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The new Bulgarian Law on Radio and Television, which had been the subject of presidential veto ( see IRIS 1998-9: 1, 10-11) was re-voted in accordance with the procedure provided for in the Constitution and was finally adopted by the Bulgarian Parliament. The Law was promulgated and published on 24 November in the State Gazette. No significant changes have been made to the text of the Law. One of the most disputed provisions, which stipulates the total prohibition of advertisements on the National Television during the prime time until a private national TV operator is licensed, also remained unchanged...

An important decision was made by the Chancery Division in the UK Courts for all agencies thinking of preparing commercials relying simply on production techniques. From now on they should be aware that third parties may be able to freely copy such commercials. In the cases of Norowzian v Arks Ltd and others the Plaintiff made a film of one man dancing to music. The film was then edited using a technique to create the illusion that the dancer performed physically impossible movements. The first Defendant used the idea to advertise the product of the second and third Defendant. Although the Defendant's...

In a judgement given on 15 October 1998, the Berlin Administrative Court (VG Berling) authorised the ProSieben Media AG by means of provisional legal protection to broadcast the Willy Bogner film "Fire, Ice, and Dynamite" ( Feuer, Eis und Dynamit) without having to indicate that it is an extended advertising programme. The film had already been the issue of two competition legislation decisions of the Federal Court (BGH: Judgement dated 6 July 1995 I ZR 58/93 and judgement dated 6 July 1995 I ZR 2/94). The BGH instructed the Willy Bogner Film GmbH to point out the particular advertising nature...

On 18 November 1998, the European Commission introduced a proposal for a directive to establish a coherent legal framework for the development of electronic commerce within the European Union. The proposed directive aims at harmonising rules which enable the free movement of information society services for businesses and citizens. Information society services are defined as those normally provided against remuneration, at a distance, by electronic means and at the individual request of a customer. This definition encompasses services which are free to the recipient, e.g. funded by advertising...

Since the additional protocol to the Treaty of Amsterdam, there has been much discussion in Europe on the identity and strengthening of the public-sector audiovisual scene. The French Government is doing something about it. Before the end of the year it is to submit to a vote in Parliament a bill to reform the public audiovisual scene. The audiovisual regulatory body, the Conseil Supérieur de l'Audiovisuel (CSA), has already delivered its opinion on the text of the bill. The provision which is undoubtedly the most significant concerns the method of financing the public-service television channels....