Technological advancement in media & sport
Our media & sport specialists are pairing up with our tech experts and clients to create insights on how tech developments are affecting media & sports organisations.
We're also delivering complimentary, tailored, workshops based around these key developments.
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Literary characters as copyright works: breaking new ground in the UK,...
The case is Shazam Productions v Only Fools the Dining Experience Ltd EWHC 2179 (IPEC) and, although only a decision of the most...
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Technological advancement in media & sport
Bird & Bird's media & sport specialists are pairing up with our tech experts and clients to create insights on how tech developments are affecting media & sports organisations.
We're also delivering complimentary, tailored, workshops based around these key developments.
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Literary characters as copyright works: breaking new ground in the UK, as the Court...
The case is Shazam Productions v Only Fools the Dining Experience Ltd EWHC 2179 (IPEC) and, although only a decision of the most...
Serious harm considered again in Newman v Whittington [2022] NSWSC 249
Introduction
The ‘serious harm’ element to the cause of action for defamation came into effect on 1 July 2021 in New South Wales, Victoria, South...
Netherlands – Prohibition on use of “role models” in high-risk games of chance advertising
The scope of the prohibition
High-risk games of chance
The prohibition solely applies to high-risk games of chance. These are all games of chance of which,...
Social Media & Digital Content Providers
New content moderation rules in Germany: flexibility for community standards and justice by procedure
What has happened in both “hate speech” cases?
The German Federal Supreme Court has ruled on two cases governing the deletion of inappropriate yet lawful...
Justice by procedure – on platforms, best efforts and manifestly infringing content
The EU Commission has published its guidance document on what has probably been the most-controversial issue in copyright across Europe for years, if not...
Germany – The use of influencers in social media – The latest “hat trick”...
Influencer posts in favour of a third-party company for consideration
According to the BGH, influencers offering goods and services (e.g. fitness courses, online shops,...
Netherlands – Publication of Advertising Code for Online Games of Chance 2021
Relationship between ROK and RVK
The RVK, which came into force in 2015, partly covers the same subject matter as the ROK. For example, both...
Australian Government proposes to shift publication liability from social media page owners to providers...
Introduction
In September 2021, the High Court in Fairfax Media Publications v Voller HCA 27 (Voller) determined that the owners of public Facebook pages...
Music
How Does the Ed Sheeran Case Shape UK Copyright Law?
(Sheeran & Ors v Chokri & Ors EWHC 827 (Ch) (06 April 2022))
Deliberate/Subconscious Copying
The Defendants contended that Sheeran and co had either consciously...
