Mar 10, 2023 The Digital Services Act – a new set of regulations for online platforms By Stefan Engels Nico Brunotte Jonas Mücke Christina Faltermeier +1 more... Show less What is the Digital Services Act? On 16 November 2022, the Digital Services Act (hereinafter referred to as: "DSA") has come into force....
Mar 01, 2023 Unfolding the Metaverse: From hype to reality By Sarah Jayne Scott Understand what the metaverse has to offer your business, and how to manage its uncertainties, at our Middle East Technology Summit.Fares...
Jan 31, 2023 Solicitors Regulation Authority investigates 40 suspected ‘SLAPPs’ By Elizabeth Bingham Duncan Calow The SRA is investigating 40 suspected cases of ‘SLAPPs’ – Strategic Lawsuits against Public Participation – brought to its attention...
Jan 30, 2023 Online Safety Bill arrives at the House of Lords By Ally Clark Duncan Calow On 25 January 2023, the Communications and Digital Committee held a one-off session, with Paul Scully the Minister for Tech and Digital...
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...
Jan 16, 2023 Further amendments to the Online Safety Bill not ruled out: Parliament battling over the scope and detail of the Online Safety Bill By Ally Clark Duncan Calow It has been reported that forty-eight Conservative MP’s (including former Conservative Party leader, Sir Ian Duncan Smith, and former...
Jan 09, 2023 The return of the Online Safety Bill By Ally Clark Duncan Calow The draft Online Safety Bill (the Bill), the Government’s flagship proposal for legislation regulating online content (…originally...
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...
Nov 03, 2022 No more SLAPPs perhaps? By Duncan Calow In a year of Covid, climate change and conflict in Ukraine, the recent celebrity court battles of Vardy v Rooney and Depp v Heard in the...
Oct 13, 2022 Stand-alone class action against Facebook and Google By Chantal Encavey Hamilton v Meta Platforms, Inc [2022] FCA 681, Cheeseman J There has been quiet but significant progress in the David and Goliath battle...
Sep 22, 2022 Square peg, four-dimensional hole: Applying existing regulatory frameworks to the Metaverse By Sarah Jayne Scott The metaverse is not “new”, but there is no denying it’s increasingly becoming a focal point of media, sports and entertainment...
Aug 18, 2022 MSE Law Podcast: Digitization and navigating the future in the media and entertainment sector By Sarah Jayne Scott In this episode, Imogen Holmgren and Sarah Riaz of Pearson Plc join Claire Sng (Partner) to discuss the opportunities and challenges in...
Aug 01, 2022 Can the law handle emojis and social media? By Duncan Calow Emily Judge At noon on Friday, it was announced that Rebecca Vardy had lost her defamation case against Coleen Rooney, with the ruling by Mrs Justice...
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...
May 11, 2022 The Digital Services Act – Ground rules for online platforms By Gabriele Engels On 23 April 2022 another important step was taken towards realizing the EU’s ambitious goal to make Europe “Fit for the Digital Age”; the...