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On 15 or 22 February 1996 the European Directive on the legal protection of databases has finally been adopted by the EU Council and the European Parliament. The Directive will protect authors and producers of databases and other collections of information against various acts of misappropriation. It offers protection at two levels: copyright in original collections and a novel sui generis right in respect of sui generis right, an invention by the Commission, aims at protecting the the contents of a database. The investment in obtaining, verifying or protecting the contents of the database. Thus...

The Government's proposals follow on the commitments set out in the 1995 document 'Digital Terrestrial Broadcasting: the Government's Proposals' and the general obligations as regards digital broadcasting contained in the EC Directive 'on the use of standards for the transmission of television signals' (95/47/EC). Comments are invited by 15 March 1996 and it is planned that the (revised?) proposals will be implemented into law by statutory instrument, the draft of which will be published during May. The proposals cover 'the two technical systems and services necessary for the commercial transactions...

In IRIS 1995-8:3 we reported that the European Commission had published a Green Paper on "Copyright and Related Rights in the Information Society" (19 July 1995, COM(95) 382 final). This policy document has now been critically analysed by the Intellectual Property Task Force of DG XIII's Legal Advisory Board (LAB). The LAB consists of independent legal experts mandated to advise the Commission in legal matters relating to the development of the European information market. The LAB criticizes the Commission for focussing too much on the protection of the interests of information producers by reinforcing...

On 1 August 1995, the Australian Minister for Communications and the Arts issued a Statement on Australia's future telecommunications policy. The Statement announces full liberalisation of the telecommuications sector although restrictions on foreign ownership and control will continue to apply. There will be no numerical restrictions on carrier licences. Carriers will be under the obligation to interconnect all requesting service providers, including broadcasting services, information and interactive services. Both carriers and service providers will be under the obligation to make available...

On 13 december 1995 the Independent Television Commission has issued the latest version of its Code of Advertising Standards and Practice. The new edition contains no departures from the previous version but incorporates amendments and additions adopted during 1994 and 1995. Specifically, the new Code now includes the amendments to rule 18 permitting advertising for the National Lottery and to rules 8 and 9 of Appendix 2 (Financial Advertising), the re-drafted Appendix 3 on Medicines, Treatment-s, Health Claims, Nutrition and Dietary Supplements (adopted in February 1995) and a new Rule 19 permitting...