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In the above case, the Bavarian Supreme Court turned down an application by a Turkish expatriot (the claimant) to install a satellite dish to receive foreign broadcasts. The claimant acquired German nationality in 1982 and renounced his Turkish nationality at the same time. He owns his own flat in a large apartment complex where a Turkish channel is available by cable. The claimant put up a satellite dish on his balcony to receive more Turkish channels by satellite,and as a result, the other flat owners in the complex successfully brought a case against the man. A deciding factor in the case was...

In a statement dated 20 February 1995, the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) has made a contribution to the G7 meeting on the information society. The statement, titled "Broadcasters' role in the information society", expresses the views of the national broadcasters which are members of the EBU, on the development of the information society. The EBU inter alia points out that the cultural, political and social dimensions of the information society must not take second place to the technological and economic aspects of the electronic superhighways. According to the EBU, a purely market driven information...

At the Conference of Ministers held in Brussels on February 25th and 26th, the G7 countries jointly decided to take a leading role in the setting up of a global information network. The participants agreed that their future collaboration would be based on eigth basic principles of which two aim especially at encouraging competition and private investment. It is expected that an official structure will be set up which, in the opinion of the participating countries, must take users' needs into account and allow the association to supply services at reasonable prices. Furthermore, this structure...

The University of the Saarland, situated right on the border with France and not far from Luxembourg, not only houses the European Institute, where academicians can gain additional qualifications recognised at a European level, but also boasts another special facility: the Media Legislation Research Centre. This centre was set up by Professor Dr. Wolfgang Knies, the head of the School for State and Administrative Law at the University of the Saarland. The Media Legislation Research Centre has been in existence since 1979 and is able to offer to all those concerned not only a well-equipped media...

A study paper has just been published by the states of Bavaria and Saxony which reflects on structural reform in public service broadcasting. The paper's main demand is the strengthening of the speccial interest programmes of the regional broadcasters to the detriment of the national ARD-programme for the general public. According to the paper a reform of this type is needed for two reasons: Firstly, the very necessary wide range of programs and interests, seen as an integral part of the ARD, has to be re-established and, secondly, costs must be reduced and yet be able to cover the needs of a...