(Feb. 4, 2019) Mexico’s National Electoral Institute (Instituto Nacional Electoral, INE) filed a constitutional suit before the Supreme Court of the Nation against the reduction of 950 million pesos (nearly US$50 million) that the lower house of Congress (Cámara de Diputados, Chamber of Deputies) made to the INE’s 2019 expenditures budget and the salary reductions […]
Topic: Broadcasting, Campaign finance, Political advertising, Voting rights
(Jan. 7, 2019) On December 13, 2018, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) held that a “contribution” required to be paid by all German households to public broadcasters is compatible with European Union (EU) law, in particular with the rules on preferential state aid. The request for a preliminary ruling was submitted by a judge […]
Topic: Broadcasting, Competition, antitrust, and monopolies
(Sept. 21, 2018) On September 1, 2018, the Enhancing Online Safety (Non-consensual Sharing of Intimate Images) Act 2018 (Cth) came into force in Australia. (Enhancing Online Safety (Non-consensual Sharing of Intimate Images Act 2018 (Cth) s 2, Federal Register of Legislation website.) The Act amends the Enhancing Online Safety Act 2015 (Cth) and the Criminal Code Act 1995 […]
Topic: Broadcasting, Cell phones, Communications, Crime and law enforcement, Cybercrime, Harassment, Internet, Right of privacy, Social media
(Sept. 11, 2018) On July 18, 2018, Sir Cliff Richard OBE was awarded £210,000 (about US$270,360) in general damages after the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) was held liable for infringing his privacy rights over the filming and broadcast of a search of his UK property by South Yorkshire Police (SYP) in relation to allegations of […]
Topic: Appellate courts, Broadcasting, Child abuse, Crime and law enforcement, Crimes against children, Criminal procedure, European Convention on Human Rights, 1950, Evidence, Freedom of information, Freedom of speech, Freedom of the press, Human rights and civil liberties, Judges, Judiciary, Law enforcement officers, Mental health, News media and reporting, Right of privacy, Telecommunications
(Aug. 6, 2018) In a plenary session on July 15, 2018, the Egyptian Parliament approved amendments to Law No. 92 of 2016 regulating the work of the National Press Authority, the National Media Authority, and the Supreme Media Council. (Law No. 92 of 2016, AL-JARIDAH AL-RASMIYAH, vol. 51 (duplicate), 24 Dec. 2016 (in Arabic).) The […]
Topic: Broadcasting, Executive agencies, Freedom of information, Freedom of speech, Freedom of the press, Internet, Legislative bodies, News media and reporting, Social media
(Mar. 7, 2018) On March 4, 2018, Swiss voters rejected by a vote of 71.6% to 28.4% a popular initiative to abolish public broadcasting fees. Voter turnout was 54.4%. (Vorlage Nr. 617. Vorläufige amtliche Endergebnisse. Volksinitiative vom 11.12.2015 “Ja zur Abschaffung der Radio- und Fernsehgebühren (Abschaffung der Billag-Gebühren)” [Proposal No. 617, Preliminary Official Results: Popular […]
Topic: Broadcasting, News media and reporting, Television and Film
(Jan. 26, 2018) On December 28, 2017, three new Legislative Decrees (L.D.s) regulating the film and audiovisual sector were published in Italy, with an effective date of December 1, 2018. (L.D. No. 202 of December 7, 2017, Provisions on Employment in the Film and Audiovisual Sector; L.D. No. 203 of December 7, 2017, Reform of […]
Topic: Broadcasting, Child labor, Contracts, Employee hiring, Labor, Law, Television and Film
(Dec. 13, 2017) In a decision issued on December 6, 2017, Japan’s Supreme Court ruled that a provision obligating persons who have installed such broadcast-reception equipment as televisions to conclude a contract with Japan’s public broadcasting corporation is constitutional. (Sup. Ct. Dec. 6, 2017, 2014 (o) 1130, Courts in Japan website (in Japanese) (click on […]
Topic: Broadcasting, Communications, Judiciary, News media and reporting
(Oct. 24, 2017) On June 22, 2017, and September 22, 2017, respectively, the German Bundestag (parliament) and the German Bundesrat (representing the states) passed an amendment to the German Courts Constitution Act that allows live audio broadcasting of court proceedings in a separate media room for trials of interest, broadcasting of the judgment and sentencing for […]
(Oct. 13, 2017) On October 1, 2017, a new Ministry of Information and Communications circular, issued by Minister Truong Minh Tuan on June 23, 2017, came into force in Vietnam. It has provisions on media designed for children and requires warnings for viewer or reader discretion related to material not suitable for them. The rules […]
Topic: Broadcasting, Child welfare, Children's rights, Communications, News media and reporting, Television and Film
