Jan 25, 2023 The Playlist: #1 "Power" By Ally Clark Kanye West’s “Power” at the centre of a High Court dispute over royalties payable on the sample of King Crimson’s “21st Century Schizoid...
Jan 23, 2023 What do John Cage, Zippy and Mr Humphries have in common? By Alex Lowe Ally Clark Sam Churney Here's wishing you a belated Happy New Year from three of DLA Piper’s copyright enthusiasts. As many readers of this blog will know, 1...
Nov 29, 2022 All I want for Christmas is the exclusive right to use... By Alex Lowe Hang on, those aren’t the lyrics. Correct. It’s not even December, but I’d assumed people would be sick of hearing the real ones by now...
Nov 15, 2022 Media, Sport and Entertainment Summit - On demand By Sarah Jayne Scott We held our Media, Sport and Entertainment Summit virtually across a number of dates in September and October. Topics in the programme...
Aug 24, 2022 Metall auf Metall X: The Sampling Odyssey continues By Gabriele Engels The legendary German band Kraftwerk is still in dispute with a music producer over a two-second sample of their 1977 song "Metall auf...
Jul 05, 2022 Business Guide to Climate Disputes By Jeremy Sher Media, Sport & Entertainment (MSE) has traditionally been seen as a sector that is less impacted by climate change, with challenges...
Jun 21, 2022 The meteoric rise of the data centre: Key drivers behind global demand By Anthony Day Alanna Hasek Data centre dealmaking shot to new heights in 2021. The global boom has continued so far in 2022 and looks set to continue this year and...
Apr 14, 2022 Music to Ed's ears: Judge rejects copyright claim By Duncan Calow Emily Judge Shefali Pandhi Last Wednesday, Ed Sheeran successfully challenged the copyright infringement case brought against him by the grime artist Sami Chokri...
Mar 09, 2022 GDPR Fines and Data Breach Survey 2022 By Duncan Calow Data protection was once an overlooked area of the law, certainly in the media, sport and entertainment sector. Several years ago, during...
Mar 03, 2022 Towards new remuneration rights for authors and performers in the EU: contractual counterparts better watch out By Alexis Fierens Elisabeth Daem Emma Stockman Although Directive (EU) 2019/790 on copyright and related rights in the digital single market (“DSM Directive”) had to be implemented...
Feb 23, 2022 Exploring the metaverse: What laws will apply? By Tom Ara Mark Radcliffe Michael Fluhr Katherine Imp +1 more... Show less During the last decade, virtual interactions have become an increasingly important part of life for consumers and businesses. This trend...
Feb 19, 2021 The Playlist: DLA Piper’s music law updates By Sam Churney #3 "On the Road Again?" Government responds to e-petition seeking visa free travel for musicians in the EU An e-petition which received...
Nov 12, 2020 Hello festivals, my old friend: DCMS launches inquiry to examine the future of UK music festivals By Tom Fitzpatrick With the vast majority of UK music festivals having been cancelled in light of COVID-19, and the industry having seen a 90% reduction in...
Nov 10, 2020 The Playlist: DLA Piper’s music law updates By Tom Herbert #2: Dancing Stream - the impact of streaming on the music industryStreaming currently accounts for more than half of the global music...
Oct 21, 2020 DLA Piper's Global Media and Sport Summit 2020 By Nick Fitzpatrick We are delighted to launch our 2020 Media and Sport Summit which will be held virtually across four dates in November and December.The...
Oct 14, 2020 Preferential ‘zero tariffs’ violate net neutrality By Gabriele Engels Internet services providers should not give preferential treatment to certain applications and services by continuing to offer their...