Media Law governing Factual Programming Media Law How it imposes. constraints on media production? How it could affect your product negatively How it could affect your product positively Defamation Defamationis when a statement made makes people think ess of the individual or group. Ifthe programme crtcizs any individual or group then the programme lawyer must be contacted, This could negatively affectmy product because if| was to say Something or include something \which Would offend a certain group lof people ko i was to include an interviewee which was a narow minded religious person saying something negative about people ‘who are Sikh and ut there hair or feat meat then | could be prosecuted, “This could positvaly fect my product because i do ertcize any individual or group I will ned to be {able to back itup wih evidence in forder note be prosecuted for defamation fl was ta eay how 2 certain group does not flow Sikhism ae been fold | must have prove of how fo nt be prosecuted for defamation, Contempt of Court Ifthere is going tobe something ‘whichis concerning a eriminal legal proceeding then | would need to get adviee from the programme lawyer before the programmecan be broadcast This could negatively affect my product because il was to bring Up some cases from the past could be breaking that rule ke for example it Iwas to hava something sid about the case that happened with the child who fs under 18 and wae {ken out of echool for being = baptised Sikh and not removing there SKs and include his name in my documentary, | could got into {rouble and be fined “This could positvaly affect my product because | would need to bbe more careful about what include in my documentary to avoid prosecution so if! wished te include ‘case which happened todo with {Sikh parson which had todo with Sikhism | wll nee to make sure | amallowed to use itPrivacy and Confidence ifthere was private or confidential information included in the programme without the consent of the person or organization, the programme lawyer will need to be contacted, This could negatively affect my productbecause if was to show ‘oor numbers of treet name of one ofthe interviewees and inthe interview they said something that some ofthe audience may nat ‘agree with, then the audience will know where ofnd the persona and they may not want tobe contacted by anyone. “This could affect my programme posively because | would be more ‘aware of giving personal information ot. | cou also hold the interviews in a neutral eating lke the Sikh temple and I could double check al my footage before broadeastng Copyright anything [used such as musi, from another source in my documentary, | will ned to get the permissionof the owner fst and rect them If faled to do thie than | could probably be sued. This could negatively affectmy productbecause | wil need to use ‘Sikh music from the iternet and | may need to get permission for it This could positively affectmny product because | willbe more aware of checking ifall the footage is cleared for use and | know share Teould get Sikh music for fee.