International
22 Dec, 2011
CASBAA Outlines Content Classification and Labeling Policies
CASBAA has prepared a Briefing Paper to summarize global best practices when it comes to classifying and labeling content on pay-TV. A few governments in Asia are seeking to impose classification and labeling rules on the entire universe of channels transmitted on pay-TV systems. This imposes an impractical burden on channel operators, who – if such a practice became widespread – could theoretically face requirements to conduct a series of different classification analyses (according to different governments’ standards) for each program they transmit, and then place a host of potentially conflicting rating labels on each program. Other governments have found better solutions, as CASBAA describes in this paper.
February 18, 2009
Burmese Junta Sees Satellite TV as Threat
The Irrawaddy - The Burmese junta believes information technology, particularly satellite TV, is a decadent threat that undermines nationalism and has warned the people to avoid satellite TV programs.
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Oct 19, 2007
Unesco should pursue broadcasting rights with Wipo: Arjun Singh
indiantelevision.com - Indian Minister Arjun Singh has expressed the hope that Unesco would continue to play a more proactive role at WIPO discussions on the Rights of Broadcasting Organizations.
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Apr 25, 2007
The US National Association of Broadcasters on the need to modernise the rights of broadcasters
Writing to the US Copyright Office and responding to its counterparts, the US National Association of Broadcasters stresses the need to modernise the rights of broadcasters.
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Mar 23, 2007
Joint submission by European broadcasters
European broadcasters express views on the text of Draft 1.0 of the Chairman's non-paper on the WIPO Treaty on the protection of broadcasting organisations.
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Jul 31, 2006
Revised draft basic proposal for the WIPO Treaty on the protection of broadcasting organizations
The World Intellectual Property Orgrnization revised draft basic proposal for the Treaty on the protection of broadcasting organizations ahead of the Standing Committee's fifteenth session in Sep, 2006.
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Mar 27, 2006
NCTA's 2006 Industry Overview
The 2006 Industry Overview of the development of cable by the National Cable & Telecommunications Association of the US.
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