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  • Media Concentration/Pluralism
  • Protection of Minors
  • Self-/Co-regulation
International /Supranational
* Determining the Term of Protection for Films: When Does a Film Fall into the Public Domain in Europe? fr de 
by Christina Angelopoulos, IViR, and Jane C. Ginsburg, University of Columbia, (02/2012)

* Freedom of Expression and the Media: Standard-setting by the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe fr de 
by Susanne Nikoltchev, OBS, and Tarlach McGonagle, IViR. (02/2012)

* Freedom of Expression and the Media: Standard-setting by the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe fr de 
by Susanne Nikoltchev, OBS, and Tarlach McGonagle, IViR. (02/2012)

* The protection of personal data and the media fr de 
by Alexander Scheuer und Sebastian Schweda, Institute of European Media Law (EMR), Saarbrücken/Brussels. (IRIS plus 2011-6)

* State of signatures and ratifications of relevant European conventions and other international treaties relating to the audiovisual sector
by Susanne Nikoltchev, Francisco Javier Cabrera Blázquez, OBS. (19/08/2011)

* Freedom of Expression and the Media: Standard-setting by the Council of Europe's Committee of Ministers
by Susanne Nikoltchev, OBS. (06/2011)

* Freedom of Expression and the Media; Standard-setting by the Council of Europe's Parliamentary Assembly
by Susanne Nikoltchev, OBS. (06/2011)

* Media Literacy: No Longer the Shrinking Violet of European Audiovisual Media Regulation? fr de 
by Tarlach McGonagle, IViR. (03/2011)

* La révision de la Directive « Télévision sans frontières » : une adaptation du cadre réglementaire européen aux évolutions du paysage audiovisuel. fr de 
by Camille Bonenfant-Jeanneney & Séverine Fautrelle, (03/2008)

* The Impact of EC Law on the Taxation of the European Audiovisual Industry fr de 
by Hasan Bermek, OBS. (IRIS plus 2007-12)

* Safeguarding Human Dignity in the European Audiovisual Sector fr de 
by Tarlach McGonagle, IViR. (IRIS plus 2007-6)

* The Position of Broadcasters and Other Media under “Rome II”. Proposed Regulation on the Law Applicable to Non-contractual Obligations fr de  (290KB)
by Mireille van Eechoud, IViR. (IRIS plus 2006-10)

* Application of EC Competition Policy regarding Agreements and State Aid in the Audiovisual Field fr de 
by Laurence Mayer-Robitaille, Associate Expert, UNESCO, Division of Cultural Policies and Intercultural Dialogue, Paris. (IRIS plus 2005-10)
Legal Information
* A new Federal Communications Commission (FCC): from the Top Down fr de 
by Jonathan Adler, Senior Editor, New York Law School Law Review. (10/2009)

* Watch the Observatory's Broadband conference on video (Press release)
(08/2007)
Legal Information: National Aspects
* Russia’s Modern Approach to Media Law fr de 
by Andrei Richter, MMLPC. (01/2011)

* Turkey: Law relevant to the audiovisual sector
by Hatice Dilek Baytan, Directorate General of Copyrights and Cinema, Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Turkey. (07/2001)

* The Russian system of licensing of television and radio broadcasting (136KB)
by Yana Sklyarova (MMLPC), edited by Irene Gentile (OBS), (10/2003)
International Trade in Audiovisual Programmes
* European public film support within the WTO framework fr de  (150KB)
by Anna Herold, European University/Institute Florence. (IRIS plus 2003-6)

* Audiovisual industry, trade and investment barriers in third country markets (244KB)
by SOLON CONSULTANTS , for European Commission DG I. (11/1999)

* International trade in films and audiovisual programmes: sources of statistical information
by André Lange, OBS. (11/1999)
Media Concentration/Pluralism
* Progress in the Must-offer Debate? Exclusivity in Media and Communication fr de 
by Alexander Scheuer & Sebastian Schweda , EMR. (10/2008)

* The Promotion of cultural Diversity via New Media Technologies: An Introduction to the Challenges of Operationalisation fr de 
by Tarlach McGonagle, IViR. (IRIS plus 2008-6)

* Cultural and Regional Remits in Broadcasting fr de 
by Thorsten Ader, EMR. (IRIS plus 2006-8)

* Access to Information on Government Action, with Special Reference to the Media Perspective fr de 
by Thorsten Ader and Max Schoenthal, Institute of European Media Law (EMR), Saarbrücken/Brussels. (IRIS plus 2005-2)

* Media supervision on the threshold of the 21st century: what are the requirements of broadcastings, telecommunications and concentration regulation? fr de  (ca.350KB)
by Alexander Scheuer & Peter Strothmann (EMR), edited by Susanne Nikoltchev (OBS), (IRIS plus 2002-2)

* Television and media concentration. Regulatory models on the national and at the European level (IRIS Special 2001)
by Susanne Nikoltchev (ed.), OBS. (04/2001)

* Media supervision on the threshold of the 21st century - Structure and powers of regulatory authorities in the era of convergence fr de  (363KB)
by Carmen Palzer & Caroline Hilger (EMR), edited by Susanne Nikoltchev (OBS), (IRIS plus 2001-8)

* Non-discriminatory access to digital access control services fr de  (371KB)
by Natali Helberger (IViR), Alexander Scheuer & Peter Strothmann (EMR), edited by Susanne Nikoltchev (OBS), (IRIS plus 2001-2)
Protection of Minors
* The protection of minors in the case of new (non-linear) media fr de 
by Alexander Scheuer & Cristina Bachmeier, EMR. (IRIS plus 2012-6)

* La protection des mineurs dans le domaine des médias en République tchèque fr de 
by Evelýna Dreiseitlová, OBS. (12/2012)

* The Protection of Children from Harmful Effects of Films in the United States
by Jonathan D. Perl , Media Center, New York Law School, New York, NY . (06/2012)

* Media and Protection of Minors in France - TV and Cinema
by Mathias Grenier, OBS. (05/2012)

* Die ungarische Regelung für den Schutz der Minderjährigen vor schädlichen Medieninhalten fr de 
by Réka Sümegh, OBS. (11/2011)

* Protection of Minors from Harmful Information in the Law of Post-Soviet States fr de 
by Anna Belitskaya, MMLPC. (IRIS plus 2006-6)

* Horizontal rating of audiovisual content in Europe: an alternative to multi-level classification? fr de 
by Carmen Palzer, EMR. (IRIS plus 2003-10)

* Regulation on advertising aimed at children in EU-member states and some neighbouring states fr de  (322KB)
by Susanne Nikoltchev (ed.), OBS. (05/2000)
Self-/Co-regulation
* Co-/Self-Regulation Bodies in the Mass Media (Report on the workshop jointly organized by the Moscow Media Law and Policy Centre and the European Audiovisual Observatory with the Grand Jury of the Russian Union of Journalists) fr de  (570KB)
by Andrei Richter (MMLPC), avec les contributions de / with written contributions from / mit Beiträge von: Kristoffer Hammer (EASA), Wim Bekkers (NICAM), Ian Mayes (The Guardian, daily), Danilo Leonardi (PCMLP). (07/2005 (EN) - 04/2006 (FR, DE))

* Co-/Self-Regulation Bodies in the Mass Media (Russian version) (815KB)
by Andrei Richter (MMLPC), avec les contributions de / with written contributions from / mit Beiträge von: Kristoffer Hammer (EASA), Wim Bekkers (NICAM), Ian Mayes (The Guardian, daily), Danilo Leonardi (PCMLP). (04/2006)

* Co-regulation of the media in Europe (IRIS Special 2003)
by Susanne Nikoltchev (ed.), OBS. (02/2003)

* Co-regulation of the media in Europe: the potential for practice of an intangible idea fr de 
by Tarlach McGonagle, IViR. (IRIS plus 2002-10)

* Co-regulation of the media in Europe: European provisions for the establishment of co-regulation frameworks fr de 
by Carmen Palzer, EMR. (IRIS plus 2002-6)