Of interest in the national section: the report on the deal between the rightsholders of the audiovisual, cinema and music sectors, Internet access providers and the public authorities in France to fight unlawful downloading (p.12-13).

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

The supplement to this issue, Iris plus, deals with the impact of EU law on the taxation of the European audiovisual industry, providing both a guide to the legal framework and a description of the main issues: the relationship between EC competition law and national tax incentives for films and audiovisual works, VAT rules affecting the audiovisual sector, direct taxation, and cross-border remuneration. - The supplement is available for download in PDF - in English, French and German - at this external link.