June 2009 Blog Posts (13)

Industrial TV Committee insists that TV content should be imported with conditional full exemption from taxation

Television content that is imported for broadcasting should be imported with conditional full exemption from taxation according to the law and the Convention on temporary import. Such a position is defended by the Industrial TV Committee in official answer letter to the State Customs Service of Ukraine.

Last week the State Customs Service of Ukraine initiated television companies check because they did not receive documents that confirmed the right to broadcast feature films… Continue

Added by Vladyslav Bogutsky on June 28, 2009 at 11:25 — No Comments

National Television Company of Ukraine versus piracy

President of the National Television Company of Ukraine (NTCU) Vasily Ilaschuk recently signed an order on the use of licensed music in the programs of their own production. The purpose of the order is to ensure the enforcement of the legislation on copyright and related rights and protection of the television companies from lawsuits.

Vice-President of the National Television Company of Ukraine Andriy Chernyuk described the basic principles of the NTCU regarding the use of licensed… Continue

Added by Vladyslav Bogutsky on June 28, 2009 at 10:48 — No Comments

Ukrainian internet publications will be able to get the status of media

Recently Verkhovna Rada web site published the text of the concept of public information policy. Among the main directions of the concept realization in the legislative sphere, the document envisages the possibility of providing local Internet publication with official media status.

Regarding to foreign policy sphere, the concept among other things includes guarantees of free access for the citizens of Ukraine to foreign information resources, the adaptation of information products… Continue

Added by Vladyslav Bogutsky on June 21, 2009 at 11:04 — No Comments

Legalizing the leakages

The bill number 2763 “On access to public information ", which was adopted in first reading on Friday by Verkhovna Rada, proposes to consider an information that is available to the subjects of power, which “indicates the threat of state sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine, allows for informed policy choices ensures awareness of events and facts affecting the state and the nature of human life, ensure the implementation of constitutional rights and duties" to be a public… Continue

Added by Vladyslav Bogutsky on June 19, 2009 at 9:54 — No Comments

Digital start

Yesterday was the last day in the era of analogue TV in USA. From June 12, USA will end full transition to digital broadcasting. In Ukraine, we expect up to six years delay, but the launch has already been taken, despite the inability of government officials to divide the responsibility and determine how much the transition costs.

As reported by "Economic news” newspaper, in July 2015, according to the “Geneva – 2006” agreement, our country… Continue

Added by Vladyslav Bogutsky on June 14, 2009 at 18:38 — No Comments

News, or news agencies reports, can be used free of charge under Russian law or international conventions. But this situation does not satisfy the agencies, whose business is related to the costs of …

News, or news agencies reports, can be used free of charge under Russian law or international conventions. But this situation does not satisfy the agencies, whose business is related to the costs of creating and disseminating news. As reported by Vedomosti, the Council of Mass Communications at the Ministry of Communications of Russia will consider the bill «On Amendments to Certain Legislative Acts of the Russian Federation in order to protect the rights… Continue

Added by Vladyslav Bogutsky on June 14, 2009 at 17:42 — No Comments

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Added by Iliies Sahar on June 9, 2009 at 21:18 — No Comments

The Public Chamber will provide legal assistance to journalists

Public Chamber Commission of Russian Federation on communications, information policy and freedom of speech in the media, together with the «Paul Astakhov Bar Association» launches a portal of legal assistance to journalists. Its main objective is to provide advice to the media, the victims of the misconduct charges done by the public or private structures. Site will be launched at June 10as announced during recent Commission meeting.

Member of the Public Chamber Commission on… Continue

Added by Vladyslav Bogutsky on June 7, 2009 at 10:12 — No Comments

Parliament took a step to make the work of journalists tougher

The Verkhovna Rada adopted the draft law, which allows to demand compensation for moral damages caused by dissemination of deliberately false information. 337 deputies voted for a bill on “Amending the Civil Code of Ukraine regarding the reimbursement of moral damage” #4332.

As reported by ЛІГАБізнесІнформ, at the same time, the Communist Party deputy Adam Martynyuk during debate on the bill drew the attention of the deputies to the fact that such a… Continue

Added by Vladyslav Bogutsky on June 7, 2009 at 9:18 — No Comments

Eye on the Forum of Satellite Media Challenges and Its Impact on the Arab Gulf You

Yesterday, Monday Nov 3rd. 2008 at Doha the capital of Qatar it was the closure of the Forum of Satellite Media Challenges and Its Impact on the Arab Gulf Youth which was extended for 2 days and was under the auspice of her Highness Sheikha Moza Bent Nasser Al-Monsnad “really I want to send my best regards and thanks to this lady who sponsors always the freedom of expression and liberties in our area”.

However, I have some remarks on this event as… Continue

Added by Ahmed Moustafa on June 1, 2009 at 23:35 — No Comments

6th Arab Reform Forum “the Arab World: Present and Future” 1-3 March 2009 Bibliotheca Alexandrina

Dear Friends;

Frankly speaking, I think I should give some comments or remarks each year when I attend the Arab Reform Forum that always being held and organized from A to Z by Bibliotheca Alexandrina (BibAlex) at a permanent period of time (1-3) March annually.

First I have to send my gratitude to the organization committee supervised by Dr. Mohsen Youssef and to the Director of the Bibliotheca Dr. Ismail Serageldin for the success of such forum (the 6th Forum) that give… Continue

Added by Ahmed Moustafa on June 1, 2009 at 23:25 — No Comments

What is the destination of the Arab Economy after Kuwaiti Economic Summit?

Actually, we do not need deluxe real estate investments anymore that absorbs a proper part of the Arab financial liquidity, and as long as I watch commercials or advertisements in respect of new richy compounds, villas, villages, cities and resorts, I say it is not a real investment, because the economy is mainly based on real investment in both Industry, Agriculture, Land Reclamation and Tourism, because, how could we digest the increase of the population in a country like Egypt, Yemen and… Continue

Added by Ahmed Moustafa on June 1, 2009 at 23:16 — No Comments

Obama is the actual president of US, therefore, to be, or not to be, this is the question

The youth of the Arab and Islamic world are also supporting Obama who is currently the actual US President after his consecration yesterday Jan 20th 2009 at the Capitol Building which is witnessed worldwide.

Some people will think that I’m exaggerating in my optimism; however, I just want to remind all of them that Obama was the First Afro-American Law Professor at Harvard University; moreover, he is a human rights activist and using all the most recent widely used tools of… Continue

Added by Ahmed Moustafa on June 1, 2009 at 23:00 — No Comments