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Mass media^[2] regulation refers to the process of monitoring and controlling mass media by law and rules. Its aim is to balance the rights of expression of media institutions and the public’s access to information. This regulation touches on several areas including content regulation, media regulation foundations, country-specific regulations, public service media, and global perspectives. Content regulation is concerned with intellectual property^[1] rights and censorship of certain content. Media regulation foundations focus on the balance between rights and obligations in media operations. Country-specific regulation refers to the unique laws each country enforces to regulate its media. Public service media are media institutions funded by the public, tasked with serving the public interest. Criticisms and global perspectives on media regulation underscore the need for diverse media laws and global regulation to ensure cultural diversity and freedom of expression. The regulation also aims to protect media ownership independence.

Terms definitions

1. ↑ intellectual property. Intellectual property refers to creations of the mind, such as inventions, literary and artistic works, designs, symbols, names, and images used in commerce. These intangible assets have intrinsic value and are protected by law through patents, copyrights, and trademarks. The concept of intellectual property originated as early as the 15th century, with the Venetian Patent Statute of 1474 being the earliest codified patent system. The idea is to stimulate innovation and progress by giving creators the right to control and profit from their creations. This promotes creativity, fair trading, and economic growth. However, intellectual property laws also need to balance these rights with the wider public interest, ensuring that knowledge and technologies remain widely accessible. Intellectual property rights violations, such as patent, copyright, and trademark infringement, as well as trade secret theft, can have severe consequences.

2. ↑ Mass media ( Mass media ) Mass media refers to various forms of communication that reach a large audience simultaneously. This includes traditional forms like print media (books, newspapers, magazines), recordings, cinema, radio, and television, as well as modern digital platforms like the internet and mobile phones. Each form of mass media uses unique content types and utilizes specific business models, creative artists, and technicians for production and distribution. It's worth noting that there's ongoing debate about whether video games should be considered a form of mass media. Mass media is characterized by its one-to-many communication model, allowing for broad dissemination of information or products. A key distinction of mass media is that it separates the production and reception of information, reaching audiences who are often distant in time and space from the producers.

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Mass media regulation (Wikipedia)

Mass media regulations are a form of media policy with rules enforced by the jurisdiction of law. Guidelines for media use differ across the world. This regulation, via law, rules or procedures, can have various goals, for example intervention to protect a stated "public interest", or encouraging competition and an effective media market, or establishing common technical standards.

The principal targets of mass media regulation are the press, radio and television, but may also include film, recorded music, cable, satellite, storage and distribution technology (discs, tapes etc.), the internet, mobile phones etc.

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