Category: Legal Issues
Is Modern Copyright Technology Hampering Creativity and Freedom?
As the internet and other modern technology have moved forward, current copyright law has struggled to keep up, but how do copyright laws and policies…
How Italy Wants to Slam Fake News: Use Fines and Prison
Italian lawmakers have reacted to the spread of fake news and misinformation with an authoritarian law. Far from solving the problem, though, it in fact…
Reform of Myanmar’s Media System: Bracing for a Slow Ride
Local journalists are investing much hope in the newly installed power in Myanmar to reform the country’s media system. But that will be a gargantuan…
The Romanian Public Television on the Brink of Insolvency
The Romanian public service broadcaster has undergone scores of crises in the past two and a half decades. But now, talk about its insolvency is starting…
European Court Decision Allows Media to Be Less Paranoid About Online Comments
In summer 2015, a much-criticized decision by Europe’s human rights court left online portals anxious about what comments they allowed on their sites. Now, the…
Internet Freedom Threatened by Cybercrime Law in Pakistan
Pakistani authorities want to access people’s data stocked online, shut down websites anytime they wish or put people behind bars for trivial activities such as…
Embattled Nigerian Senate Faces Stiff Opposition Over Anti-Free Speech Bill
Since its inauguration June 2015, the Senate, the upper legislative chamber of Nigeria’s National Assembly, has been wading through a series of controversies ranging from…
Right of Reply Law in Mexico: Against Citizens, in Favor of Media Moguls
A new law on the right of reply was adopted last month in Mexico after it had hibernated for eight years in the Congress. But…
New Press Code in Morocco to Still Send Journalists Behind Bars
A revised press code in Morocco was hoped to give journalists more room to report freely. But a closer look shows that nothing has really…