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Refine your searchIRIS 2005-8:1/20 [FR] CSA Recommendation on Minimum Age Marking and Programme Classification | |
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On 7 June 2005 the Conseil supérieur de l'audiovisuel (national audiovisual regulatory body - CSA) adopted a recommendation directed at the editors of television services broadcasting on all the networks (terrestrial, cable, satellite, Internet, ADSL, etc) on minimum age marking and programme classification with regard to the protection of minors. The text recalls established principles, states that its main intention is to extend these obligations, until now contained in the agreements, to all channels, particularly those merely requiring declaration because they do not constitute a service providing... |
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IRIS 2005-8:1/19 [FR] Cancellation of Investment Approval for the Film L'ex-femme de ma vie Invalidated on Appeal | |
On 21 July 2005 the administrative court of appeal in Paris invalidated the judgment of the administrative tribunal in Paris delivered on 5 November 2004 cancelling the decision of the director of the national film centre (Centre national de la cinématographie - CNC) granting the companies ICE 3 and Josy Films investment approval for the film L'ex-femme de ma vie. A few weeks earlier, however, the decision granting approval for the film Un long dimanche de fiançailles had been referred to the administrative court of appeal in Paris and the court had upheld its cancellation, thereby depriving its... |
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IRIS 2005-7:1/35 Court of Justice of the European Communities: Judgment in Lagardère Active Broadcast V. SPRE & GVL | |
On 14 July 2005, the Court of Justice of the European Communities delivered a judgment further to the request for a preliminary ruling made by the French Cour de Cassation (Supreme Court).The French Court was in need of clarification on the interpretation of Council Directive 92/100/EEC on rental right and lending right and on certain rights related to copyright in the field of intellectual property and of Council Directive 93/83/EEC on the coordination of certain rules concerning copyright and rights related to copyright applicable to satellite broadcasting and cable retransmission. The context... |
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IRIS 2005-7:1/21 [FR] Reform of the Public Cinematographic Register | |
The public cinematographic register was created in 1944 to ensure the legal security of the production and exploitation of cinematographic works by making public the contracts made in this field. The register gives full effect to the financial guarantees specific to the sector, such as security contracts and allocation of revenue. Producers are thus able to obtain from specialist banks the financing needed for the production and post-production stages, and the register is recognised both in France and abroad as a particularly useful instrument of legal security that spares professionals having... |
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IRIS 2005-7:1/20 [FR] Cancellation of Approval for Un long dimanche de fiançailles Upheld | |
On 31 May the administrative court of appeal in Paris upheld the cancellation of the approval issued by the national cinematographic centre (Centre national de la cinématographie - CNC), thereby denying the film Un long dimanche de fiançailles access to public aid for production, on the grounds that the producer is not European (see IRIS 2005-1: 13). According to Article 7.II of Decree No. 99-130 of 24 February 1999 on financial support for the cinematographic industry, in order to be eligible for such support, "Production companies must also meet the following conditions: (...) 2. Not be controlled,... |