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Overall, we can see that their Member Anti-Piracy System (MAPS) tracks links to unlicensed and
infringing sites that are using our members' work. Once logged-in, members can easily see where their
work is being used illegally and trigger a delisting notice to Google. For us when developing our
short film, if we use the use of non-diegetic sound such as music within the background, we will need to
make sure that we have the right to use it because if no, it may cause our film to be taken down and not
As we can see, the use of
ADVE RT ISIN G STAN DARD S- advertising codes have
AS A been put into place
The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) is the UK’s where businesses or
independent advertising regulator. The ASA makes individuals have to follow
sure ads across UK media stick to the advertising to make sure that their
rules (the Advertising Codes). With there being a overall advertisement is
range of advertising codes to allow the use of suitable and can be
advertising to occur, we can see that the use shown to the public.
of CAP (Committee of Advertising Practice) is the There is seen to be two
sister of ASA and they are responsible for the writing key types of advertising
of the advertising codes. codes that everyone has
to use such as Non
The use of advertising codes are seen to be very broadcasting code and There is seen to be a number of Adverts that
important for businesses when they want to Broadcast code. have been banned from ASA such as The
advertise due to them having to make sure that they Kentucky fried chicken UK advert.
follow the rules because if not, it may cause the loos This year, KFC’s ad, featuring a chicken
of advertisement which has been done. dancing to a rap soundtrack, received
complaints that it was disrespectful to
We can see that ASA are very passionate with what chickens and distressing for vegetarians,
they do, and they make sure that every vegans and children and that it depicted a
advertisement within the UK is a responsible ad for chicken who was heading for slaughter.
the viewers making sure it doing hurt anyone. They 755 Complaints - Not upheld
are seen to respond to concerns and complaints from https://www.asa.org.uk/news/top-10-most-com
2018,and
consumers and businesses wetake
resolved 33,727
action to bancomplaints relating to more plained-about-ads-from-2017.html
thanharmful,
ads which are misleading, 25,000 ads. In addition,
offensive or we resolved 27,014
irresponsible. cases on our own initiative.
•As a result of that work, 10,850 ads were either
changed or removed (an increase of 53% over the
previous year).
•98% of the complaints we received last year were
from members of the public. 72% of them concerned