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First: Legal and
Legislative Aspects of Satellite Channels- on the light of
issuing Document "on principles regulating radio and
television satellite broadcasting and reception in the Arab
World"(as a core for Arab Agreement in this regard):
-Subjective
assessment for the Document, suggestions about activation
rules and implementation mechanism.
- Terms of
establishing satellite channels within pre and post-license
phases.
- Legal
Personality of satellite channel.
- Identifying
the violation cases of the infringement on Intellectual
Property license terms.
- Governmental
control and restrictions on freedom of expression.
- Legislations
regulating satellite broadcasting on the international
level.
- Comparative
study for satellite broadcasting laws in Arab and Foreign
countries.
Second:
Rules and Basis of establishing Arab Union for Private
Satellite Channels:
- To represent
the channels in all bodies, defend its rights and
broadcasters, and care for their interests.
- ensure the
right of thought, creation, freedom of expression and
criticism, and guarantee from closure, stopping of its
broadcast, questioning or intercepting of broadcasters.
- Protect
Intellectual Property Rights, Neighboring rights and its
related rights of satellite channels' work and those who
operate with or through it and others.
- To assume
self-powers to monitor the work and performance of satellite
channels and the extent of its compliance with law.
- Investigating
the complaints filed by or against channels.
- To include
Dispute Settlement Body and Mechanism to implement the
awards and decisions issued thereof.
- Unifying the
advantages (tax and custom) given to satellite channels in
some Arab countries and its effectiveness in other
countries.
- To be based on
integral, co operational, and coordinating relationship
between the channels in atmosphere of active.
- To establish
Arab Media Watch.
- To establish
Arab Library for Media Heritage.
Third: Intellectual
Property Rights relevant to Satellite Channels:
- Decoding and
forgery of smartcards.
- Seizing on the
broadcast of blocked (encrypted) channels by using special
cables.
- Imitating and
copying programs and media articles.
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Broadcasting of media articles without to have permission
from its owners.
-Piracy
on media and artistic articles of satellite channels.
Fourth: Forms and Contents of
Arab Satellites:
- Public and
private satellite channels.
- News Content.
-
Advertisements forms and contents.
- Video Clips
- Satellites and
International Conflicts.
- Satellites and
Crisis Management.
- Talk Shows.
- Reality TV.
- Satellites and SMS.
Specialized Satellite Channels:
News Channels
- The right of
access to information.
- Protecting the
confidentiality of sources and information.
- International
protection of news reporter.
- Legal
protection of offices and branches of news channels.
- The
relationship with governmental bodies.
Sport channels:-
- Monopolizing
the broadcast of sports' championships.
- The extent of
exceeding the right of commenting on matches.
- Legal
liability of sport commentator.
Promotional
channels:-
- Legal
liability of the channel.
- Types of Advertisement.
- Using the woman and child
in the advertisement.
- Advertisement Morals.
- Social and political
marketing advertisement.
- Commercials campaigns in
satellites.
Music Channels:
- Kinds of music
and songs.
- Songs content.
- Indecent words and
expressions.
- Sexual motions and
obscene photos.
Drama Channels:
-
Type of series and movies.
- Contents of Dramatic
Channels.
- Preserving the Society
Ethics and Morals.
- Dramatic Works' sources.
- Dramatic works' production
Religious channels
- Random religious opinions (fataway).
-
Using religion as means to achieve political objectives.
- Religious and sectarian
fanaticism.
- Religious Christian Channels.
- Religious Islamic Channels.
Fifth: Satellite Channels Effect
on the Public:
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Effect on the Public.
- Effect on the Woman.
- Effect on the Child.
- Influence on the
Youth.
- Influence on the
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