The New Law for Protection of Minors in Media
With the enactment of the federal Youth Protection Act (Jugendschutzgesetz) and the Interstate Treaty on the Protection of Minors in the Media (Jugendmedienschutzstaatsvertrag, JMStV) of the states (Bundesländer), a new regulatory framework for the protection of minors became effective in 2003. Especially the JMStV brought new forms of regulation, which had not yet been tested in practice and which draw on the concept of "Regulated Self-Regulation" (Regulierte Selbstregulierung)."
The Institute accompanied the legislative process with a number of statements. In a brief report on the question of state oversight of online services, the researchers analysed selected legal questions of the JMStV. For specific norms of the interstate treaty, a commentary is being developed, which will make the insights gained during the process available to academics and practitioners.
Publications
Dreyer, S. (2011): Jugendmedienschutz zwischen Recht und Nationalgesellschaften [Protection of Minors in the Media between Law and National Societies]. In: Sächsische Landesanstalt für privaten Rundfunk und neue Medien (SLM, ed.): Jugendmedienschutz bei Onlinespielen. Zwischen kultureller Vielfalt und nationalen Besonderheiten [Protection of Minors in the Media in Online Games. Between Cultural Diversity and National Characteristics]. Berlin 2011, pp. 37-48.
Schulz, W.; Dreyer, S. (2010): Schriftliche Stellungnahme zum Entwurf des 14. Rundfunkänderungsstaatsvertrags - Novelle des Jugendmedienschutz-Staatsvertrags [Written Statement on the Draft of the Amendment to the Interstate Broadcasting Treaty - Amendment to the Interstate Treaty on the Protection of Minors]. 5 May 2010. (pdf-file, German)
Dreyer, S.; Hajok, D.; Wendland, C. W. (2010): Jugendschutzprogramme: Anforderungen an technische Mittel für den altersdifferenzierten Zugang zu Telemedien nach JMStV-E [Programmes for the Protection of Minors: Requirements of Technological Means for Age-Differentiating Access to Telemedia According to JMStV-E]. In: JMS-Report 6/2010, pp. 2-7.
Schulz, W.; Dreyer, S. (2010): Stellungnahme zum Entwurf eines novellierten Jugendmedienschutz-Staatsvertrags [Statement on the Draft Amendment to the Interstate Treaty on the Protection of Minors]. 20 January 2010. (pdf-file, German)
Held, T. (2008): Kommentierung zu §§ 17, 19, 21 JMStV [Commentary to Statute 17,19,21 JMStV]. In: W. Hahn, T. Vesting (eds.), Beck'scher Kommentar zum Rundfunkrecht (2nd ed.). München.
Schulz, W.; Held, T. (2008): Kommentierung zu §§ 1, 3, 13-16, 18, 20 JMStV [Commentary to Statute 1.3.13-16,18,20 JMStV]. In: W. Hahn, T. Vesting (eds.), Beck'scher Kommentar zum Rundfunkrecht (2nd ed.). München.
Schulz, W. (2008): Kommentierung zu §§ 2, 11 JMStV [Commentary to Statute 2, 11 JMStV]. In: W. Hahn, T. Vesting (eds.), Beck'scher Kommentar zum Rundfunkrecht, 2. edition. München.
Schulz, W.; Dreyer, S. (2007): Community-Laws als Ausweg aus dem Web 2.0-Dilemma? Nutzergenerierte Inhalte als Herausforderung für den Jugendmedienschutz [Community-Laws as a Way out of the Web 2.0 Dilemma?]. In: tendenz 3/2007, pp. 14-15.
Brunn, I.; Dreier, H.; Dreyer, S.; Hasebrink, U.; Held, T.; Lampert, C.; Schulz, W. (2007): Das deutsche Jugendschutzsystem im Bereich der Video- und Computerspiele [The German System for the Protection of Minors in the Area of Video and Computer Games]. Hamburg (pdf-file).
Schulz, W.; Held, T. (2006): The New Framework on Minor-Protection in Germany: A Case of Rule Innovation? In: The Innovation Journal, Special Issue on Rule Innovation (www.innovation.cc).
Lectures
“Anforderungen an einen netzadäquaten Jugendschutz” [Requirements of Net-Oriented Protection of Minors], talk by W. Schulz at the symposium “Online-Jugendschutz – geht’s noch?” [Online Protection of Minors – Can You Believe It?] of the Hans Bredow Institute, the Media Authority Hamburg/Schleswig-Holstein and the Hamburg Chamber of Commerce on 25 May 2011.
“Evaluation und Perspektiven des deutschen Jugendmedienschutzes” [Evaluation and Perspectives of German Protection of Minors in the Media], lecture by S. Dreyer at the conference “Zukunftsfähigen Jugendmedienschutz gemeinsam gestalten” [Jointly Designing Sustainable Protection of Minors in the Media] of the parliamentary group Bündnis 90/Die Grünen at the Landtag NRW in Düsseldorf on 18 February 2011.
“Perspektiven des Jugendschutzes im Internet –Standortbestimmung nach dem Scheitern des Jugendmedienschutzstaatsvertrags” [Perspectives of Youth Protection on the Internet – Siting after the Failure of the Interstate Treaty on Protection of Minors in the Media], participation of W. Schulz in the panel discussion at the conference “Medienimpuls” [Media Impulse] of FSF and FSM in Berlin on 15 February 2011.
“Youth Protection Overload. Dystopie eines falsch verstandenen Games-Jugendschutzes” [Youth Protection Overload. Dystopia of a Misunderstood Youth Protection in Games], lecture by S. Dreyer at the F.R.O.G. Conference “Future and Reality of Gaming (F.R.O.G.) 2010” in Vienna on 24 September 2010.
“Klassifizierungssysteme für die Anbieterkennzeichnung im JMStV 2011” [Classification Systems for Provider Identification in JMStV 2011], lecture by S. Dreyer at the event “Wie klassifiziert man Online-Spiele und andere Inhalte selbst?” [How Can Online Games and Other Contents be Classified?] at the Games Convention Online in Leipzig on 9 July 2010.
“Sex, Drugs & Violence? Content Classification Worldwide”, lecture by S. Dreyer at the 2nd GAM Task Force Roundtable at the medienforum.nrw in Cologne on 30 June 2010.
Contact person
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