The BBC (British broadcasting company) is the largest broadcasting corporation in the world. It's mission is to enrich peoples lives with programmes that inform, educate and entertain. It is a public service broadcaster, established by a Royal Charter and funded by the license fee that is paid by UK households.
The BBC uses income from the license to provide services including 8 national TV channels plus regional programming, 10 national radio stations, 40 local radio stations and an extensive bbc.co.uk website. BBC world service broadcasts to the world on radio, on TV and online. Providing news and information in 32 languages. It is funded by a government grant, not from the license fee.
The BBC has a commercial arm, BBC Worldwide, which operates a range of businesses including selling programmes around the world and publishing books, DVD and merchandise. Its profits are returned to the BBC for investment in new programming and services. The BBC is governed by the BBC trust, which represents the interests of license fee payers and sets the overall strategy. The Trust's chariman is Sir Michael Lyons. The BBC's Executive board, chaired by the Director-General, Mark Thompson, manages the day-to-day operation of the corporation.
For the BBC's health and safety regulations click here
COPYRIGHT
The law governing copyright in the UK is the Copyright Design and Patents Act (CDPA)(1988) and amendments. It exists to protect the intellectual standing and economic rights of creators and publishers of literary, dramatic, artistic, musical, audiovisual and electronic works. As long as the work is original, copyright protection is automatic. In the UK where there is no registration or other procedures to follow, copyright exists whether or not it is asserted using the copyright symbol or otherwise. The copyright symbol was established by the universal copyright convention in 1952 and when used signifies that the work is copyright protected.
CREATIVE COMMONS
Creative commons is a nonprofit corporation dedicated to making it easier for people to share and build upon the work of others, consistent with the rules of copyright. Creative commons provides free licenses and other legal tools to mark the creative work with the freedom the creator wants it to carry, so others can share, remix, use commercially, or any combination thereof.
