Internet Security and Legal Concerns

 

Since development of internet using and e-commerce, the growth of internet crimes brings a huge risk for websites.computer crimes are very dangerous as for website holders and users as well. They are criminal activities, which involve the use of information technology to gain an illegal or an unauthorized access to a computer system with intent of damaging, deleting or altering computer data.computer crimes also include the activities such as electronic frauds, misuse of devices, identity theft and data as well as system interference.computer crimes may not necessarily involve damage to physical property. Websites developers should be protected from such a danger as internet crime, by creating the security tools. Any information interchanging with users should be safe. For these enhancing the security and privacy website must include the security option under the Site map, which provides to users the guarantee of safety of personal information given to the site. To protect the information about user, account data, transactions data, website administration should control any possible hacking activities, by updating the passwords, using uncrackable soft wares for security and so on.

a. Property Rights

Property rights include copyrights and trademarks of “Grand Records" which cannot be used by other subjects.

 

Copyright

 

Logo of Grand Records is a property, which protected by law under copyright issues. Also the name Grand Records is protected under copyright, as well as a website special design, includes red and black colors.

 

 

Trademark

 

As a trademark for Grand Records are presented Grand Cinema-cafe, Grand-meal, GrandH20, and Grand-cd. All these could not be repeated by other companies.

Patents

 

Grand records has patented the special users card, with microchip which gives an opportunity to holder to have some advantages, for instance to have free shows, to be served in faster or to get discounts in all Grand Records branches, inclusively GR-cafe, and for production of Grand-cd.

b.computer Crime

A computer crime in Grand Records business is an unauthorized access to the accounts information of customers. They rather include the manipulation of confidential data and critical information. Сomputer crimes involve activities of software theft, wherein the privacy of the users is hampered. These criminal activities involve the breach of human and information privacy, as also the theft and illegal alteration of system critical information. The different types of computer crimes have necessitated the introduction and use of newer and more effective security measures.

For protecting from hackers, who would like to get log ins of users, their passwords and bank account information given for e-payment options, Grand Records uses the security software, and periodically changes the method of encoding and decoding information between partners and customers.

 

Privacy

 

GR web site developers are strictly working on improving the level of security, and increase trust of customers to the site, and transaction making. GR is glad to inform that information given to the site is private and no one has access to them.

Software help to protect the site from hackers and crackers and any case of unauthorized or illegal access can be noticed and problems solved. GR uses a special automatizaed notification service for customers which will inform users about any “unusual” transactions by email, and for more security they automatically block User account, and just after confirmation letter from customer, it should be open for use.

 

Financial Plan

 

Financial Plan is a critical for any business. The first step in running a successful business is to develop a sound business plan and strategy.

A large marketing budget would not necessary as the focus would be on offering promotions such as half price tickets during the day and/or two for the price of one deals can be offered in conjunction with various local business/newspapers reducing marketing costs substantially. As the Grand Record cinema experience is unique, and marketed as an indulgence, it is suggested that many local businesses would be willing to be involved in such promotional activities.

While actual advertising costs will be low, printing and distribution costs will still need to be considered. In Appendix (Table 1, Table 2) shows Summary for Web Site and Profit and Loss table. Grand Record`s Projected Profit & Loss shows in a first and second table a net loss in the 1^st year not only due to consultancy, set up and development fees in the website, and also promotional Company expenses and advertising cost. According to this Financial Plan, Grand Record has built strong, stable income and will be the most successful company in Cinema industry.

 

Conclusion

 

The cinema industry as a whole is facing challenges from many sides. The larger cinemas are better placed to meet the challenges of a quickly changing marketplace. Unfortunately, the losers in this consolidation of the marketplace and the emerging challenges to the cinema have been the small, family run cinemas.

Taking a broader view of the market in which cinemas compete, the market would be the entertainment market generally. People have a limited amount of disposable income and a limited amount of time which can be spent on entertainment. As such, cinemas are also competing with bars, sporting events, home cinemas, travel and restaurants. It is submitted that Grand Record cinemas would be a strong competitor in the general entertainment market at a niche level.

The intention would be to choose high headline price points but at the same time offer promotional offers which would ensure that most customers never pay the full rate. The media and promotion strategy would focus on teaming up with local businesses and newspapers to offer special promotional packages (for example, the local florist could offer a two for one deal with each bunch of roses sold)

As noted above, it is the prospective owners' view that cinemas can no longer focus on the narrow definition of the market. Some guidance can be taken from the multiplexes which offer patrons an experience. Often these cinemas are attached to shopping centers and as such going to the cinema is simply part of a person’s shopping day. Multiplexes, like the shopping centers to which they are appended, rely on the principle that if something is large and loud, no one will dare to think that it is anything but the best and it must be said that they do this well. Teenagers are particularly impressed by this logic.

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Jeffrey F. Rayport and Bernard J. Jarowski Introduction to E-Commerce Second Edition 2003 McGraw Hill/Irwin Appendix.

 

Table 1

GRAND RECORD SUMMARY FOR AN E-COMMERCE SITE
Budget Description	Per Year Cost	Total	Percentage (%)
PHASE I: $50,000 BUDGET
(A) Consultancy, set-up and development fees:
Consultancy, creative design, development fee, including
project review (industry estimate of 15-20% of $50,000)	9,000.00
1. Web hosting fees (up to 50 products, static web pages)	3,800.00
2a. First year on-line fee	3, 200.00
2b. Site maintenance (static web pages)	3,000.00	19,000.00	12%
(B) Advertising and Promotion:
Printing & stationery BFD logo and URL address	700.00
3. Search engine ("Gold subscription includes up to 200 search engines and directories using keywords	100.00
And keyword phrases.
4. Radio advertisement	49,000.00
Launch party discounts, giveaways, contest prizes	3,000.00	52,800.00	69%
5. Banner advertisement (3 months)		9,000.00	19%
TOTAL		80,800.00
PHASE II: ADDITIONAL BUDGET OF $30,000
2c. Site maintenance (dynamic web pages)	7,500.00		15%
6. SSL-enabled web hosting fee	2,000.00		10%
7. Customer Service Representative	30,000.00		67%
SUB-TOTAL		39,500.00
TOTAL FOR PHASE I & PHASE II		120,300.00

 

Table 2. Profit And Loss

PARTICULARS	YEAR 1 (RM)	YEAR 2 (RM)		YEAR 3 (RM)
SALES:
General Operation	540,000	648,000		666,000
Service Catering	300,000	364,000		388,000
Total revenue	840,000	1,012,000		1,054,000
Less: Cost of Ticket Sold	(252,000)	(303,600)		(316, 200)
GROSS PROFIT	588,000	708,400		737,800
Less: Expenses
Consultancy, set up & development fee (Note 1)	9,000	0		0
Salaries expenses	300,000	330,000		363,000
Rent expenses	182,000	182,000		182,000
Advertising & promotion expenses (Note 2)	68,000	68,000		55,000
General expenses	40,000	45,000		47,000
Net Profit / (Loss)	(11,000.00)	83,400		90,800