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Principles for a second century of film legislation

Lookup NU author(s): Dr Daithi Mac Sithigh

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Abstract

Following a century of legislation about film and the film industry in the UK, and the latest in a series of reports on ‘film policy’, this paper investigates the relationship between law, policy and film. Case studies on the definition of ‘film’ in a time of technological and cultural change consider the privileged position of the cinema in terms of censorship and tax, including the new phenomenon of ‘alternative content’; that is, live relays of theatrical performances. Institutional change is assessed and criticised, particularly the abolition of the UK Film Council and the steady move from statute to executive action. The paper sets out a case for the role of the state to be set out in legislation and the cultural consequences of legal definitions to be taken more seriously.

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Author(s): Mac Síthigh D

Publication type: Article

Publication status: Published

Journal: Legal Studies

Year: 2014

Volume: 34

Issue: 4

Pages: 609-630

Print publication date: 01/12/2014

Online publication date: 10/09/2014

Date deposited: 10/07/2014

ISSN (print): 0261-3875

ISSN (electronic): 1748-121X

Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell

URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/lest.12032

DOI: 10.1111/lest.12032

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