Mar 28, 2023 DSA: A new era for online dispute resolution – with an Irish twist By Gavin Woods Darach Connolly Michael Twomey There are many perspectives on the challenges of dealing with illegal content online. Complainants have had to weigh up if reporting a...
Mar 23, 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...
Mar 15, 2023 The growth of women’s sports streaming services and what this means for the future of sports coverage By Aminat Molade This week a new, free, ad-supported streaming television channel (also referred to as “FAST channels”) focussed solely on broadcasting...
Mar 15, 2023 Royalties, boilerplate and marmalade sandwiches By Alex Lowe The 'TLDR' takeaway: A well-drafted audit clause is essential for the proper functioning of a royalty provision (particularly if the...
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 08, 2023 International Women’s Day: Strides made in sponsorship of women’s sport By Elinor Cavil Claire Sng As we celebrate International Women’s Day, we want to take the opportunity to acknowledge the strides made by women in sport and women’s...
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...
Feb 27, 2023 Real World Meets Virtual World: Emergent Metaverse Use Cases and Attendant Legal Considerations By Tom Ara For the second year in a row, our Web3 team has published an insightful and informative article with Chambers and Partners on the Metaverse.
Feb 23, 2023 Ireland enacts its Online Safety and Media Regulation Act and appoints its first Media Commission By Gavin Woods Darach Connolly Emer McEntaggart CHANGE IS HERE After many years of debate, Ireland has finally adopted bold new rules on online content which are expected to...
Feb 23, 2023 Football club sponsorship agreements – How to avoid scoring an own-goal By Cameron Turner Benjamin McGlinchey Sponsorship marketing in football continues to be an incredibly profitable industry. As football clubs continue to see the value of their...
Feb 22, 2023 Visibility in women's sport, different media for growing viewership and some thoughts for those considering podcasting By Lara Millar Claire Sng The year-on-year increase in UK average viewing time per person for women’s sport on TV (i.e. female specific events such as The Women’s...
Feb 20, 2023 New ICO guidance on Children’s Code for games companies: identify under-18s and protect children’s well-being By Elizabeth Bingham Duncan Calow On February 16 2023, the ICO released guidance for game designers to help them better understand how the Children’s Code applies to them....
Feb 14, 2023 Footballers fall foul of ASA Guidelines – what should athletes consider when posting content online? By Euan Lumsden Benjamin McGlinchey There has long been a debate in football about who is the GOAT: Ronaldo or Messi? In December 2022, we saw Messi captain the Argentine...
Feb 13, 2023 The audiovisual sector in Belgium has been subject to some major changes… And here is why By Emma Stockman Alexis Fierens Alexandra Levi Introduction In November 2018, the European Parliament adopted Directive 2018/1808 amending Directive 2010/13 concerning audiovisual...
Feb 07, 2023 Sexual imagery in advertising: where do you draw the line? By Alex Lowe Hannah Potter John Wilks It is generally accepted that “sex sells”. It has also been claimed that “no publicity is bad publicity”, an idea floating around at...
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...