Of interest among the international news: the presentation of the recently adopted Guidelines of the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe on protecting freedom of expression and information in times of crisis (p.2-3).

Also worth attention among the national news: Spain is preparing a new law on cinema with the following provisions: TV channels must invest 5% in the production of European films; 25% of the cinema sessions per year must exhibit European films;  independent producers and distributors are recognised; up to 18% tax relief on cinematographic investments; the creation of a registry to protect film and other audiovisual works (p.11-12).

The individual articles of Iris are available from the website of the European Audiovisual Observatory at this external link.

The supplement to this issue, Iris plus, deals with online games from the standpoint of media and copyright law. It is available for download in PDF at this external link.