18 Nov, 2024 Online Safety Act: Chatbots and Gen AI By Ally Clark Duncan Calow On 8 November 2024, Ofcom published an open letter addressed to online service providers in the UK confirming that the Online Safety Act...
20 Aug, 2024 Irish Government launches next phase in defamation law overhaul By Gavin Woods Darach Connolly Michael Twomey Emer McEntaggart Sarah Kelly +2 more... Show less The Irish Government has published the next phase of its plan to overhaul Irish defamation law. The Defamation (Amendment) Bill (Bill),...
15 Jul, 2024 Avoid an Olympic faux pas: What marketers should know before the Paris Games By Stephen Carter-Mcleod The Paris Olympics are right around the corner. All eyes will be on the Games – but brands and agencies should understand how to leverage...
27 Jun, 2024 ASA Rulings Summary, June 2024 - Distressing charity ads, dashcams and the "Mynx" effect By Hannah Potter Amneek Thiara This month we see the ASA rule on: (i) misleading claims about the quality of dashcams; (ii) whether poignant charity ads cause harm and...
28 May, 2024 New edition of guide to Prize Promotions Around the World launched By John Wilks Benjamin Mulcahy The fifth edition of DLA Piper’s guide to Prize Promotions Around the World is now available. As social media, ecommerce and other online...
03 May, 2024 New Spanish Royal Decree regulating influencers By Diego Ramos Nuria López On May 1st, 2024, the Ministry of Economy and Digital Transformation in Spain has officially published the new Spanish Royal Decree...
28 Mar, 2024 Online Safety Act: Ofcom submits its research and advice on categorised services to the UK Secretary of State By Ally Clark Duncan Calow As many of our readers will be aware, the Online Safety Act 2023 (OSA) has a layered approach. This means that all organisations with...
18 Mar, 2024 The Future of Dealmaking in Entertainment By Stephen Carter-Mcleod Join DLA Piper's Robert Sherman for "The Future of Dealmaking in Entertainment 2024" - A FT Live Webinar on March 21. This webinar will...
14 Mar, 2024 Who’s who under the DMA, DSA, DGA and Data Act? By Heidi Waem As part of its data strategy, the European Commission has presented a number of legislative instruments, in particular the Digital...
01 Mar, 2024 ASA rulings summary, 28 February 2024 - assuaging alcohol, 'rustic' bread and unfair competitions By Georgina Doukanaris Alex Lowe Petros Nafpliotis This week we discuss: irresponsible alcohol claims; how the ASA will assess terms such as ‘artisanal-inspired’ and ‘rustic’; and provide...
27 Feb, 2024 ASA rulings summary, 21 February 2024 - Important green claims, ADHD apps, and attention-grabbing OnlyFans ads By Alex Lowe Hannah Potter Anna Chliara Simran Bal Bridie Barton +2 more... Show less This week we discuss a green claim with a thumbs up from the ASA, apps which purport to give an ADHD diagnosis, and a traffic-stopping...
26 Feb, 2024 Tools & Products - Guiding you through an ever-evolving landscape By Frank Valentin Stephen Carter-Mcleod Forward thinking and client-centric, we advise all types of media, sport and entertainment companies. They count on us to guide them...
05 Feb, 2024 AI and Advertising – Emerging Themes By Liam Blackford Hannah Potter Claire Sng As is clear from the data, (see Statistica report December 2023), marketers are prioritizing AI investment this year and the majority are...
31 Jan, 2024 A ‘newcomer’ type of injunction By Huw Cookson Ruth Hoy A recent decision by the Supreme Court in relation to ‘newcomer inunctions’ will be of particular interest to IP rights holders. The key...
15 Jan, 2024 “How far that little candle throws its beam" - EUR 1m test of EU's DSM Directive may massively impact the creative industry By Alex Lowe Nick Fitzpatrick In this post, we look at recent action in Sweden relating to a popular snowball candle holder and the principle of ‘fair adjustment’...
10 Jan, 2024 The ending of copyright protection – what happens next? By Hannah Potter Ally Clark Alex Lowe Duncan Calow +1 more... Show less Wishing you a belated Happy New Year or, as any particularly passionate intellectual property lovers may say: Happy Public Domain Day! As...