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IRIS Plus

Hot legal topics examined from different angles

Legal, technological or economic developments in the audiovisual sector generate immediate priority information needs for professionals. IRIS plus identifies these issues and provides the relevant legal background. It features a combination of a lead article, related reporting and a Zoom section, comprising overview tables, market data or practical information. This brand new format provides you with the knowledge to follow and join in the latest and most relevant discussions concerning the audiovisual sector.


Subscription 2013 - Six issues:

  • Print edition - ISSN 2078-9440: € 100,-
  • Electronic PDF edition - ISSN 2079-1062: € 130,-
  • Both editions: € 140,-
  • Price per issue: € 25,50

IRIS plus Collection

Topics of the IRIS plus edition of the year 2013:

  • Digital Switchover
  • Open Journalism
  • Smart TV/Connected TV and its challenge to existing legal frameworks
  • Defining audiovisual on-demand media services
  • Audiovisual archives and public sector information
  • Copyright and data protection and their impact on intermediaries
Published issues
Open Journalism
(IRIS plus 2013-2)
User-generated Content and Audiovisual News: The Ups and Downs of an Uncertain Relationship (Lead Article)

Digital Switchover
(IRIS plus 2013-1)
Digital Plans and Reality: Switchover in Russia and other CIS Countries (Lead Article)

Protection of minors and audiovisual content on-demand
(IRIS plus 2012-6)
The Protection of Minors in theCase of New (Non-Linear) Media (Lead Article)

Must-Carry: Renaissance or Reformation?
(IRIS plus 2012-5)
Must-carry Regulation: a Must or a Burden? (Lead Article)

Exclusive Rights and Short Reporting
(IRIS plus 2012-4)
Short Reporting Rights in Europe (Lead Article)

The Future of State Aid
(IRIS plus 2012-3)
Towards a new cinema communication (Lead Article)

The Lifespan for Copyright of Audiovisual Works
(IRIS plus 2012-2)
Determining the Term of Protection for Films: When Does a Film Fall into the Public Domain in Europe? (Lead Article)

Answers to Internet Piracy
(IRIS plus 2012-1)
Fighting Internet Piracy in Russia: The Legal Framework and its Development (Lead Article)

Limits to the Use of Personal Data
(IRIS plus 2011-6)
The Protection of Personal Data and the Media (Lead Article)

Why Discuss Network Neutrality?
(IRIS plus 2011-5)
Net Neutrality and Audiovisual Services (Lead Article)

Who Pays for Private Copying?
(IRIS plus 2011-4
Private Copying Levies at the Crossroads (Lead Article)

Media Literacy
(IRIS plus 2011-3
Media Literacy: No Longer the Shrinking Violet of European Audiovisual Media Regulation? (Lead Article)

An Insight into Selected Film Funding Systems
(IRIS plus 2011-2)
Governance of Film Aid in South-East Europe (Lead Article)

A Landmark for Mass Media in Russia
(IRIS plus 2011-1
Russia’s Modern Approach to Media Law (Lead Article)

Switchover to the Digital Dividend
(IRIS plus 2010-6)
The Digital Dividend: Opportunities and Obstacles (Lead Article)

New Services and Protection of Broadcasters in Copyright Law
(IRIS plus 2010-5
The Legal Protection of Broadcasters (Lead Article)

Public Service Media: Money for Content
(IRIS plus 2010-4)
Financing and supervision of public service broadcasting (Lead Article)

Product Placement
(IRIS plus 2010-3
Product Placement in European Audiovisual Productions (Lead Article)

Digital Cinema
(IRIS plus 2010-2)
Public Aid for Digital Cinema (Lead Article)
Digital Television
(IRIS plus 2010-1)
Development of Digital Terrestrial Television in Russia and Ukraine (Lead Article)
Communications Regulation: Between Infrastructure and Content 
(IRIS plus 2009-10)
The "Telecoms Review": New Impetus for Audiovisual Media? (Lead Article)
Convergence, Copyrights and Transfrontier Television 
(IRIS plus 2009-08)
SatCab Revisited: The Past, Present and Future of the Satellite and Cable Directive (Lead Article)
The Public Service Remit and the New Media
(IRIS plus 2009-06)
An introduction to Music Rights for Film and Television Production
(IRIS plus 2009-05
)
Filtering the Internet for Copyrighted Content in Europe 
(IRIS plus 2009-04
)
The Legal Status of the Producer of Audiovisual Works in the Russian Federation 
(IRIS plus 2009-02
)
Progress in the Must-offer Debate? Exclusivity in Media and Communication
(IRIS plus 2008-10
)
The Audiovisual Media Services and the Unfair Commercial Practices Directive
(IRIS plus 2008-8)
The Promotion of cultural Diversity via New Media Technologies: An Introduction to the Challenges of Operationalisation
(IRIS plus 2008-6)
User-Generated Content Services and Copyright
(IRIS plus 2008-5)
Media Windows in Flux: Challenges for Audiovisual Media Chronology
(IRIS plus 2008-4)
Transformation of Author's Rights and Neighbouring Rights in Russia
(IRIS plus 2008-2)
The Impact of EC Law on the Taxation of the European Audiovisual Industry
(IRIS plus 2007-12)
Online Games from the Standpoint of Media and Copyright Law
(IRIS plus 2007-10)
A Post-Soviet Perspective on Licensing Television and Radio
(IRIS plus 2007-8)
Safeguarding Human dignity in the European Audiovisual Sector
(IRIS plus 2007-6)
Audiovisual Archives and the Inability to Clear Rights in Orphan Works
(IRIS plus 2007-4)
Broadcasters' Access to Broadcasting Frequencies
(IRIS plus 2007-2)
Digital Rights Management systems (DRMs): Recent Developments in Europe
(IRIS plus 2007-1)
The Position of Broadcasters and Other Media under "Rome II"
Proposed Regulation on the Law Applicable to Non-contractual Obligations
(IRIS plus 2006-10)
Cultural and Regional Remits in Broadcasting
(IRIS plus 2006-8)
Protection of Minors from Harmful Information in the Law of Post-Soviet States
(IRIS plus 2006-6)
Major Events and Reporting Rights
(IRIS plus 2006-4)
Search Engines: Seek and Ye Shall Find? The Position of Search Engines in Law
(IRIS plus 2006-2)
Application of EC Competition Policy regarding Agreements and State Aid in the Audiovisual Field
(IRIS plus 2005-10)
Digital Rights Management from a Consumer's Perspective
(IRIS plus 2005-08)
Advertising Law in the Electronic Media
(IRIS plus 2005-06)
Regulation of Advertising in the Broadcasting Sector in Countries of the Former USSR
(IRIS plus 2005-04)
Access to Information on Government Action, with Special Reference to the Media Perspective
(IRIS plus 2005-02)
The Legal Protection of Broadcast Signals
(IRIS plus 2004-10)
The Protection of Cinematographic Heritage in Europe
(IRIS plus 2004-08)
Sport as Reflected in European Media Law (2)
(IRIS plus 2004-06)
Sport as Reflected in European Media Law (1)
(IRIS plus 2004-04)
Regulation of Minority-Language Broadcasting
(IRIS plus 2004-02)
Horizontal Rating of Audiovisual Content in Europe: An Alternative to Multi-level Classification?
(IRIS plus 2003-10)
Swings on the Horizontal : The Search for Consistency in European Advertising Law
(IRIS plus 2003-8)
European Public Film Support within the WTO Framework
(IRIS plus 2003-6)
European Copyright Law and the Audiovisual Media: Are We Moving Towards Cross-Sectoral Regulation?
(IRIS plus 2003-4)
New European Rules for the Communications Sector
(IRIS plus 2003-2)
Co-Regulation of the Media in Europe: The Potential for Practice of an intangible Idea
(IRIS plus 2002-10)
In Search of Lost Rightsholders: Clearing Video-on-Demand Rights for European Audiovisual Works
(IRIS plus 2002-8)
Co-Regulation of the Media in Europe: European Provisions for the Establishment of Co-regulation Frameworks
(IRIS plus 2002-6)
Movies Online: Balancing Copyrights and Fair Use
(IRIS plus 2002-4)
Media Supervision on the Threshold of the 21st Century: What are the Requirements of Broadcastings, Telecommunications and Concentration Regulation?
(IRIS plus 2002-2)
Changing Aspects of Broadcasting: New Territory and New Challenges
(IRIS plus 2001-10)
Media Supervision on the Threshold of the 21st Century - Structure and Powers of Regulatory Authorities in the Era of Convergence
(IRIS plus 2001-8)
Does the Existing Regulatory Framework for Television Apply to the New Media?
(IRIS plus 2001-6)
National Film Production Aid: Legislative Characteristics and Trends
(IRIS plus 2001-4)
Non-Discriminatory Access to Digital Access Control Services
(IRIS plus 2001-2)
IRIS plus Collection    


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