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On 4 September 2013, the District Court of Amsterdam found that the collecting society VEVAM has no legal basis to claim compensation from cable companies for film directors concerning cable retransmission. VEVAM is a collecting society representing film directors. It acquires the director’s rights and collectively exploits them. VEVAM sued cable companies Ziggo and UPC for compensation for cable retransmissions. RODAP, the collecting society for film producers, public and commercial broadcasting organisations and distributors (e.g. cable companies), joined the proceedings in support of Ziggo and...

On 2 July 2013, the Dutch data protection agency (CBP) published a report stating that TP Vision, a manufacturer of Smart TVs, is in breach of the Dutch Data Protection Act (Wbp). This report is a final version following a provisional report that had previously been sent to TP Vision in March of 2013 in order for them to put forward their views on the findings. TP Vision makes Smart TVs for Philips and is the only manufacturer of such TVs in the Netherlands. Smart TVs are televisions with internet access possibilities/capabilities. Users can watch shows on-demand, rent movies, use apps and visit...

On 4 June 2013, the Dutch House of Representatives discussed a legislative proposal to amend the Dutch Media Act 2008. State Secretary Dekker proposed several changes to the Media Act in reaction to the growing digitisation of media and the increased level of competition within the media sector. The proposal contains provisions relating to television as well as radio channels. An example of this digitisation is the vast rise of digital television and radio subscriptions as opposed to analogue subscriptions. An example of increased competition in the media sector is the introduction of services...

On 19 April 2013 the Dutch Advertising Code Committee (DACC Reclame Code Commissie) upheld a complaint regarding a broadcast by the Dutch political party ‘Animals’ Party’ (Partij voor de Dieren). The DACC is a self-regulatory body that receives complaints about breaches of the Dutch Advertising Code. It can advise on complaints but it cannot impose sanctions. If certain expressions in advertising violate the law one can either complain to the DACC or begin civil or criminal proceedings in court. The complaint in question concerned a trailer for a documentary broadcast by the Animals’ Party. The...

On 15 May 2013, the District Court in Amsterdam denied Ryanair access to the raw source material of television interviews with its employees. In two television broadcasts - one at the end of 2012 and one at the beginning of 2013 - the Dutch public broadcaster KRO addressed the business practices of the airline, which, according to anonymous pilots, could lead to dangerous situations. Based on the interviews, KRO reported that sick and overtired pilots regularly had to fly and that Ryanair’s policy to fly with a minimal amount of fuel is contrary to airline regulations. Ryanair, suspecting that...