Tuesday, 9 June 2015

LO2: Legal & Ethical

Copyright: 
Copyright is important especially to make sure that the content is properly protected. To protect the content on the show we will make sure all the written permissions and forms from the musicians whose music we feature on the show. We also will ensure that we have a PRS License. However all the adverts that we are featuring on the show will have been created by our organisation so will not have any problem with any copyright laws. For the pitch we did to Sheffield Live we had a sample of 'Sheffield Underground Sounds' sound, this was not a infringement against any copyright laws as this was recorded about ourselves featuring a band called the Monoking. However if we did get the interview from someone else we would have to reference them to prove we have permission to use the on the radio station.

Performing Rights Society for Music
For PRS License we will require one band we feature are signed upto PRS.  However If we cannot get the written permission from the bands prior to broadcasting then we may have to rely on music covered by PRS as a contingency. However, if the bands are not covered by PRS then we will simply gain written permission using contracts  to officiate our agreement to only play music with the consent of the person/people who created it. 

Legal & Ethical Issues

During the broadcasting of the radio show we need to make sure that we avoid using anything offensive during the programme. We have also decided not to use live phone call ins on our show and this is mainly because no one knows what will happen live, however we will get listeners to to contact us via social media and email. This means that everything will be moderately suitable to the audience, as well as making sure the audience feel involved.  We will be pre recording all of our interviews to ensure that that there is no profanity and/or offensive language as it is broadcast on our proggramme. We should also be familiar with the regulator OFCOM's guidelines as their equality policy reads "treat all colleagues with dignity and respect in an inclusive and fair working environment, promoting equality of opportunity for all". This is why we will follow the Ofcom guidelines to avoid this. 

For the show to be broadcast on Sheffield Live we must abide by the broadcasting code. However we did not use any music from the creative commons or any royalty free music, we used sheffield local bands in all aspects of the radio show. Therefore to broadcast the show we would need permission from the bands in order to be able to broadcast this. 

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