio sectors, fixed line telecoms, mobiles, postal services, plus the airwaves over which wireless devices operate" They make sure that you are protected from any scams form your communication services. "Ofcom is funded by fees from industry for regulating broadcasting and communications networks, and grant-in-aid from the Government" Their main legal duties are to ensure...

• the UK has a wide range of electronic communications services, including high-speed services such as broadband;
• a wide range of high-quality television and radio programmes are provided, appealing to a range of tastes and interests;
• television and radio services are provided by a range of different organisations;
• people who watch television and listen to the radio are protected from harmful or offensive material;
• people are protected from being treated unfairly in television and radio programmes, and from having their privacy invaded; and
• a universal postal service is provided in the UK – this means a six days a week, universally priced delivery and collection service across the country; and
• the radio spectrum (the airwaves used by everyone from taxi firms and boat owners, to mobile-phone companies and broadcasters) is used in the most effective way.

The Press Complaints Commission - "The PCC is an independent body which administers the system of self-regulation for the press. It does so primarily by dealing with complaints, framed within the terms of the Editors' Code of Practice, about the editorial content of newspapers and magazines (and their websites, including editorial audio-visual material) and the conduct of journalists. It can also assist individuals by representing their interests to editors in advance of an article about them being published.

The BBFC - "British Board Film Production is an independent, self-financing and not-for-profit media content regulator. We operate transparent, consistent and trusted co-regulatory and self-regulatory classification and labelling systems in the UK"
There aims are to:

• To keep content that could harm offence or create harming risks in a film to protect the public, specifically children.
• To allow parents and members of the publice to make viewing decisions, if its appropriate etc.
• The help adults have the freedom to respect and recognise choice within the law.
• respond to and reflect changing social attitudes towards media content through proactive public consultation and research.
• provide a cost-effective, efficient classification service within our statutory remit
• work in partnership with the industry to develop innovative service models to provide content advice which support emerging media delivery systems
• provide an effective service to enforcement agencies

Copyright - Is the protecting of someones work, which could either be a film, music, poems, books or artwork. That means the public are unable to use or copy a autors work without permission and if done so they would be fined and marked with Copyrighting. "It is a type of intellectual property that provides exclusive publication, distribution, and usage rights for the author" In other words no one eles are allowed to use someone eles work.Copyright is also used on internet websites, meaning that any content that has been published on the specific sites are completely protected by copyright law. For example, websites that are specifically themed such as Art, Photography or Music websites mean that if you went to copy or save a image on to your computer depending on whether the website has been protective. This makes it unavailable to copy or save as the person or company that has posted wants the content to be protected.There has been a increase in websites protecting their content as it is very easy, simple and quick to copy, paste or save. A fact of Copyrighting is that the protection that the author lasts for there whole life (unless stoped) until 50 to 100 years after their death. The video below demonostrates the meaning of both 'Fair use and Copyright'.

Performing Rights - Means that artists are allowed and have the right to perform their music or others in public, which is tied in with the copyrighting law. This means that people who intend to perform music in public must pay the original artist or composer which will be equally split between the two, 50/50. Public performance is simply that a single musician or band who are not the holder of the piece of music they are perfroming will have to have performing rights before it is acceptable for them to sing or play music in public. Performing iin public is anywhere where the public can see or hear, being on street, concerts, restaurants or nightclubs. Public performance is also associated with a live song being broadcasted on radio or television which needs permission and rights to perform the original artists work in public, which will be dealt with by the collective rights organization.
Equal Opportunities -  Simplys means that everyone has the right to equivalent and fair oppitunities opportunities for employment regardless of race or color or sex or national origin civil right - right or rights belonging to a person by reason of citizenship including especially the fundamental freedoms and privileges guaranteed by the 13th and 14th amendments and subsequent acts of Congress including the right to legal and social and economic equality law, jurisprudence - the collection of rules imposed by authority; "civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order"

The purpose of the PCC is "To serve the public by holding editors to account. We strive to protect the rights of individuals, while at the same time preserving appropriate freedom of expression for the press. We proactively advertise our services and reach out to people who may be in need of our help. We aim to promote high standards by developing clear guidance and practical principles through our rulings, and offering training and advice to editors and journalists"