30 Nov, 2020 When sports and politics collide: an independent regulator for football? By Elinor Cavil Sport is usually a welcome distraction from the world of politics. However, the two collided this month when some of the biggest names in...
25 Nov, 2020 Copyright Reform in Germany: Controversy about upload filter continues By Gabriele Engels In view of the implementation deadline in summer 2021, it is becoming increasingly apparent what the transformation of the highly...
18 Nov, 2020 It's a start, but there's still a long way to go By Ben Gipson After way too long, way too many interviews, and way too much waiting, Kim Ng is finally a GM of a professional baseball team. This...
13 Nov, 2020 Is COVID testing fans the future of sports? By Ben Gipson As everyone comes to grips with the financial impact of not having fans in stadiums, we are seeing more interesting proposals to get...
12 Nov, 2020 UK government launches consultation on total ban of online ads for HFSS products By Samantha Bradley A new consultation has been launched on proposals to ban online ads for HFSS products, as part of the government’s tackling obesity...
12 Nov, 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...
10 Nov, 2020 The Playlist: DLA Piper’s music law updates By Tom Herbert #2: Dancing Stream - the impact of streaming on the music industry Streaming currently accounts for more than half of the global music...
10 Nov, 2020 Regulatory investigations of misleading environmental claims in the UK and beyond By John Wilks Tom Fitzpatrick UK consumer regulator the Competition and Markets Authority ("CMA") has recently opened an investigation into false and misleading...
10 Nov, 2020 New German State Media Treaty enters into force By Michael Stulz-Herrnstadt New regulation also for media platforms, user interfaces & media intermediaries The new State Media Treaty (MStV) has come into force on...
06 Nov, 2020 Update: Publication of the Spanish Royal Decree on Commercial Communications for Gambling Activities By Paula Gonzalez de Castejón Llano-Ponte The new Spanish regulation on commercial communications for gambling activities (Real Decreto 958/2020, de 3 de noviembre, de...
02 Nov, 2020 Men’s World 100m champion will not compete at the Tokyo Olympics unless he overturns his 2-year ban following CAS appeal By Chris Morris Gemma Read Elinor Cavil Background On 22 October 2020, Christian Coleman, the current men’s 100m world champion, was banned from competing for two years by a...