2008-03-18
Press release: The Swedish Supreme Court
affirms: Commercial breaks in films constitute a violation of the Moral Rights
of filmmakers.
Read the judgement here
2007-10-29 The main proceedings in the Supreme Court of Sweden will take place the 18th to 20th February 2008.
2006-10-25 The Supreme Court of
Sweden has decided to try if commercial breaks in films constitute a violation
of the moral right of film makers.
2006-05-10 Channel 4 appeals against the judgement of the
Swedish Court of Appeal (Svea Hovrätt), that established that commercial breaks in films constitute a violation of the Moral
rights of film makers.
2006-04-25 Extracts from the judgment of the Swedish Court of Appeal (Svea Hovrätt)
concerning the appeal of the commercial television channel TV4 against the
decision of the City Court of Stockholm on 20 December 2004.
2006-04-12
Press release: Commercial breaks in films constitute a violation of the Moral
rights of filmmakers.
2006-03-10 Press release:
The second round in the lawsuit about advertising breaks during the
broadcasting of films on television.
2005-12-01 The trial in the Court of Appeal on commercial breaks in films will take place on March 13-15, 2006.
2005-01-10 TV4 appeals against the judgement on
commercial breaks in films
The 10th of January 2005, TV4 made the announcement that they will appeal
against the judgement of the City Court of Stockholm.
2004-12-22 Commercial breaks in films constitute a violation of the moral rights of filmmakers according to the judgement of the City Court of Stockholm the 20th December 2004.
The legal
process on commercial breaks in films - background
In November (the 8, 9 and 11th) the two Swedish filmmakers, Mr Vilgot
Sjöman and Mr Claes Eriksson, with the support from KLYS, are going to court
to try if TV4 has infringed their moral rights to their films ('Alfred' and
'Hajen som visste för mycket') by inserting advertisement interruptions in
their films. (2004-11-05)
Contribution from Swedish authors and performing artists to the public consultation on the review of the EU Directive ‘Television without frontiers’
concerning commercial breaks in films (2003-06-27)
Greek translation of ' The legal process on commercial
breaks in films'
translated by the
poet Themis Liveriadis