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Several initiatives have been launched recently in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) in order to promote awareness of responsible and safe use of the Internet, with a special focus on the protection of minors and the risks that young people may be taking in the online environment. In December 2010, as a part of the wider media literacy campaign, the Regulatorna agencija za komunikacije (Communications Regulatory Agency - RAK) launched the TV spot “Where is Klaus” adapted for broadcasting in BiH, as well as a newly-produced radio version. The TV spot has been made available by the EU-supported initiative...

The Kinoteka Bosne i Hercegovine (National Film Archive of Bosnia Herzegovina - Kinoteka BiH), could be seriously endangered due to legal controversies stemming from the complicated structure of governance of the post-Dayton BiH. On 28 September 2010 the Constitutional Court of the Federation of BiH confirmed an appeal lodged by the President of the Federation of BiH, about returning authorities originally vested in the cantons according to the Constitution of the Federation of BiH. Unlike the Republika Srpska, which is a highly centralised entity within BiH, the Federation of BiH is highly decentralised,...

On 14 July 2010 Vijeće ministara Bosne i Hercegovine (the Council of Ministers of Bosnia and Herzegovina) adopted a Decision endorsing the Project of the digitalisation of public broadcasting service microwave links. The Project is aimed at building a new, modern system for digital transmission of radio and TV programmes and increasing network capacity for a bilateral and multilateral exchange of programmes among the three public broadcasting services in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH), as well as programmes from the neighbouring countries. In April 2010 Regulatorna agencija za komunikacije (the Communications...

On 29 July 2010, Dunja Mijatovic, the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, presented the regular report to the OSCE Permanent Council, the organisation’s main decision-making body. The report consists of overviews of issues raised in the participating countries, activities of the Representative in the last period and planned activities for the next reporting period. A large part of the report consists of the analysis of issues raised in 26 of the OSCE participating states. In the last period the Representative had to deal with several issues concerning media freedom, such as media pluralism,...

On 13 July 2010 the Parliamentary Assembly adopted the Act on Copyright and Related Rights and the Act on the Collective Management of Copyright and Related Rights. The subject-matter of the current Act on Copyright and Related Rights of 2002 has been thus revised and divided into two separate laws. The purpose of the revision is to harmonise this field with the relevant EU legislation and international conventions and treaties, as well as to adequately respond to technological developments and new forms of copyright exploitation in the information society. The new Act on Copyright and Related...