12 Dec, 2022 MediaWrites Party 2022, Panel discussion recording By MediaWrites Editorial Fad or future: which innovations are here to stay? Virtual events, NFTs, the Metaverse, Web3, Crypto… Everyone is talking about these...
25 Nov, 2022 European Parliament passes resolution providing recommendations for enhancing the European video game and esports industries By Will Deller Nick Cowen On 10 November 2022, the European Parliament passed a Resolution recognising the potential and value of esports and the video games...
11 Nov, 2022 Private Equity Enters the Field: new key players shaking up the world of sport By Freddie Eastwell Whilst investment in sport has historically been limited to ultra-high net worth individuals, private equity firms that for many years...
02 Nov, 2022 The EU Digital Services Act (DSA) has finally been published in the EU Official Journal By Francine Cunningham The EU Digital Services Act (DSA) was finally published in the EU Official Journal on 27 October 2022, which marks the end of its...
31 Oct, 2022 Black History Month – music and education join forces to celebrate Black history By Intisar Abdi With Bristol band Massive Attack getting involved in Cargo Classroom, a project launched to diversify the English school curriculum,...
28 Oct, 2022 The Iberia Festival case: The Spanish Supreme Court finds infringement of a deceased artist’s image rights By David Fuentes The Supreme Court declares that the use of the deceased artist's image to advertise a music festival was an infringement of their image...
20 Oct, 2022 Sports Data Rights: Genius v Sportradar settles – what does this mean for sports data rights holders and the industries they supply? By Andrew Cox Toby Bond Dr Saskia King Andy Danson +1 more... Show less Less than a week into the much anticipated joined High Court / Competition Appeal Tribunal hearing, the live sports data battle between...
17 Oct, 2022 The Australian anti-siphoning scheme – will the latest Government review lead to the long-overdue reform? By Rich Hawkins Thomas Green Last week the new Labor Government released a consultation paper to initiate their review of the anti-siphoning scheme in Australia. Many...
10 Oct, 2022 Gambling Laws in Ireland: Appointment of a CEO Designate of the Gambling Regulatory Authority of Ireland By Deirdre Kilroy Georgina Parkinson There have long been promises of reform of gambling laws in Ireland, which is why the latest announcement in respect of the...
05 Oct, 2022 “New movies coming soon to the Metaverse near you” – Copyright issues with films in the metaverse By Dr. Niels Lutzhöft, LL.M. Dr. Simon Hembt Will we slip into avatars to see new movie releases in the metaverse in future? Film events have already made their way into today's...
26 Aug, 2022 Fork in the road: Australian internet defamation law reform options released By Sophie Dawson On 12 August 2022, the Meeting of Attorneys-General (MAG) released options for statutory reform of Australia’s defamation laws to deal...
09 Aug, 2022 Advertising “climate-neutral” production conditions By Markus Witzmann, LL.M. Environmental and climate-related advertising claims have increasingly been the subject of (not only) German courts for some time...
03 Aug, 2022 Loot boxes: UK government says no to regulation By Andy Danson On 18 July 2022, the UK government published its formal response to its 2020 call for evidence on loot boxes in video games. The...
25 Jul, 2022 The UK High Court permits service of legal proceedings via an NFT By Aneesah Kabba Kamara Rebecca O'Kelley-Gillard In a first-of-its-kind decision in England (and the EU), and for only the second time in the world, the UK High Court has granted an...
21 Jul, 2022 UK ICO to launch investigation into targeted advertising in the gambling sector By Andy Danson The Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) launched its ICO25 Plan on 14 July 2022. In announcing the Plan, the Information Commissioner...
19 Jul, 2022 AI-created artwork as conceptual art: the case of DALL·E mini By Jaime Delgado Artificial Intelligence technologies are increasingly more developed and available to the general public, giving way to an overflow of...