The Regulation on Media with the Combination of Data Communication Channels: A Case Study of Broadcasting via Internet
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The objective of this research is to study and analyzing legal problems, as well as offering suggestions on the amendment of the existing laws to promote explicit measures for the regulation of OTT service in Thailand. The method of research is Qualitative Research and comparative thereby comparing Thai and international broadcasting laws consisting of USA UK and South Korea. Also, the five experts and specialists were in depth interviewed for indicating the problems and solutions in practice. At present, the current laws or regulations have not been amended to specifically regulate the provision of service in such a manner. In clarification, there is no law governing the content for public broadcasting, no specific sanctions against the channels providing unlawful content, and also no organization with specific authority to govern the OTT service provision, Although, there is no specific law to regulate OTT services among studying countries, most of the countries have applied their broadcasting law as an analogy. Therefore, the appropriate way to regulate OTT service in Thailand is not only legal regulation but also social collaboration.
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