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.
IRIS Themes - Vol. III - Freedom of Expression, the Media and Journalists. Case-law of the European Court of Human Rights (2024 edition)
This revised 9th edition contains summaries of over 398 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.
The application of the AVMS Directive in selected non-EU countries
This mapping report examines the correspondence between the legal framework of eleven non-EU countries with the AVMS Directive in view of participating in the Creative Europe programme which funds European audiovisual activities.
Independent production and retention of intellectual property rights
The report examines the definition of independent producers in Europe and looks at the rules concerning the retention of their rights to the films, series and programmes they produce when licensing such works to broadcasters and on-demand audiovisual services.
The protection of minors on video sharing platforms: age verification and parental control
This report provides an in-depth analysis of the various measures taken across Europe to protect children from the watching harmful content on VSPs.
Accessibility measures as implemented by AVMS providers for persons with disabilities
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
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
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
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
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
This legal analysis explores the place for public interest content and looks at how European media law can safeguard its accessibility.
