European Economic
and Social Committee
Etno aisb
Summary of the initiative
Name
Etno aisb
Website(s)
Objective(s)
Avoiding government regulation.<BR>Increasing clients' trust in the quality of the products/services.<BR>Raising industry standards.<BR>Launched in May 2005 at the Cannes International Film Festival, upon the initiative of Viviane Reding, European Commissioner for Information Society and Media, the Film Online Talks aim to create a favourable environment that will foster the emergence of new forms of online distribution through this European Charter for the Development and the Take-up of Film Online.<BR>This Charter has been elaborated thanks to the active contribution of representatives of the film and content industry, of internet service providers and of telecom operators. It obtained the formal consent of CEOs and other representatives present at the final meeting on Film Online at the 59th Cannes International Film Festival on 23 May 2006, in the presence of representatives of the European Commission, which acted as honest broker of the Talks.
Description of the Initiative
Obsolete case
Sector
Sector
Self/Co-Regulation Basic Act
Self/Co-Regulation Basic Act
PRIVATE ACT
Year
2006
Title of Act
European Charter for the Development and the Take-up of Film On-line
Geographical Coverage
Description
Description
Problems that lead to the introduction of Self/Co-Regulation and the adoption of the Founding Act
The European Film Online Charter identifies four key elements which are urgently needed for Film Online to be taken up: an extensive online supply of attractive films; consumer-friendly online services; adequate protection of copyrighted works; and close cooperation to fight piracy (http://ec.europa.eu/comm/avpolicy/docs/other_actions/film_online_en.pdf)
Target Group(s)
Electronic communications network operators (telecoms, cable, satellite, wireless) able to distribute audio-visual material, all film distributors, producers, right owners as well as indirect beneficiaries.
Type of Instrument(s)
Unilateral code of conduct.<BR>A voluntary Charter with code of conduct. Signatories only commit their own company - there is no involvement of sector organisations, which are unable and not created for accepting obligations on behalf of their members.
Type of Monitoring
| Conduct an initial survey of compliance capacity of future regulatees | Conduct regular visits and spot checks | Initiate complaints procedures | Maintain database of those bounded by the norms | Produce regular reports | Receive complaints and verify if norms were breached or not | Reflexive dialogue with the - stakeholders | Other | |
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| European Commission | ||||||||
| National public authority | ||||||||
| International public authority | ||||||||
| Private regulator (code owner) | ||||||||
| Private independent party with a mandate (e.g. auditors) | ||||||||
| Self-appointed private parties (e.g. NGOs) |
Succinct description of the type of Monitoring
-
Type of Enforcement
| Faming, shaming and blaming | Judicial sanctions | Membership suspension/exclusion | Private fines | Other | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Private Regulator | |||||
| Private independent party with a mandate (e.g. auditors) | |||||
| Court system | |||||
| Alternative dispute resolution (ADR) / Online dispute resolution (ODR) |
Succinct description of the type of Enforcement
-
Downloads
SMO self- and co-regulation database - private code 109