Livingstone & Lunt's Regulation Theory Flashcards
Who are the regulatory body in the film industry?
BBFC
What are the BBFC responsible for?
Setting rules about what can and can’t be in films. They make film certificates and assign them to films, and haev the power to ban non-conforming films
Livingstone & Lunt think that regulation is easy/hard
hard
What are regulation rules in media industries often to do with?
Protecting the audience from harm, stopping us from being offended/traumatised
What do regulators have to try and balance?
Protecting people with offering them a choice
What has made made regulation much harder?
Technology
Why has technology made regulation much harder?
Downloading, streaming, piracy, YouTube etc. means people can bypass controls like age certificates
Who are the people responsible for regulating the television industry?
Ofcom
True/False: Ofcom have no power over regulating shows on platforms like Netflix
True
The vast nature of the internet and its billions of users means what for regulation?
Makes it impossible to control
Livingstone & Lunt believe that powerful companies can _____ regulations
avoid
Why do Livingstone & Lunt believe it is hard to regulate major companies?
With money comes power
What has happened with News Corp (The Times) have broken rules of the newspaper industry?
They got away with it - potentially because of their power
