Legal

The Department for Legal Information analyses key legal issues linked to the audiovisual sector and reports on major legal developments and ground breaking cases which affect media legislation in Europe.

Accessibility measures as implemented by AVMS providers for persons with disabilities

26/03/2024

This report provides an in-depth analysis of the measures taken across Europe to improve access for persons with disabilities to films, series and programmed. The study has been co-financed by the European Commission under Creative Europe.

IRIS Special 2023-2: Algorithmic transparency and accountability of digital services

14/03/2024 Authors (in alphabetical order): Mark D. Cole, Christina Etteldorf, Sandra Schmitz, Jörg Ukrow

A must-read round-up of the current issues concerning algorithm use in Europe and the legislator's approach to ensuring greater transparency in order to regulate these new AI systems.

IRIS Plus 2023-3: Fair remuneration for audiovisual authors and performers in licensing agreements

19/12/2023 AUTHORS (IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER): Amélie Lacourt, Justine Radel-Cormann, Sophie Valais

This report examines how the EU Directive 2019/790 on Copyright and Related Rights in the Digital Single Market (CDSM Directive) aims to strengthen the position of authors and performers when licensing their exclusive rights for the use of their works or performances.

Fair remuneration for audiovisual authors and performers in licensing agreements - National case studies

19/12/2023 Authors (in alphabetical order): Amélie Lacourt, Sophie Valais

This annex complements the publication on “Fair remuneration for creators in exploitation contracts”. It provides a detailed analysis of the transposition of Chapter 3 of Title IV of the Directive on Copyright in the digital single market (CDSM Directive).

AVMSDigest: The promotion of European works

4/12/2023 AUTHORS (IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER): Amélie Lacourt, Eric Munch, Justine Radel-Cormann

This first edition of the AVMSDigest report focuses on the national transposition of Articles 13, 16 and 17 of the revised Audiovisual Media Services Directive in the EU, EEA, EFTA and UK.

IRIS Special 2023-1: Public interest content on audiovisual platforms: access and findability

2/11/2023 Authors (in alphabetical order): Tarlach McGonagle (author and editorial coordination) with Lotte van den Bosch, Doris Buijs, Mervin Huang, Max Nazarski, Ronan Ó Fathaigh, Joost Poort and Iryna Ulasiuk

This legal analysis explores the place for public interest content and looks at how European media law can safeguard its accessibility.

IRIS Extra 2023: Media law and policy in selected Black Sea region countries

14/09/2023 AUTHOR: ANDREI RICHTER, COMENIUS UNIVERSITY, BRATISLAVA

This report provides an in-depth analysis of European media law in five Black Sea Region countries - the Republic of Armenia, Georgia, the Republic of Moldova, the Republic of Türkiye, and Ukraine.

IRIS Plus 2023-2: Territoriality and release windows in the European audiovisual sector

6/07/2023 AUTHORS (IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER): Francisco Javier Cabrera Blázquez, Maja Cappello, Christian Grece, Patrizia Simone, Julio Talavera Milla, Sophie Valais

This new report explores current EU legislation and market practice concerning release windows and territoriality.

IRIS Themes - Vol. III - Freedom of Expression, the Media and Journalists. Case-law of the European Court of Human Rights (2023 edition)

03/05/2023 Authors: Dirk Voorhoof, Human Rights Centre, Ghent University and Legal Human Academy Ad van Loon, Charlotte Vier and Ronan Ó Fathaigh

This revised 8th edition contains summaries of over 378 judgements or decisions by the Court and provides hyperlinks to the full text of each of the summarised judgements or decisions. The summaries included in the e-book can be retrieved from our legal database, IRIS Merlin.

IRIS Plus 2023-1: Accessibility of audiovisual content for persons with disabilities

03/05/2023 AUTHORS (IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER): Francisco Javier Cabrera Blázquez, Amélie Lacourt, Eric Munch, Justine Radel-Cormann, Sophie Valais

This report explores the ways in which international and European legislation, as well as national approaches, can help to improve accessibility to audiovisual content for those of us with disabilities.