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The Dutch Media Authority ( Commissariaat voor de Media ) has published new guidelines on the subject of television and youth ( Beleidslijn televisie en jeugd ). The guideline in particular clarifies the existing rules on scheduling films for television and gives additional rules on this topic. It also clarifies the supervisory role of the Media Authority. According to article 22 of the EC Directive on `Television without frontiers', Member States have to take appropriate measures against programmes which might be harmful to the youth. The Dutch Media Act doesn't allow the broadcast of films which...

A U.S. federal district court has rejected a request for a preliminary injunction and upheld the constitutionality of section 505 of the Communications Decency Act of 1996 ("CDA"), enacted 8 February 1996 ( see IRIS 1996-3: 7-10), as Title V of the comprehensive Telecommunications Act of 1996. The purpose of section 505 of the CDA was to prevent children from viewing sexually explicit adult programming ("adult programming") through "signal bleed", the incomplete scrambling of the video or audio portion of a program. The CDA requires cable operators to either fully scramble both the video and audio...

In IRIS 1996-10: 4 we reported on a Communication by the European Commission on illegal and harmful content on the Internet and on the European Commission's Green Paper on the protection of minors and human dignity in audio-visual and information services. In addition to these documents, in an attempt to prevent harmful content being distributed on the Internet, the Commission is promoting initiatives which are aimed at increasing the general awareness among parents, teachers, public sector and the information industry about how to deal with the issue in practical terms. Under the heading `Promoting...

The Department of National Heritage concluded a month's negotiations with the BBC, the Independent Television Commission (ITC), and the Broadcasting Standards Council (BSC) by agreeing on a `programme of action' which is the latest attempt to deal with the public's concern regarding violent programming on television. The programme contains four points: the three regulators will continue their efforts to ensure that programme makers adhere to and maintain the proper standards and that any transgressions will be `firmly' dealt with; the three bodies will work together to `educate viewers' about the...

Since 18 November 1996, for the protection of minors, it has been obligatory to identify films which contain violent or erotic material. Agreement was reached between the CSA ( Conseil Supérieur de l'Audiovisuel) , the French regulatory body for the media, and the national terrestial TV channels TF1, France 2, France 3 and M6. Five categories have been established in all: programmes are classified according to their compatibility with the spiritual, moral and mental development of children and young people. The classification, to be done by the above-mentioned broadcasters themselves, applies to...