Legal, technological or economic developments in the audiovisual sector generate immediate priority information needs for professionals. IRIS plus identifies these issues and provides the relevant legal background. It features a combination of a lead article, related reporting and a Zoom section, comprising overview tables, market data or practical information. This brand new format provides you with the knowledge to follow and join in the latest and most relevant discussions concerning the audiovisual sector.The first IRIS plus issue of the year 2011 explains and illustrates what can be called the most important milestone in Russian media law since 20 years: the adoption by the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation of the Resolution No. 16 "On the Judicial Practice Related to the Statute of the Russian Federation `On the Mass Media'". It brings Russia closer to a modern and coherent legal framework for the Russian audiovisual sector. IRIS plus provides first-hand-information: the author of the lead article, Andrei Richter, is one of the five external experts appointed to the working group of the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation, which elaborated the text of this resolution.
LEAD ARTICLE
Russia's Modern Approach to Media Law
The adoption of this Resolution is a unique, long-awaited and important event in the regulation of Russian mass media. The Resolution instructs how to interpret and apply the Statute on the Mass Media of 1991 to digital and Internet based services in today's market. With its Resolution the Supreme Court fills in the gaps in the overall legal framework applicable to mass media and shows how Russian Media Law may be adapted to the changed media environment.
Sections of the lead article:
- Procedure for the Adoption of Resolutions
- Foundations of the Media Regulation
- Censorship
- Title of the Media
- Online Media
- Access to Information
- Transparency of Court Proceedings
- Protection of Journalists' Privileges
- Public Interest
- Protection of Confidential Sources
- Moral Damages
- Abuse of the Freedom of Mass Media
- Suspension of Activity/Coverage