Media, Sport and Entertainment

14 Apr 2022

Music to Ed's ears: Judge rejects copyright claim

By Duncan Calow

Last Wednesday, Ed Sheeran successfully challenged the copyright infringement case brought against him by the grime artist Sami Chokri...

09 Mar 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...

03 Mar 2022

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...

23 Feb 2022

By Tom Ara, Mark Radcliffe, Michael Fluhr, Katherine Imp

During the last decade, virtual interactions have become an increasingly important part of life for consumers and businesses. This trend...

19 Feb 2021

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...

12 Nov 2020

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...

10 Nov 2020

By Tom Herbert

#2: Dancing Stream - the impact of streaming on the music industryStreaming currently accounts for more than half of the global music...

21 Oct 2020

By Nicholas 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...

14 Oct 2020

By Gabriele Engels

Internet services providers should not give preferential treatment to certain applications and services by continuing to offer their...

01 Jun 2020

By Sam Churney

#1: Stop! In the Name of Copyright! - Instagram’s new guidelines and features to protect against music copyright infringement As the...

17 Apr 2019

By Mark Kinsella

After two years of intense debate and negotiations, the Council of the European Union finally approved the new Copyright Directive on 15...