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The Slovenian Parliament adopted the Act on Public Usage of the Slovenian Language on 15 July 2004. The Act stipulates, inter alia, that all legal entities under civil law and all natural persons should use Slovenian in their business relations with customers. If foreign customers are involved in a business activity, their language may also be used in addition to Slovenian. There is also a provision on consumer protection, which states that the contents of all products sold on the Slovenian market must be described in Slovenian. In the media sector, Article 22 of the Act stipulates that radio and...

Freedom of expression and freedom of speech are protected by Article 39 para. 1 of the Slovenian Constitution of 23 December 1991 (last amended on 15 June 2004). Freedom of public appearance, of the press and other forms of public communication and expression are also guaranteed, along with freedom to collect, receive and disseminate information and opinions. In addition, Art. 39 para. 2 guarantees the right of citizens to obtain information of a public nature. Art. 40 of the Constitution guarantees the right to correct published information which has damaged a right or interest of an individual,...

Agencija za telekomunikacije, radiodifuzijo in pošto Republike Slovenije (Telecommunications, Radio and Post Regulatory Agency, ATRP) in cooperation with the Ministry of Communications is currently attempting to develop a plan for introducing digital broadcasting into the country. One of the major issues concerning the regulation of the transition period in 2008 arises from the fact that the national public broadcasting authority RTV Slovenija could be both the owner of the infrastructure as well as the major provider of digital terrestrial TV services. Prior to launching a digital, countrywide,...

The agreement on the protection of minors concluded between the regulating authorities, the Svet za Radiodifuzijo (Broadcasting Council ­ SRDF), and the biggest TV broadcasters minors is subject to criticisms. The criticisms focus in particular on the alleged lack of compatibility of the agreement with Art. 84 paragraphs 1 and 3 of the Zakon o Medijih (Media Law ­ see IRIS 2004-5: 15). These regulations deal with the protection of children and adolescents against harmful broadcasting content. The broadcasting of violent and erotic content ­ scenes of extreme forms of pornography is generally...

On 11 May 2004 the new Slovenian act on copyright and related rights entered into force. The scope of the act firstly covers the rights of authors in the range of literature, science and art.Furthermore, the new instrument also protects the rights of performers, producers of phonograms, film producers, broadcasting organisations and the publishers and makers of databases, which are known as related rights. The most interesting addition is that of so-called punitive damages for copyright infringements (Art. 168). Since copyright disputes in Slovenia are very different from other civil law procedures,...