28 Mar, 2024 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’...
21 Dec, 2023 Training AI models: Content, copyright and the EU and UK TDM exceptions By Ally Clark Duncan Calow DLA Piper’s media, sport and entertainment team hosted a webinar on ‘The Impact of AI on the Media & Entertainment Industry’ on 14...
21 Dec, 2023 Technology Outlook for 2024 By Stephen Carter-Mcleod Join colleagues in our Technology sector for a fascinating look at what the future holds for 2024, covering topics such as Metaverse 2.0,...
23 Nov, 2023 Webinar: The Impact of AI on the Media & Entertainment Industry with Lord Clement-Jones By Duncan Calow Ally Clark Artificial intelligence and automation are changing the way we do business. While the use of AI offers many benefits, it also raises a...
22 Nov, 2023 Unboxing the mystery of loot boxes - are they to be considered as gambling? By Armin Redl Nicole Daniel Loot boxes, the controversial in-game monetisation systems, have undoubtedly been the subject of much discussion in the gaming industry...
10 Nov, 2023 Ofcom publishes illegal content guidance By Ally Clark Duncan Calow On 26 October 2023, the Online Safety Bill, the UK Government’s flagship proposal for legislation regulating online content (…originally...
25 Oct, 2023 Stop converting my skins! What does the Law Commission Final Report on Digital Assets tell us about in-game items? By Sam Gokarn-Millington Aaron Trebble Atacan Aydinli
26 Sep, 2023 Latest proposals from the UK Parliament to protect creative industries against the risks posed by AI By Harry Jefferies At the end of August, the Culture, Media and Sport Committee ("Committee") published a report called "Connected tech: AI and creative...
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...