05 Feb, 2024 The AI Factor: Legal implications of the use of AI-generating tools in the music industry By David Alexandre Alejandro González Vega In this episode of our podcast series, we examine the legal challenges posed by the use of AI-generating systems to create music, lyrics...
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...
22 Sep, 2023 AI. Who owns what. By Alex Lowe A strange thing happened to me recently: a whole table of my friends wanted me to talk about case law and legislation. Maybe it was the...
16 Jun, 2023 Dear online intermediaries: Forewarned is forearmed. New ex parte summary proceedings against large-scale online copyright infringement By Alexis Fierens Emma Stockman Anna Cooreman Copyrights are very prone to large-scale infringements in the digital world. The European Commission addressed rightsholders’ concerns in...
24 Apr, 2023 IP ownership and hybrid working – useful case commentary from the English High Court By Claire Sng Gurpreet Duhra Shefali Pandhi Hybrid and fully remote work arrangements have blurred lines and shifted norms around how and where work is performed. These changes...
23 Mar, 2023 Art(ificial intelligence) imitates life: IP infringement risks presented by Generative AI By Eloise Toner Coran Darling David Alexandre Alejandro González Vega +1 more... Show less In recent weeks, generative AI platforms, such as Chat GPT-4, DALL.E 2, and Stable Diffusion, have made headlines for a number of...
23 Jan, 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...
14 Apr, 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...
04 Nov, 2021 An unreal issue: managing IP in the metaverse By Anthony Lloyd Jessie Buchan Edmond Lau What is the metaverse and why is it important? The metaverse: the next generation successor to the mobile internet. Made up of shared,...
21 Oct, 2021 EU Artificial Intelligence Act and IP Rights By Gabriele Engels Hot on the heels of such passionately debated legislation as the Directive on Copyright in the Digital Single Market and the General Data...
04 Jun, 2021 Germany: DSM Copyright Reform Law enters into force on 7 June 2021 By Gabriele Engels On 28 May 2021, the German Copyright Reform Law (“Law on the Adaptation of Copyright Law to the Requirements of the Digital Single...
16 Oct, 2020 No Exit through the Gift Shop - Banksy trade mark declared invalid for bad faith By Samantha Bradley The Cancellation Division of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) has declared invalid an EU trade mark registration...
01 Jul, 2020 Not so elementary By Duncan Calow The thorny topic of character rights has emerged again with reports of the Conan Doyle rights owners taking infringement action against...
17 Apr, 2019 Copyright Directive - Appropriate and Proportionate Remuneration for Artists and Performers 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...