Representatives of Czech private media gathered for the first time at a joint press conference. They are appealing to the Minister of Culture over the draft of a major Media Amendment.

The commercial television groups Nova, Prima and Óčko show their displeasure with not being invited to discuss the proposal to increase the fees for ČT (Czech Television).

Hellspy, the internet data sharing platform, has decided to be closed as of next month. This is a direct response to the amendment to the copyright law, which has been in force since the beginning of this year.

The following article specifies how the protection of the rights of publishers of press publications is being extended by new Copyright Act, what the new stricter rules and responsibilities for providers of certain online platforms are, or what new statutory licences should be taken into consideration. 

he Chamber of Deputies of the Parliament of the Czech Republic has proposed an amendment to the Act on Advertising Regulation to regulate the advertising of nicotine sachets.

Amendment to the Copyright Act introduces the “notice & stay down” principle for online content-sharing service providers.

Probably every internet user has downloaded a movie, song or photo for their personal use. Does a user who downloads a copyright work from an illegal source commit an illegal act and, if so, can illegal downloading be punishable under criminal law?

The European Commission’s proposal for a revised Audiovisual Media Services Directive in May 2016 promised to create a fairer environment for all players, to ensure adequate protection for consumers, especially children, to sustain the production of original European content and to introduce more flexibility on the advertising rules for broadcasters. The original proposal was a step in the ... Continue reading

Media operators and advertising agencies associated in professional associations jointly support the amendment to the Medicines Act, which will be voted on Friday in the plenary session of the Chamber of Deputies and which proposes to repeal the latest amendment to the law on advertising regulation.

Media operators and advertising agencies from professional associations support the new amendment to the Pharmaceuticals Act, which will be voted on at the plenary session of the Chamber of Deputies on Friday and which proposes to repeal the latest amendment to the Act on Regulation of Advertising. In the last year, the Act on Regulation ... Continue reading