institutions (ownership)
what is media ownership? all media is owned by a company and they have the rights to publish, distribute and manipulate their work example = warner bros owns dc comics therefore own all of the characters in the DC universe key issues that will be talked about in an essay: piracy the illegal distribution of media without the permission of its owner the internet and technology make piracy very easy and efficient; it has become cheaper and the quality has improved 3D cinema combats piracy as it is much harder to film in a cinema and the quality is bad dominance of Hollywood over industry the Big 5 dominate the international film industry as they produce many films as they have the money to do so what does this mean for the audiences? limited choice in cinemas endless sequels poor quality films dying NZ film industry