Lo1: Legal and ethical (h)

legal and ethical considerations

1. make sure programmes content follow OFCOM's watershed rules and regulations of due to its time of show.

• doesn't promote alcohol , drugs or sexual activity
• does not contain explicit language
• should not cause harm to children
• not to cause offence
• graphic violence or imitations

             This includes

1. the use of accessible domestic implements, such as knives, or other offensive weapons, articles or substances portrayed in a dangerous or harmful manner
2. any portrayal of household items, such as micro-waves and tumble-dryers, which can cause harm if misused,
3. certain locations, such as railway lines.
4. certain material which may lead children to fail to recognise potentially dangerous play especially if there is no serious outcome.
5.  hanging or the preparations for hanging, if easily imitable, particularly if shown  before the watershed.

1. it is an offence to perform any of the following without the consent of the owner

• copy of the work
• rent , lend or issue copies of the work to the public
• perform,broadcast or show the work in public
• adapt the work

make sure that review content do not breach copyright making sure that gameplay footage is for promotional purposes only

the author of a piece of work or a director of a film may also have certain moral rights

• the right to be identified as the author
• right to object to derogatory treatment

To make sure we don't conflict with any copyright issues with music we used some creative commons music from:

- http://www.freesound.org

- http://audio.lgfl.org.uk