Legal
The Department for Legal Information analyses key legal issues linked to the audiovisual sector and reports on major legal developments and ground breaking cases which affect media legislation in Europe.
AVMSDigest - Safe screens: protecting minors online
This report investigates how the AVMS Directive can help protect minors online.
Legal challenges and market dynamics in the video games sector
This publication explores the legal framework for video games.
Media pluralism in selected Black Sea countries: the influence of European standards
The European Audiovisual Observatory publishes a new in-depth analysis of European media law in the Black Sea Region.
AI and the audiovisual sector: navigating the current legal landscape
This publication explores the legal framework around AI in the audiovisual sector.
Media literacy and the empowerment of users
This publication delves into the critical role media literacy plays in today's digital age, offering insights into current strategies in place to enhance users' abilities to navigate the complex media landscape.
Curtains up on regulation and support measures for the cinema exhibition sector
This report examines the regulatory landscape concerning the cinema exhibition sector.
IRIS Themes - Vol. III - Freedom of Expression, the Media and Journalists. Case-law of the European Court of Human Rights (2024 edition)
This revised 9th edition contains summaries of over 398 judgements or decisions by the Court and provides hyperlinks to the full text of each of the summarised judgements or decisions. The summaries included in the e-book can be retrieved from our legal database, IRIS Merlin.
The application of the AVMS Directive in selected non-EU countries
This mapping report examines the correspondence between the legal framework of eleven non-EU countries with the AVMS Directive in view of participating in the Creative Europe programme which funds European audiovisual activities.
Independent production and retention of intellectual property rights
The report examines the definition of independent producers in Europe and looks at the rules concerning the retention of their rights to the films, series and programmes they produce when licensing such works to broadcasters and on-demand audiovisual services.
The protection of minors on video sharing platforms: age verification and parental control
This report provides an in-depth analysis of the various measures taken across Europe to protect children from the watching harmful content on VSPs.
