(Mar. 15, 2021) On February 11, 2021, the Brazilian Federal Supreme Court (Supremo Tribunal Federal, STF) dismissed the extraordinary appeal by family members of the victim of a notorious 1958 murder who had sought redress for the reconstruction of the case on a 2004 TV show without their permission. In a ruling of “general repercussion”—one […]
Topic: Appellate courts, Broadcasting, Civil actions, Civil liability, Constitutional courts, Constitutional law, Freedom of information, Freedom of speech, Freedom of the press, Judicial review and appeals, News media and reporting, Right of privacy, Supreme court, Television and Film
(Sept. 4, 2020) On August 21, 2020, Argentina’s president, Alberto Fernández, issued a decree amending the country’s Information and Communication Technologies Law to declare cell phone, internet, and pay television services to be public services. (Decreto de Necesidad y Urgencia (Decree of Necessity and Urgency, DNU) 690/2020, Aug. 21, 2020; Ley de Tecnologías de la […]
Topic: Broadcasting, Cell phones, Communications, Emergency management, Epidemics, Executive powers, Infectious and parasitic diseases, Internet, Public health
(Apr. 16, 2020) On April 13, 2020, Supreme Court President Justice Esther Hayut approved an experimental live broadcast of a hearing before the Supreme Court sitting as a High Court of Justice. The hearing, scheduled for April 16, 2020, involves petitions questioning the validity of authorization granted to the Israel Security Agency (ISA) and the […]
Topic: Broadcasting, Emergency management, Epidemics, Infectious and parasitic diseases, Judiciary, Public health, Supreme court
(Oct. 16, 2019) On September 22, 2019, Decree Law No. 105 of September 21, 2019 (Decreto-Legge 21 settembre 2019, n. 105) (D.L. No. 105), containing urgent provisions on national cybersecurity, entered into force in Italy. The purpose of the new legislation is to guarantee the highest level of security for networks, information systems, and information […]
(Aug. 20, 2019) The government of Turkey published a regulation in the Official Gazette on July 1, 2019, which provides for a new framework for the licensing of radio and audiovisual transmissions made on the internet. The new regulation, the Regulation on the Transmission of Radio, Television, and On-Demand Services on the Internet, was prepared […]
Topic: Broadcasting, Internet, Licensing and registration, News media and reporting
(June 6, 2019) On January 28, 2018, the Tel Aviv District Court rejected an appeal by a journalist against a circuit court decision holding him liable for defamation under Israel’s Prohibition of Defamation Law, and imposing on him compensation in the amount of NIS 60,000 (about US$16,627) for defaming Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu and NIS […]
Topic: Broadcasting, Communications, Freedom of speech, Internet, News media and reporting, Social media
(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
