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With the enactment of the Radio and Television Act of 1996 (RTA) ( see IRIS 1996-9: 11), which came into force 1 December 1996, Sweden got a cohesive set of provisions regulating all transmissions of sound radio and television programmes which are directed to the Swedish public and intended for reception using technical aids. The RTA comprises provisions which earlier were found in several special Acts regarding terrestrial-, satellite, wire-transmissions etc., provisions which were transferred with relatively few material changes to the new Act. Due to the amendments of Council Directive 89/552/EEC...

A section 177 order which proscribes Eurotica Rendez Vous came into force at Friday 11 September 1998. It is now a criminal offence to supply dedicated equipment ( e.g., smartcards) and programme material, advertise for or on Eurotica Rendez Vous, or to provide any other service in support of the channel within the UK. Section 177 of the Broadcasting Act 1990 enables the Secretary of State to "proscribe" or declare a foreign satellite service as unacceptable if the following conditions are met: (i) the Independent Television Commission has notified the Secretary of State it believes the service...

On 9 September 1998 the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe adopted a protocol amending the European Convention on Transfrontier Television of 1989 which aims to enhance the free exchange of information and ideas by providing a legal framework with commonly-agreed basic standards for the free circulation of transfrontier television programmes in Europe. After last year's substantial revision of the "Television Without Frontiers" Directive of the European Communities, it had become necessary to re-align the Convention with the European directive and develop a coherent approach to transfrontier...

Organised by DG XV of the European Commission in co-operation with the Austrian Presidency, a conference was held from 12 to 14 July 1998 in Vienna on "Creativity & Intellectual Property Rights: Evolving Scenarios and Perspectives". Four of the five panels were devoted to the topics covered in the working programme ("initiatives") of 1996, but which do not appear in the current proposal for a directive pertaining to copyright in the information society: digital broadcasting right, applicable law, moral right and administration of rights. Additionally, in accordance with a Commission announcement...

On 29 June, the Council of the European Union adopted the Directive on a Transparency Mechanism for Information Society Services. The Directive's key aim is to safeguard against a fragmentation of the Single Market and to avoid the creation of new regulatory barriers. The Directive, which must be transposed into national law within one year, will require national legislators to notify to the Commission draft national rules that concern Information Society services. After notification there will be an initial "standstill" period of 3 months to allow the Commission, Member States and interested parties...