2/21/2025 9:55:19 AM Books to Blockbusters - 6 Key Legal Considerations By Alex Lowe Duncan Calow This post provides an overview of the six key legal challenges and opportunities to expect in the UK when negotiating to acquire the...
2/21/2025 9:54:18 AM Video Games: UK Government confirms it will not amend consumer law to require video game publishers to support old versions of their games By Ally Clark Duncan Calow On 3 February 2025, the UK Government responded to a petition (filed by video games users) for the UK government to update existing...
2/10/2025 3:38:49 PM Video Games: UK Government confirms it will not amend consumer law to require video game publishers to support old versions of their games By Ally Clark Duncan Calow On 3 February 2025, the UK Government responded to a petition (filed by video games users) for the UK government to update existing...
1/13/2025 10:05:35 AM Important Update: Changes to Our Blog Platform By Danielle Vidigal Lani Bakewell Dear Subscribers, We hope this message finds you well. We are writing to inform you about an important update regarding our MSE Today...
1/8/2025 4:10:09 PM As transparency obligations on AI providers increase in the EU, will infringement claims and even a collecting society approach follow? By Frank Valentin Leo Haidar From August 2025, the EU AI Act[1] will require providers of generative AI (Gen AI) systems (Providers) to be much more transparent about...
1/2/2025 3:35:32 PM Digital Services Act event in Dublin By Gavin Woods Darach Connolly Emer McEntaggart Claire O'Brien Sarah Kelly +2 more... Show less In November last year, we held an incredible event in our Dublin office focussing on a development in the fast-evolving landscape of the...
12/2/2024 4:12:40 PM ASA Rulings Summary, 30 October - 6 November - Introducer-brokers, staying safe in the sun, discount disasters By Filip Badina Alexia Meade Emma Heron Hannah Potter +1 more... Show less Over the last month we saw the ASA: (i) reinforce responsible advertising in relation to sun protection, (ii) remind advertisers of the...
11/18/2024 10:54:04 AM Online Safety Act: Chatbots and Gen AI By Ally Clark Duncan Calow On 8 November 2024, Ofcom published an open letter addressed to online service providers in the UK confirming that the Online Safety Act...
11/8/2024 9:25:04 AM Radical new rules for media platforms as Coimisiún na Mean publishes Ireland’s first Online Safety Code By Gavin Woods Darach Connolly Emer McEntaggart Claire O'Brien Michael Twomey Sarah Kelly +3 more... Show less Introduction On 21 October 2024, Coimisiún na Mean (CNaM) published Ireland’s first Online Safety Code (Code). Essentially, the Code...
10/28/2024 2:55:34 PM New German accessibility law targets inclusive digital products and services by 2025: challenges and opportunities for economic operators By Nico Brunotte Thorben Müller The proportion of people with mild or moderate disabilities in the European market is steadily increasing, as is the proportion of older...
9/26/2024 11:07:25 AM Revival of the Romanian state aid scheme/cash rebate on production of audiovisual works By corina badiceanu Revival of the Romanian state aid scheme/cash rebate on production of audiovisual works The Romanian state aid scheme (that is...
9/25/2024 8:31:54 AM Navigating the new draft law on cinema and audiovisual culture: Key provisions and controversies By Daniela Mejia In June 2024, the Spanish government approved the Proyecto de Ley del Cine y de la Cultura Audiovisual, forwarding it for parliamentary...
8/21/2024 2:52:31 PM ASA ruling summary, 14 August 2024 - dragons in the firing line, old-age rap fans and no such thing as free WIFI By Alex Lowe Hannah Potter Georgina Doukanaris Petros Nafpliotis +1 more... Show less This week the ASA have reminded businesses the rules around: (i) “free” product claims; (ii) disclosing where investors in/directors of...
8/21/2024 11:29:42 AM "Stay on Target" - What all advertisers need to know about targeting on social media By Alex Lowe Your creative team have just worked on a fantastic new campaign and your digital team can't wait to share the assets on social media. Of...
8/12/2024 10:31:18 AM ASA rulings summary, July 2024 - are ads expected in paid streaming subscriptions? Gambling ad allowed near(ish) to school and misleading images By Hannah Potter Georgina Doukanaris Alexander Ioannides This month the ASA has made some helpful rulings around (a) whether streaming services need to disclose the presence of paid ads up front...
7/25/2024 9:02:07 AM Irish High Court Decisions bring clarity with victory for Coimisiún na Meán By Emer McEntaggart Gavin Woods Darach Connolly Claire O'Brien Sarah Kelly +2 more... Show less The designation of Tumblr and Reddit as Video-Sharing Platform Services (VSPS) by Coimisiún na Meán (CNaM), the Irish Media Commission,...