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On 30 March 1995 the Slovenian Parliament passed legislation on copyright and related rights. The Act entered into force on 29 April 1995, and is now also available in English. The area covered by the act includes not only the primary protection of the author of literary, scientific and artistic works (copyright), but also the secondary protection of the related rights of performing artist-s, producers of phonograms and films, broadcasting companies and publishers. According to Section 5-II-2 of the Copyright Act, computer programmes are also specifically included in the scope of protection provided...

On 25th March 1994 a law was passed in Slovenia governing the publication of information and the rights and responsibilities of the mass media and journalists. The first part of the legislation covers general conditions such as definitions of the mass media and provisions concerning publication and registration. It also includes a written description of the Slovenian state's role in the development of non-commercial mass media and their technical infrastructure. The second section describes the rights and duties of the mass media. This also governs the publication of urgent messages, the right...

On 25th March 1994, the Slovenian government passed a law governing the organisation and tasks of the public service broadcaster Radiotelevizija Slovenia (RTV Slovenia) with its head quarters in Ljubljana. As a public organisation, RTV Slovenia promises to provide an all-round and generally accessible choice of stations including stations for national minorities and certain interest groups. In its programme planning, RTV Slovenia undertakes to take into account basic principles such as the dignity of man, right of privacy, impartiality and authenticity of information as well as diversity of opinion....