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On 16 December 2013, the Portuguese Supreme Court of Justice published a decision (Ruling no. 15/2013, File no. 124/11.9GAPVL.G1 -A.S1, 3rd Section, dated 13 November) which states that additional speakers connected to a television in commercial public spaces, with the intention of amplifying the sound, do not constitute a new use of the work and therefore do not require further permission of authors. According to the decision, the use of autonomous sound expansion devices on radio or television is not a re-transmission of the broadcast work, meaning that it does not require an extra authorization...

Specific regulations implementing the new Law for Cinema and Audiovisual Media (see IRIS 2012-7/33) were published in the official news bulletin, Diário da República, and all the legal requirements detailed in these documents are in force since the end of February 2013. The law came into force in October 2012, though much of its content depended on the adoption of specific regulations. These regulations stipulate the fees applicable to operators in the field of investment in cinematographic and audiovisual production (referring to ICA, the Portuguese Institute of Cinema and Audiovisual Media),...

The Portuguese National Communications Authority (ANACOM) has announced the extension of the application period concerning the subsidy programmes for DTT (Digital Terrestrial Television) decoders. Following this decision, applications can be submitted until 31 December 2012 to PT Comunicações, the global telecommunications operator leader in Portugal. There are two types of support programmes available, one for the installation of the reception system of DTH (Direct to Home) and the other for DTT kit reimbursement. On the one hand, reimbursements are of EUR 47 for anyone living in places where...

On 23 July 2012, the European Commission announced that it had written to Portugal, Slovenia, Finland (concerning the region of Åland) and the United Kingdom (concerning Gibraltar) to seek information on the implementation of the Audiovisual Media Services (AVMS) Directive. In 2011, the European Commission had already sent fact-finding letters to twenty-four member states (including Finland and the United Kingdom). The European Commission is looking for clarifications on the following issues: the country of origin principle and jurisdiction issues; audiovisual commercial communications; the protection...

On 6 July 2012,  the Assembleia da República (Portuguese Parliament) adopted the Act on Cinema and Audiovisual Media, which defines a set of State principles for the development and protection of the art of cinema and of audiovisual activities. This document will modify the Portuguese framework for the cinema and audiovisual sector, as established by Law no. 42/2004, of 18 August 2004. The main amendment introduced by this Act relates to the financing model of the sector. It aims to increase the sources of funding, including the direct involvement of television broadcasters. Moreover, it defines...