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September 6th, 2006 by Daithí | Filed under Cyberlaw.Here is my recently-written paper on the European Commission’s proposals to amend the Television Without Frontiers directive. I review the proposed amendments, focusing on the regulation of new media, such as Web streaming and on-demand download services. My main argument is that the philosophy of technological neutrality is an inappropriate (theoretical and practical, rather than legal) basis for the formation of regulatory policy.
I’d be interested in any comments or feedback, as this is very much at an early stage. The paper was presented to the UACES European studies conference in Limerick, Ireland last week. However, it’s part of my ongoing doctoral research and may also find its way into print in a revised format in future.
[...] Her chosen title was “Broadcasting and the Internet - Does Europe Need A New Audiovisual Services Directive?”, and it was an interesting presentation of the issues. Although I was familiar with a lot of the problems with the directive, from my own research earlier this year, I’ve tried to summarise the talk for the purposes of this blog entry as if it was relatively new to me! Bits in square brackets are interjections from me, so please don’t blame the good doctor for anything inside those shapes. [...]