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The Swiss Bundesrat (Council of Ministers) has resolved, in co-operation with the cantons, to step up the fight against punishable offences committed with the aid of information and communications systems. It is particularly concerned about child pornography on the Internet. In two statements on parliamentary motions, the Bundesrat said it wished to combat this new phenomenon through closer coordination between the Federation and the cantons. In accordance with proposals by a working group and in co-operation with the cantons, it intends to set up an Internet monitoring authority with responsibility...

The Bundesamt für Kommunikation (Federal Communications Office - BAKOM) has declared that plans by French TV channel M6 to broadcast a Swiss advertising window are "unwelcome" as far as Swiss media policy is concerned. The BAKOM estimates that the Swiss media sector loses around CHF 107 million in advertising revenue each year because of advertising windows already operating on German TV channels. In the Frenchspeaking areas, it is reckoned that a Swiss advertising window broadcast by M6 could deprive the public broadcaster Télévision Suisse romande of advertising revenue worth approximately CHF...

The Swiss Federal Council has adopted the message relating to the draft of a federal law on certification services in the sphere of electronic signatures (SCSél). The new law is intended to replace the statute on electronic certification services that came into effect on 1 May 2000 (see IRIS 2000-10: 9). The SCSél essentially repeats the statute's content, notably the principle of recognising certification service providers on a voluntary basis. These service providers are experienced in providing authenticated digital certificates attesting that a public code is linked to a specified person. The...

Teleclub SA will have to drop "d-box" technology from its plans for digital television and use an open interface converter instead. In a decision delivered on 5 June 2001, the Swiss Federal Council rejected the appeal entered by Teleclub SA against a decision of the Federal Department of the Environment, Transport, Energy and Communications (DETEC). The Federal Council said that "d-box" technology imposes a closed encryption system that constitutes a threat to the diversity of what is on offer and of opinions, thereby compromising the principle of integration incumbent on television broadcasters....

On 26 June 2001, the Swiss Bundesrat (Council of Ministers) adopted an amendment to the Radio- und Fernsehverordnung (Radio and Television Ordinance - RTVV), which will enter into force on 1 August 2001. The definition of advertising is brought into line with the amended Council of Europe Convention on Transfrontier Television, which was adopted by the Swiss parliament in 2000. This means that self-advertising by a broadcaster, ie promotion of its own products and services (merchandising), is subject to advertising regulations (separation of advertising, maximum duration of advertising). References...