Stockholm, March 18, 2008

PRESS RELEASE

The Swedish Supreme Court affirms: Commercial breaks in films constitute a violation of the Moral Rights of filmmakers

Today the 18^th March the judgement of the Swedish Supreme Court (Högsta domstolen) in the lawsuit concerning commercial breaks in films - film directors Vilgot Sjöman and Claes Eriksson versus the Swedish TV-company TV4 - was announced. The Supreme Court reaffirms the judgements of the City Court of Stockholm and the Court of Appeal, which establish that commercial breaks in films constitute a violation of the Moral rights of film makers.

-Vilgot Sjöman and Claes Eriksson have through their personal efforts strengthened the position of film creators and authors in Sweden and hopefully also throughout the world, says Karin Enberg, president of KLYS. It is a great victory for artistic expression in general and for the creation of films especially that the Supreme Court considers the making of films as a serious art form just as visual art, music, theatre and literature.

- It is very, very sad though that Vilgot Sjöman, because of his death just a few days before the Judgement in the Court of Appeal two years ago, is not with us today to experience the joy of the judgement, adds Karin Enberg.

The lawyer in the lawsuit, Håkan Sjöström, claims that the judgement is very clear confirming that the Moral Right still has a value for the individual artist and that an express permission from the film director is necessary to legitimate commercial breaks in films.

KLYS – the Swedish Joint Committée for Artistic and Literary Professionals – supports the legal process in this case with legal assistance and knowledge in the making of films.

Read more about the background to this case on KLYS website www.klys.se

For further information, please contact:

Karin Enberg, president of KLYS, +46(0)8 667 88 90 or +46(0)735-07 77 50

Håkan Bjerking, president of Swedish Filmdirectors, +46(0)705 59 30 80 or +46(0)821 15 00

Rolf Börjlind, president of Swedish Playwrights’ Union, +46(0)704-97 36 36

Anna Carlson, president of Swedish Union for Theatre, Artists and Media, +46(0)70585 22 83

Ulrica Källén, Coordinator/Legal adviser, +46(0)8 667 88 90