13 Jan, 2025 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...
08 Jan, 2025 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...
07 Jan, 2025 Training AI models: UK Government proposes EU style "opt out" copyright exception By Ally Clark Duncan Calow On 17 December 2024 the UK Government announced its public consultation on 'Copyright and Artificial Intelligence' (Copyright and AI...
02 Jan, 2025 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...
18 Nov, 2024 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...
20 Aug, 2024 Irish Government launches next phase in defamation law overhaul By Gavin Woods Darach Connolly Michael Twomey Emer McEntaggart Sarah Kelly +2 more... Show less The Irish Government has published the next phase of its plan to overhaul Irish defamation law. The Defamation (Amendment) Bill (Bill),...
15 Jul, 2024 Avoid an Olympic faux pas: What marketers should know before the Paris Games By Stephen Carter-Mcleod The Paris Olympics are right around the corner. All eyes will be on the Games – but brands and agencies should understand how to leverage...
27 Jun, 2024 ASA Rulings Summary, June 2024 - Distressing charity ads, dashcams and the "Mynx" effect By Hannah Potter Amneek Thiara This month we see the ASA rule on: (i) misleading claims about the quality of dashcams; (ii) whether poignant charity ads cause harm and...
28 May, 2024 New edition of guide to Prize Promotions Around the World launched By John Wilks Benjamin Mulcahy The fifth edition of DLA Piper’s guide to Prize Promotions Around the World is now available. As social media, ecommerce and other online...
03 May, 2024 New Spanish Royal Decree regulating influencers By Diego Ramos Nuria López On May 1st, 2024, the Ministry of Economy and Digital Transformation in Spain has officially published the new Spanish Royal Decree...
28 Mar, 2024 Online Safety Act: Ofcom submits its research and advice on categorised services to the UK Secretary of State By Ally Clark Duncan Calow As many of our readers will be aware, the Online Safety Act 2023 (OSA) has a layered approach. This means that all organisations with...
18 Mar, 2024 The Future of Dealmaking in Entertainment By Stephen Carter-Mcleod Join DLA Piper's Robert Sherman for "The Future of Dealmaking in Entertainment 2024" - A FT Live Webinar on March 21. This webinar will...
14 Mar, 2024 Who’s who under the DMA, DSA, DGA and Data Act? By Heidi Waem As part of its data strategy, the European Commission has presented a number of legislative instruments, in particular the Digital...
01 Mar, 2024 ASA rulings summary, 28 February 2024 - assuaging alcohol, 'rustic' bread and unfair competitions By Georgina Doukanaris Alex Lowe Petros Nafpliotis This week we discuss: irresponsible alcohol claims; how the ASA will assess terms such as ‘artisanal-inspired’ and ‘rustic’; and provide...
27 Feb, 2024 ASA rulings summary, 21 February 2024 - Important green claims, ADHD apps, and attention-grabbing OnlyFans ads By Alex Lowe Hannah Potter Anna Chliara Simran Bal Bridie Barton +2 more... Show less This week we discuss a green claim with a thumbs up from the ASA, apps which purport to give an ADHD diagnosis, and a traffic-stopping...
26 Feb, 2024 Tools & Products - Guiding you through an ever-evolving landscape By Frank Valentin Stephen Carter-Mcleod Forward thinking and client-centric, we advise all types of media, sport and entertainment companies. They count on us to guide them...