Task 1.

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There are codes of practice and regulations to consider

when you are working as a music video producer.
These include. . .

BECTU

BECTU is the UK's media and entertainment trade union; sectors covered include
broadcasting, cinema, film, digital media, independent production, leisure, theatre and
the arts.

The BECTU provides a wide range of services to its members, including:

Negotiating pay, conditions and contracts with employers.
Personal advice and representation for individual members.
Advice and representation on health and safety.
Training support and courses.
Networking events and career development opportunities.
Union journal, Stage, Screen and Radio published 6 times a week.
Benefits for the BECTU members.
Website designed to improve access to the union's advice and support.

BBFC

The BBFC is the British Board of Film Classification.

To improve consumer awareness about the content of certain music videos, and to improve
child protection online, Vevo and YouTube, working in partnership with the BBFC, are making
permanent a pilot scheme to age rate all music videos by artists signed to Sony Music UK,
Universal Music UK and Warner Music UK that are unsuitable for younger children (under 12s).

The ratings appear on Vevo online and on YouTube, both online and on smart phone Apps. On
Vevo, the BBFC ratings symbol appears in the top left hand corner of the video player for the
first few seconds. The rating will reappear when you move the cursor. You may also click the
'i' icon to see the ratings information. On YouTube, look for 'Partner Rating' label on the
YouTube website; or a 12, 15 or 18 in a square box on the smartphone appunderneath the
video.

The sort of issues the BBFC considers in classifying music videos include:
drug misuse
dangerous behaviour presented as safe
bad language
sexual behaviour and nudity
threatening behaviour and violence

MCPS

The Mechanical-Copyright Protection Society (MCPS), established in 1924,

is a not-for-profit organisation which currently represents over 17,000
composers, songwriters and music publishers .

MCPS is known as a collecting society because its main role is collecting

money from music users in the UK who record music into TV and radio
programmes, websites, feature films, CDs, records, and so on. MCPS
collects royalties by issuing licences to music users in respect of the
mechanical copyright in musical works.

Details of the music used are supplied to MCPS by the licensees. This
information, when matched to the detailed work information held on the
MCPS databases, enables the payment of royalties to the writers and
publishers of the music used.

MCPS is a not for profit organisation which is funded by the commission it

levies on the licence revenue it receives.

PRS

PRS for music is home to the worlds best music writers, composers and
publishers. It is a collection society that works on behalf of over 118,000
songwriters and composers performing rights and mechanical rights.

The organization brings together two royalty collection societies, MCPS and
PRS. The organisation exists to collect and pay royalties to the members
when their music is exploited in one of a number of ways- when it is
recorded onto any format and distributed to the public, performed or
played in public, broadcast or made publicly available online.

A license from PRS for Music is required for playing music under the terms
of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988. If you dont have one of
these licenses for the use of music in public may result in civil action
against you for copyright infringement and you may be liable to pay
damages and costs.

Location Permission

It is a legal requirement to get permission to use private locations as

filming locations, and permission is sometimes required when filming in
public areas.

This is a simple code and often can be resolved easily by just asking
permission to use a location on a certain date, however permission of use
will not always be granted.