Act No. 517/1992 Coll. on the Czech Press Agency regulates the functioning of the Agency.
Act No. 273/1993 Coll. on Some Conditions of the Production, Dissemination and Archiving of Audio-Visual Works, which, among other things, lays out the obligations of producers and distributors of audio-visual works and defines the activity of state budgetary organisations – the National Film Archive. In conformity with this law the MC maintains a register of subjects operating a business in the audio-visual field and a register of Czech and non-Czech audio-visual works.
Act No. 36/1993 Coll., on Certain Arrangements in the Field of Radio and Television Broadcasting.
Act No. 496/2012 Coll., on Audio-Visual Works and Support for Cinematography and on the Amendment of Certain Legislation defines the obligations attached to the production and the provision of access to cinematographic and other audio-visual works, the status and work of the National Film Archive, and the status and work of the State Cinematography Fund, its funding, the provision of support for projects in the field of cinematography and the offer of incentives to the film industry.
Act No. 231/2001 Coll. regulates radio and television broadcasting and regulates the rights and obligations of business entities and individuals in the operation of radio and television broadcasting. The European Convention on ‘transfrontier television’ is implemented in the Act.
Act No. 483/1991 Coll. regulates Czech Television; Act No. 484/1991 Coll. regulates Czech Radio and Act No. 517/1992 Coll. regulates the Czech Press Office.
Act No. 348/2005 Coll. covers radio and television fees and amendment of certain regulations.
Act No. 132/2010 Coll., on Audio-visual Media Services on Demand, which is the transposition of the Directives on Audio-visual Media Services of the European Parliament (formerly Television without Borders).
Act No. 46/2000 Coll. regulates the rights and responsibilities for publishing the periodical press and amendments to certain other regulations (Press Act). In 2012 the Act was amended.
The European Commission has been pursuing 19 cases against the CR since the beginning of 2022 because legislators have failed to approve legislation based on European directives within the given deadlines. One of them is a draft law on video sharing.
One of the best-known video sharing platforms is YouTube. Such services are still subject to almost no legal regulation. The directive is late in being incorporated in the Czech Republic, as Member States were supposed to do so by September last year.
The draft defines the services of a video sharing platform, determines who is the provider of such a service and defines what constitutes a user-generated video. The provider of the video sharing platform service will have to notify the Broadcasting Council of its operation. The provider is to be editorially responsible for the content of the programmes and video content that it offers to the public.
In particular, the legislation is intended to introduce rules to protect the recipients of shared video content from hate speech, violence and incitement to terrorism, and children from content that could impair their development. It is also intended to strengthen existing consumer protection against unacceptable content in commercial communications.
In addition, the bill prohibits the broadcasting of advertising and teleshopping spots in programmes for children and also deals with accessibility of programmes for the hearing and visually impaired.
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