The Audiovisual Media
Services Directive refers
in various places to the
notion of "editorial responsibility".
It became
clear early on that "editorial
responsibility" is a key
concept. Its interpretation
is not an easy but a very
important task. On this interpretation
depends what
services and what service
providers must be regulated
for an effective implementation
of the aims of
the Directive.
Against this background,
this IRIS Special analyses
what the term "editorial
responsibility" comprises
and it deals with the questions
that the term raises
for the implementation of
the Directive. This IRIS Special
brings to the fore the
many facets, concepts and
important consequences
that constitute the field of
editorial responsibility.
It also shows the grey
zones where legislators
may have to struggle to
find workable solutions
and from where potential
diverging views could
emerge.