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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Online advertising reforms in the UK
Most of the options being considered by the government involve beefing up the current regulatory and sanctioning framework to crack down on non-compliance. The...
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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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Online advertising reforms in the UK
Most of the options being considered by the government involve beefing up the current regulatory and sanctioning framework to crack down on non-compliance. The...
Gambling Licences: Change of Corporate Control Reminder
What is a Change of Corporate Control?
For the purposes of the Gambling Act 2005 (the Act), a Controller is a legal person directly or...
EU Commission proposes to improve consumer and environmental protection through stricter regulations on “greenwashing”
The EU Commission’s Sustainable Products Initiative
On 30 March 2022 as part of its Sustainable Products Initiative, the EU Commission (the "Commission”) published a proposal...
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...
