Database on legal information relevant to the audiovisual sector in Europe
IRIS Merlin (homepage) covers:
- all audiovisual media: broadcasting, film, new media;
- all key areas: advertising, competition, consumer protection, content regulation, copyright, media concentration, tax incentives, telecommunications, … and more;
- all key players: supranational organisations 58 countries;
- all legal developments since 1995: legislation, court cases, administrative decisions, policy documents.
IRIS Merlin includes:
- 4222 short descriptive articles based solely on fact;
- with exact reference to 4816 source documents (laws, decrees, court cases, etc.);
- and 1086 hyperlinks to the texts of the source documents.
IRIS Merlin’s website can be consulted in english, français, deutsch (click on the language inside of the homepage).
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Contacts: EMR, Nell-Breuning-Alleee 6, 66115 SAARBRÜCKEN, GERMANY, Attorney in Law Alexander SCHEUER, Tel. +49 / (0) 681 99 275 11, Fax +49 / (0) 681 99 275 12, web of the EMR, Institut für Europäisches Medienrecht / Institut du Droit Européen des Médias / Institute of European Media Law (sorry, the EMR’s website is available only in french and german).