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IRIS 2010-8 INTERNATIONAL The Media Agreement for 2011-2014 .................. ..18 COUNCIL OF EUROPE FR-France European Court of Human Rights: Akda¸sv. Turkey ..... ... 3 Court of Cassation Upholds Exclusive Commercialisa- European Court of Human Rights: Fatullayev v. Azerbai- tion of Orange Sports Channel ...........................19 jan .................................................... ...3 Conseil d’Etat Deliberates on Digital TV Channel Num- Committee of Ministers: Recommendation Combating bering in a Satellite Package Offer ..................... ..20 Discrimination on Grounds of Sexual Orientation or Gen- CSA Sanction Procedure and Prior Questioning of Con- der Identity ............................................ ...5 stitutionality .............................................20 Catch-up TV and Deep Hyperlinks EUROPEAN UNION ..................... ..21 European Commission: Laggard Member States Urged GB-United Kingdom to Implement AVMS Directive .......................... ...6 Broadcast’s Failure to Comply with Generally Accepted European Commission: Legislation Guaranteeing the In- Standards not a Disproportionate Interference with dependence of Slovak Telecoms Regulator ............. ...6 European Commission: Article 29 Working Party - Opin- Freedom of Expression...................................22 BBC Authorised to Add Copy Protection to High Defini- ion on Behavioural Advertising............................7 tion Freeview Broadcasts .............................. ..22 Advertisement Regulation on VOD Services ............ ..23 NATIONAL Ofcom Consultation on Product Placement Rules ....... ..24 AL-Albania Parliament Elects New NCRT Members - NCRT Imposes HU-Hungary Fines .................................................. ...8 A Wave of Media Legislation ........................... ..24 AM-Armenia LT-Lithuania New Amendments to Broadcast Law ................... ...8 New Requirements for Political Advertising Adopted.... ..25 AT-Austria Withdrawal of Invitation to Discussion Breached Objec- LV-Latvia tivity Rule ............................................. ...9 The New Electronic Media Law in Latvia Finally in Force ..26 Operator of Illegal Download Server Sentenced ........ ..10 NL-Netherlands Comprehensive Media Rights Reforms Adopted ........ ..10 Summary Judgment in Pirate Bay Case Confirmed ..... ..27 BA-Bosnia And Herzegovina Dutch Cable Companies not Obliged to Resell their Prod- Revision of Legislation on Copyright ................... ..11 ucts ................................................... ..27 BE-Belgium NO-Norway RTBF Guilty of Product Placement........................12 ISP Ordered to Reveal Identity of Copyright Infringer ... ..28 Flemish Broadcasters Keep Violating New Regulation on Product Placement.......................................12 PL-Poland BG-Bulgaria Amendment to Broadcasting Act.........................28 New Development to the Amendments to the Copyright Implementation of the Audiovisual Media Services Di- Act .................................................... ..13 rective...................................................29 Tension in the Competition for a Public Multiplex ....... ..14 RO-Romania Media Legislation and Child Protection ...................14 Reduction in the Number of Members of the Media Reg- Electronic Media - Sanctions and Processes ............ ..30 Communications Networks and Services Authorisation ulator....................................................15 Underway ............................................. ..31 CY-Cyprus RS-Serbia Digital Platform Auction Suspended......................15 Most of the 2009 Amendments to Law on Public Infor- Information Action Plan on Digital Television ........... ..16 mation Quashed .........................................31 DE-Germany SE-Sweden Sky Youth Protection Adequate?..........................16 The New Swedish Authority for Radio and TV .......... ..32 FFG Amendment Passed .................................16 KJM and ASTRA Agree Regulatory Framework for Free- US-United States to-Air Erotic Content .....................................17 Viacom v. YouTube .......................................32 DK-Denmark Danish Supreme Court Upholds Injunction to Block the AT-Austria Pirate Bay ............................................. ..18 Copyright Act ............................................33 Editorial Informations Translations: Michelle Ganter, European Audiovisual Observatory (co- ordination) Brigitte Auel France Courrèges Paul Green Publisher: Bernard Ludewig Marco Polo Sàrl Manuella Martins European Audiovisual Observatory Diane Müller-Tanquerey Katherine Parsons Stefan Pooth 76, allée de la Robertsau F-67000 STRASBOURG Patricia Priss Sonja Schmidt Nathalie-Anne Sturlèse Tél. : +33 (0) 3 90 21 60 00 Fax : +33 (0) 3 90 21 60 19 Corrections: E-mail: [email protected] www.obs.coe.int Michelle Ganter, European Audiovisual Observatory (co- Comments and Contributions to: ordination) Francisco Javier Cabrera Blázquez & Susanne [email protected] Nikoltchev, European Audiovisual Observatory Christina Executive Director: Angelopoulos, Institute for Information Law (IViR) at the Wolfgang Closs University of Amsterdam (The Netherlands) Caroline Editorial Board: Bletterer, post graduate diploma in Intellectual Property, Susanne Nikoltchev, Editor Francisco Javier Cabrera Centre d’Etudes Internationales de la Propriété Intellectuelle, Blázquez, Deputy Editor Strasbourg (France) Amélie Lépinard, Master - International Michael Botein, The Media Center at the New York Law School and European Affairs, Université de Pau (France) Britta (USA) Jan Malinowski, Media Division of the Directorate Probol, Logoskop media, Hamburg (Germany) Candelaria of Human Rights of the Council of Europe, Strasbourg van Strien-Reney, Law Faculty, National University of Ireland, (France) Andrei Richter, Moscow Media Law and Policy Galway (Ireland) Anne Yliniva-Hoffmann, Institute of Center (MMLPC) (Russian Federation) Alexander Scheuer, European Media Law (EMR), Saarbrücken (Germany) Institute of European Media Law (EMR), Saarbrücken Distribution: (Germany) Harald Trettenbrein, Directorate General EAC- Markus Booms, European Audiovisual Observatory C-1 (Audiovisual Policy Unit) of the European Commission, Tel.: Brussels (Belgium) Nico A.N.M. van Eijk, Institute for +33 (0)3 90 21 60 06; Information Law (IViR) at the University of Amsterdam (The E-mail: [email protected] Netherlands) Web Design: Council to the Editorial Board: Coordination: Cyril Chaboisseau, European Audiovisual Amélie Blocman, Victoires Éditions Observatory Development and Integration: www.logidee.com Documentation/Press Contact: Layout: www.acom-europe.com and www.logidee.com Alison Hindhaugh ISSN 2078-6158 Tel.: +33 (0)3 90 21 60 10; 2010 European Audiovisual Observatory, Strasbourg E-mail: [email protected] (France) Nevertheless, the Court had regard in the present INTERNATIONAL case to the fact that more then a century had elapsed since the book had first been published in France (in 1907), to its publication in various languages in a large number of countries and to the recognition it COUNCIL OF EUROPE had gained through publication in the prestigious “La Pléiade” series. Acknowledgment of the cultural, his- torical and religious particularities of the Council of European Court of Human Rights: Akda¸sv. Europe’s member states could not go so far as to pre- Turkey vent public access in a particular language, in this in- stance Turkish, to a work belonging to the European literary heritage. Accordingly, the application of the legislation in force at the time of the events had not been intended to satisfy a pressing social need. In The applicant in this case, Rahmi Akda¸sis a publisher, addition, the heavy fine imposed and the seizure of residing in Bandirma, Turkey. In 1999 he published copies of the book had not been proportionate to the the Turkish translation of the erotic novel “Les onze legitimate aim pursued and had thus not been nec- mille verges” by the French writer Guillaume Apolli- essary in a democratic society, within the meaning of naire (“The Eleven Thousand Rods”, “On Bir Bin Kır- Article 10. For that reason, the Court found a violation baç” in Turkish). The novel contains graphic descrip- of Akda¸s’right to freedom of expression. tions of scenes of sexual intercourse, including vari- ous practices such as sadomasochism, vampirism and Arrêt de la Cour européenne des droits de l’homme (deuxième sec- tion),• affaire Akda¸sc. Turquie, n 41056/04 du 16 février 2010 (Judg- paedophilia. Akda¸swas convicted under the Criminal ◦ Code for publishing obscene or immoral material li- ment by the European Court of Human Rights (Second Section), case of Akda¸sv. Turkey, No. 41056/04 of 16 February 2010) able to arouse and exploit sexual desire among the http://merlin.obs.coe.int/redirect.php?id=12605 FR population. The publisher argued that the book was a work of fiction, using literary techniques such as ex- aggeration or metaphor and that the post face to the Dirk Voorhoof & edition in question was written by specialists in liter- Ghent University (Belgium) Copenhagen University & ary analysis. He added that the book did not contain (Denmark) Member of the Flemish Regulator for any violent overtones and that the humorous and ex- the Media aggerated nature of the text was more likely to extin- guish sexual desire. The criminal court of Istanbul ((Istanbul Asliye Ceza European Court of Human Rights: Fatullayev Mahkemesi) ordered the seizure