Protection of minors as premise of restriction the retransmission of audiovisual media services in the light of EU law. Cover Image

Ochrona małoletnich jako podstawa ograniczania retransmisji audiowizualnych usług medialnych w świetle prawa UE.
Protection of minors as premise of restriction the retransmission of audiovisual media services in the light of EU law.

Author(s): Katarzyna Badźmirowska – Masłowska
Subject(s): Human Rights and Humanitarian Law, Communication studies, Ethnic Minorities Studies, EU-Legislation
Published by: Wydawnictwo Wyższej Szkoły Gospodarki Euroregionalnej im. Alcide De Gasperi w Józefowie
Keywords: minors` protection; retransmission restrictions; audiovisual media services directive (2010/13);

Summary/Abstract: The article refers to a protection of minors as premise of restriction the retransmission of audiovisual media services in the light of EU law, in particular present directive 2010/13/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 10 march 2010 on the coordination of certain provisions laid down by law, regulation or administrative action in member states concerning the provision of audiovisual media services. It consists of four parts. First is an introduction presenting the basic terms and approaches to the issue; special attention is put on the country of origin principle and the specificity of both economic and cultural dimension of audiovisual services. The second presents an origin of current legal standard of exceptional possibility of derogation of freedom of retransmission on the protection of minors basis within the scope of Council Directive 89/552/EEC on the coordination of certain provisions laid down by law, regulation or administrative action in Member States concerning the pursuit of television broadcasting activities and directive 97/36/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 June 1997 amending Council Directive 89/552/ EEC on the coordination of certain provisions laid down by law, regulation or administrative action in Member States concerning the pursuit of television broadcasting activities. Third is devoted to the presentation of the problem in the light of a contemporary directive 2010/13/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 10 March 2010 on the coordination of certain provisions laid down by law, regulation or administrative action in Member States concerning the provision of audiovisual media services (Audiovisual Media Services Directive); on-demand services are described separately. Lastly some conclusions referring in particular to the new challenges are included. It should be marked that currently EU treats the problem of minors protection in non-linear audiovisual media services environment as one of the most important issue regarding the content`s context.

  • Issue Year: 17/2013
  • Issue No: 2
  • Page Range: 415-435
  • Page Count: 21
  • Language: Polish