Network is a movie that raises the question: If television isn't reality, then in what kind of reality do the people who create television exist? Originally released in 1976, Network blasts the falseness of television; corporate control of a TV network; and how television can succeed in destroying the lives of those involved with trying to produce high ratings.
The main plot of Network follows TV news anchorman Howard Beale (played by Peter Finch) who works for a fictional fourth-rated TV network called UBS (Universal Broadcasting System). Beale's ratings on the UBS nightly news hour have slipped and he is about to get fired. In an act of desperation, Beale announces in the middle of his news monologue that he will "blow his brains out" on his program next week -- so tune in! The UBS management team starts to damage control and begins to try and balance Beale's metal breakdown versus the soaring ratings.
Eventually, the novelty of Beale's show begins to wear off and the ratings start to fall. Rather than being the top rated show, Beale begins to slip and actions are taken. As the ratings fall, so do the lives and fortunes of those involved with creating the program. In the end, television destroys them all.
Paddy Chayefsky's brilliant screenplay coupled with Lumet's solid direction and excellent performances by the cast make Network a simply outstanding movie. Though Network had many moments of humor, it is a serious movie that makes a profound statement about the nature of TV broadcasting. Television is about ratings and advertising revenue. The audience is considered so far as the answer to the question: How many people are watching? The quality of the programs, the accuracy of the programs, and the integrity of the programs are never considered. Do people watch? Special considerations such as originality, creativity, compassion, and fairness are not aspects of TV programming. Do people watch?
When Howard Beale's show was a hit, everything was going well for the characters. However, when the ratings dipped, the producers and management of the network have to take drastic measures to "stop the free fall" and secure advertising revenue. To management, Beale is not a human, he is an asset, he is fiction. Money and corporate interests rule the TV show content. Money and corporate controls rule the network.
Regards,
Waqas Waheed
Sunday, September 5, 2010
Copyrights In Pakistan
Copyright is a set of exclusive rights over use of a particular expression of an idea or information and this may subsist in a wide range of creative, intellectual, or artistic forms that include literary, musical, choreographic, artistic and even print and broadcast media copyrights.
In Pakistan, copyright protection is governed by the provisions of the Copyright Ordinance, 1962 ("the Ordinance") which is modelled on the English Act of 1914. Pakistan is a member of Berne Copyright Union and the Universal Copyright Convention.
What Works Are Protected?
Copyrights protect “original works of authorship” that are fixed in a tangible form of expression. The fixation need not be directly perceptible so long as it may be communicated with the aid of a machine or device. Copyrightable works include the following categories:
1. literary works;
2. musical works, including any accompanying words
3. dramatic works, including any accompanying music
4. pictorial, graphic, and sculptural works\
5. motion pictures and other audiovisual works
6. sound recordings
7. architectural works
These categories should be viewed broadly. For example, computer programs and most “compilations” may be registered as “literary works”.
How to Secure a Copyright?
Copyrights Secured Automatically upon Creation
The way in which copyrights protection is secured is frequently misunderstood, registration is not compulsory to secure copyrights. There are, however, certain definite advantages to registration. A copyright is secured automatically when the work is created, and a work is “created” when it is fixed in a copy or phonorecord for the first time. “Copies” are material objects from which a work can be read or visually perceived either directly or with the aid of a machine or device, such as books, manuscripts, sheet music, film, videotape, or microfilm. “Phonorecords” are material objects embodying fixations of such as cassette tapes, CDs, or LPs. Thus, for example, a song (the “work”) can be fixed in sheet music (“copies”) or in phonograph disks (“phonorecords”), or both. If a work is prepared over a period of time, the part of the work that is fixed on a particular date constitutes the created work as of that date.
Regards,
Waqas Waheed
In Pakistan, copyright protection is governed by the provisions of the Copyright Ordinance, 1962 ("the Ordinance") which is modelled on the English Act of 1914. Pakistan is a member of Berne Copyright Union and the Universal Copyright Convention.
What Works Are Protected?
Copyrights protect “original works of authorship” that are fixed in a tangible form of expression. The fixation need not be directly perceptible so long as it may be communicated with the aid of a machine or device. Copyrightable works include the following categories:
1. literary works;
2. musical works, including any accompanying words
3. dramatic works, including any accompanying music
4. pictorial, graphic, and sculptural works\
5. motion pictures and other audiovisual works
6. sound recordings
7. architectural works
These categories should be viewed broadly. For example, computer programs and most “compilations” may be registered as “literary works”.
How to Secure a Copyright?
Copyrights Secured Automatically upon Creation
The way in which copyrights protection is secured is frequently misunderstood, registration is not compulsory to secure copyrights. There are, however, certain definite advantages to registration. A copyright is secured automatically when the work is created, and a work is “created” when it is fixed in a copy or phonorecord for the first time. “Copies” are material objects from which a work can be read or visually perceived either directly or with the aid of a machine or device, such as books, manuscripts, sheet music, film, videotape, or microfilm. “Phonorecords” are material objects embodying fixations of such as cassette tapes, CDs, or LPs. Thus, for example, a song (the “work”) can be fixed in sheet music (“copies”) or in phonograph disks (“phonorecords”), or both. If a work is prepared over a period of time, the part of the work that is fixed on a particular date constitutes the created work as of that date.
Regards,
Waqas Waheed
Documentary Review
Pakistan a love story though a very interesting topic but with a little turnarounds in it, I mean to say that they highlight what is happening around in our society but they forget to tell that it’s in the instinct of south Asian. Our art industry is totally inspired by love themes and romantic themes. Romance is in our blood from the beginning, from the Mughals era we have seen Shahjahan made a Taj-Mahal for his wife.
We have so many other love stories associated with South Asian region then in any other region of the world like if I have seen the book of love stories Romeo and Juliet is the only one story I heard from the western region of the world, but if we see our south Asian region, we have found
• HEER - RAJHA
• SOHNI - MAHIWAL
• LAILA- MAJNOO
• SALIM -ANARKALI
• SHAHJAHAN -MUMTAZ
• SHEEREEN- FARHAD
May be westerners also have some renowned love stories but in the end what I mean to say is see love and romance is in the blood of human.
Classification of taboo subjects is different in different regions of the world, we S.Asian thinks romance is a taboo to discuss in public as compared to some western countries where breaking law is a taboo subject, not stopping at red light is taboo somewhere
Conclusion:
By showing such things nothing is happen to anyone except those who are doing such acts in public will lose their respect in their family and areas, so my request to government is these things cannot be stopped it is something from the very beginning but what you and media can do is do not promote it in your shows, create awareness and subconsciously describe age limits for such acts…this documentary is pretty cool and but little bit confused , may be they have little time that’s why..If they were able to get more time, may be they are able to elaborate what they are thinking.
Thank you
Regards
Danial Shaikh
We have so many other love stories associated with South Asian region then in any other region of the world like if I have seen the book of love stories Romeo and Juliet is the only one story I heard from the western region of the world, but if we see our south Asian region, we have found
• HEER - RAJHA
• SOHNI - MAHIWAL
• LAILA- MAJNOO
• SALIM -ANARKALI
• SHAHJAHAN -MUMTAZ
• SHEEREEN- FARHAD
May be westerners also have some renowned love stories but in the end what I mean to say is see love and romance is in the blood of human.
Classification of taboo subjects is different in different regions of the world, we S.Asian thinks romance is a taboo to discuss in public as compared to some western countries where breaking law is a taboo subject, not stopping at red light is taboo somewhere
Conclusion:
By showing such things nothing is happen to anyone except those who are doing such acts in public will lose their respect in their family and areas, so my request to government is these things cannot be stopped it is something from the very beginning but what you and media can do is do not promote it in your shows, create awareness and subconsciously describe age limits for such acts…this documentary is pretty cool and but little bit confused , may be they have little time that’s why..If they were able to get more time, may be they are able to elaborate what they are thinking.
Thank you
Regards
Danial Shaikh
NETWORK MOVIE REVIEW
NETWORK is about the fall, rise, and fall of Howard Beale (peter finch) and about television's running horrendously and hilariously amok. Network highlights about the uses and abuses of television. NETWORK is, of course, nothing but a series of monologues – all either yelled, screamed, or bellowed — but the words themselves capture every dimension of the human experience, from the fear of death to the “corrupt comedy” of modern life. Simply, Network is the angry, uncompromising blast against the decline of the individual in the face of corporate domination.
Peter Finch plays a veteran network anchorman who's been fired because of low ratings. His character's response is to announce he'll kill himself on live television two weeks hence. What follows, along with skyrocketing ratings, is the anchorman's fall into mental illness, during which he passionately rages against the medium that made him a celebrity. Through it all peter finch urges the viewer to repeat the now-famous mantra "I'm as mad as hell, and I'm not going to take it anymore!" to reclaim our humanity from the medium that threatens to steal it away
It is telling that Beale’s(finch) “Angry Prophet of the Airwaves” is enormously admired once he invites viewers to channel their rage at something (or someone),. The conclusion, therefore, is obvious to all – truth, real, hard-nosed truth, will get you killed. Or at the very least kicked off the air.
Regards,
Danial Shaikh
Peter Finch plays a veteran network anchorman who's been fired because of low ratings. His character's response is to announce he'll kill himself on live television two weeks hence. What follows, along with skyrocketing ratings, is the anchorman's fall into mental illness, during which he passionately rages against the medium that made him a celebrity. Through it all peter finch urges the viewer to repeat the now-famous mantra "I'm as mad as hell, and I'm not going to take it anymore!" to reclaim our humanity from the medium that threatens to steal it away
It is telling that Beale’s(finch) “Angry Prophet of the Airwaves” is enormously admired once he invites viewers to channel their rage at something (or someone),. The conclusion, therefore, is obvious to all – truth, real, hard-nosed truth, will get you killed. Or at the very least kicked off the air.
Regards,
Danial Shaikh
PEMRA
The Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA) is a regulatory body established by Pakistan on 1 March 2002.
Functions of a Authority
The Authority is responsible for facilitating and regulating a establishment and operation of all private broadcast media and distribution services in Pakistan established for a purpose of international, national, provincial, district, and local or special target audiences.
PEMRA's Mandate: they need to Improve a standards of information, education and entertainment and to ensure accountability, transparency and good governance by optimization a free flow of information.
But in my opinion they are not working properly, according to the point 27 of the ordinance:
27, Prohibition of broadcasts or CTV operation: The Authority shall by order, giving reasons in writing for declaring the order, prohibit any broadcaster or CTV operator from broadcasting or re-broadcasting or distributing any programme if it is of opinion that such particular programme is likely to create hatred among the people or is prejudicial to the maintenance of law and order or likely to disturb public peace and tranquility or endangers national security
There are so many shows and the packaging of the news which create chaos and restlessness among people living in Pakistan and people living outside the country.
Recently, I saw a video of 2 bomb blast 1 in Quetta and the other in Lahore. These channel show you the real bomb blast video so that people can feel the impact and through this they create panic among those also who are just sitting at home and watching it... why the hell they are showing it and why PEMRA is allowing them to show rated video don’t know..But right now PEMRA need to read their point 27 again and have to take some strict action against such broadcasters
Regards,
Danial Shaikh
Functions of a Authority
The Authority is responsible for facilitating and regulating a establishment and operation of all private broadcast media and distribution services in Pakistan established for a purpose of international, national, provincial, district, and local or special target audiences.
PEMRA's Mandate: they need to Improve a standards of information, education and entertainment and to ensure accountability, transparency and good governance by optimization a free flow of information.
But in my opinion they are not working properly, according to the point 27 of the ordinance:
27, Prohibition of broadcasts or CTV operation: The Authority shall by order, giving reasons in writing for declaring the order, prohibit any broadcaster or CTV operator from broadcasting or re-broadcasting or distributing any programme if it is of opinion that such particular programme is likely to create hatred among the people or is prejudicial to the maintenance of law and order or likely to disturb public peace and tranquility or endangers national security
There are so many shows and the packaging of the news which create chaos and restlessness among people living in Pakistan and people living outside the country.
Recently, I saw a video of 2 bomb blast 1 in Quetta and the other in Lahore. These channel show you the real bomb blast video so that people can feel the impact and through this they create panic among those also who are just sitting at home and watching it... why the hell they are showing it and why PEMRA is allowing them to show rated video don’t know..But right now PEMRA need to read their point 27 again and have to take some strict action against such broadcasters
Regards,
Danial Shaikh
Copyright
Copyright is a set of exclusive rights granted to author or creator of an original work, including a right to copy, distribute and adapt a work. Copyright does not protect ideas, only their expression or fixation. In most jurisdictions copyright arises upon fixation and does not need to be registered. Copyright owners have a exclusive statutory right to exercise control over copying and other exploitation of a works for a specific period of time, after which a work is said to enter a public domain. Uses which are covered under limitations and exceptions to copyright, such as fair use, do not require permission from a copyright owner. All other uses require permission and copyright owners can license or permanently transfer or assign their exclusive rights to others.
Initially copyright law only applied to a copying of books. Over time other uses such as translations and derivative works were made subject to copyright and copyright now covers a wide range of works, including maps, dramatic works, paintings, photographs, sound recordings, motion pictures and computer programs. The British Statute of Anne 1709, full title "An Act for a Encouragement of Learning, by vesting a Copies of Printed Books in a Authors or purchasers of such Copies, during a Times therein mentioned", was a first copyright statute.
Today copyright laws have been standardized to some extent through international and regional agreements such as a Berne Convention and a European copyright directives. Although there are consistencies among nations' copyright laws, each jurisdiction has separate and distinct laws and regulations about copyright. National copyright laws on licensing, transfer and assignment of copyright still vary greatly between countries and copyrighted works are licensed on territorial basis. Some jurisdictions also recognize moral rights of creators, such as a right to be credited for a work.
Regards,
Danial Shaikh
Initially copyright law only applied to a copying of books. Over time other uses such as translations and derivative works were made subject to copyright and copyright now covers a wide range of works, including maps, dramatic works, paintings, photographs, sound recordings, motion pictures and computer programs. The British Statute of Anne 1709, full title "An Act for a Encouragement of Learning, by vesting a Copies of Printed Books in a Authors or purchasers of such Copies, during a Times therein mentioned", was a first copyright statute.
Today copyright laws have been standardized to some extent through international and regional agreements such as a Berne Convention and a European copyright directives. Although there are consistencies among nations' copyright laws, each jurisdiction has separate and distinct laws and regulations about copyright. National copyright laws on licensing, transfer and assignment of copyright still vary greatly between countries and copyrighted works are licensed on territorial basis. Some jurisdictions also recognize moral rights of creators, such as a right to be credited for a work.
Regards,
Danial Shaikh
Journalism vs Activism
Journalism is investigating and reporting of events, issues and trends to a target audience. The ideal aim of a journalist is to investigate and report factual events and happenings that take place in a society. The journalistic reporting is aimed at being a reflection of a society and state facts as facts. Activism consists of deliberate act to bring about shared, political, financial or environmental change. This action is in support of, or opposition to, one side of an often controversial dispute. Mostly, activism is a term associated with actions and reaction and ideologies of a conflicting party. Journalism is what is expected of a news channels and their journalists, hosts, and an extended team alike. However, in today’s times most of channels and their stakeholders are involved in activism more than fulfilling their journalistic responsibilities. The lines between stating a facts and putting across an opinions are constantly being blurred across most mediums, especially electronic media. But somehow I agree in our environment of media where there is nothing ethically wrong, activism plays a very vital role in educating people about certain issues , like Sialkot incident is a best example of activism, there is no journalist present over there, it is the activist who make this issue public and generate their awareness in such matter so that they can save many just by educating them of their surrounding.
Regards,
Danial Shaikh
Regards,
Danial Shaikh
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