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10 Oct, 2024 Game Changer: Austria’s Evolving Stance on Loot Boxes By Armin Redl Nicole Daniel In November 2023, we shared an insightful blog post discussing a significant legal development on loot boxes. Back then, the Regional...
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24 Jun, 2024 The Spanish Government publishes the preliminary regulation addressing Loot boxes By Elisa Lorenzo On June 4, 2024, the Spanish Government approved the Draft Bill of the Fundamental Law for the protection of minors in digital...
06 Jun, 2024 ASA rulings summary, 22 May - how to navigate ads post-administration; #myownbrand; and violent video games By Hannah Potter Alex Lowe Georgina Doukanaris Petros Nafpliotis Amneek Thiara +2 more... Show less This week we see the ASA: (i) remind businesses to be cautious around claims made which relate to a business before it was taken in to...
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...
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...
08 Mar, 2024 Loot Boxes: Spanish Government announces its intention to introduce new regulation By Elisa Lorenzo Andrea Fernandez Spain's Ministry of Social Rights, Consumption, and Agenda 2030, led by Pablo Bustinduy, has announced their intention to introduce...
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...
15 Feb, 2024 Changes to the Czech Gambling Regulation By Petr Šabatka Tomáš Ščerba Jan Karabeleš On 1 January 2024, an amendment to the Gambling Act and the Act on Gambling Tax came into force. The amendment is the most extensive...
31 Jan, 2024 A ‘newcomer’ type of injunction By Huw Cookson Ruth Hoy A recent decision by the Supreme Court in relation to ‘newcomer inunctions’ will be of particular interest to IP rights holders. The key...
29 Jan, 2024 Breaking virtual barriers: Female representation in EA Sports FC 24 By Sara Jenkins Naomi Ross In EA Sports FC 24, the most recent instalment of FIFA / EA Sports FC, gamers can now build their squads with a mix of female and male...
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’...