Article: Italy proposes new entertainment laws. (Law & ...
Screen Digest;  July 1, 2002 ;     519 words ...Italian government has put forward proposal radically to change laws governing film and other entertainment. Film funding agency Fondo di Garanzia would be allowed to contribute more than 50 per ...

Article: PRIME TIME LAW.(Review)
Journal of Popular Film and Television;  June 22, 2001 ;     700+ words ... ... last five decades knows that lawyers, the law, and the legal system have been a prominent ... systematic examination of fictional television law was finally published. One would hope that ... series and the six chapters focusing on the law within various genres (westerns, sitcoms ...

Article: Labels to pursue individual song-swappers. (Law & ...
Screen Digest;  July 1, 2002 ;     599 words ...Record industry is considering opening up a new front in its antipiracy offensive by suing individual users of file-sharing services. Step, while likely to prove highly controversial, is bound to have a deterrent effect on a certain percentage of users of these services and reduce the volume of

Article: Oz revises community broadcasting codes. (Law & ...
Screen Digest;  November 1, 2002 ;     373 words ...Australia has revised its community broadcasting codes of practice. Developed by Community Broadcasting Association of Australia (CBAA) and registered by Australian Broadcasting Authority (ABA), revised codes outline responsibilities of community broadcasting licensees and general current affairs,

Article: Hong Kong proposes film guarantee fund. (Law & ...
Screen Digest;  November 1, 2002 ;     444 words ...Hong Kong government has proposed establishment of Film Guarantee Fund (FGF) to assist local companies obtain loans for film production. Television and Entertainment Licensing Authority (TELA) suggests HK$50m ($6.4m) be used from existing HK$100m ($12.8m) Film Development Fund to guarantee

Article: MPEG-4 announces revised licensing terms. (Law & ...
Screen Digest;  November 1, 2002 ;     499 words ...Licensing authority for Moving Pictures Expert Group (MPEG) compression standards has announced new licensing terms for MPEG-4 standards. MPEG-LA (www.mpegla.com) faced hostile reaction to initial terms (see 2002/47a3), which it was subsequently forced to revise to save standard in face of

Article: Singapore forms super regulator. (Law & Regulation).
Screen Digest;  November 1, 2002 ;     455 words ...Singapore has formed new regulatory body to oversee content and future development of country's broadcasting and media industries. Media Development Authority (MDA) will merge roles and responsibilities of Singapore Broadcasting Authority (Singapore; +65/6837 9973; www.sba.gov.sg), Films and