Sport has been at the forefront of these developments, engaging early with the Metaverse and seeking to experiment with several different platforms and projects. Given the primacy of intellectual property rights to sports brands – the real lifeblood of their commercial programme – it is imperative to give proper consideration to the IP issues involved
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Communication to the transporting public? CJEU rules in Blue Air and UPFR
By Naji Tilley
The CJEU’s judgment in joined cases C‑775/21 and C‑826/21, Blue Air and UPFR (20 April 2023) provides the latest instalment to a catalogue of cases on the concept of “communication to the public” in EU law. The court held that the concept of communication to the public includes broadcasts of musical works as background music on…
Draft Media Bill – a call for evidence
By Intisar Abdi
Background: Media Bill
The Bill follows a White Paper published in April 2022 which set out the government’s vision for the future of the broadcasting sector. The Bill implements the government’s vision by introducing reforms to the regulatory framework for public service broadcasters (“PSBs”) and video on demand (“VOD”) services.
A breakdown of the…
Misuse of private information: Stoute v News Group Newspapers gives a refresh on the law around photographs taken in public places
By Laura Gray
Factual Background
At a return date hearing on 17 January 2023, the High Court refused to grant an injunction restraining the further publication of photographs of married couple, Richard and Sarah Stoute (the “Claimants”). The photograph of the Claimants was published on 1 January 2022 in The Sun and on its associated website. The Claimants…
“Action Replay” – the German Federal Supreme Court submits questions on copyright protection against “cheating” devices for PlayStation Portable games to the European Court of Justice
Legal dispute on Action Replay devices for PlayStation Portable games
The plaintiff – Sony Computer Entertainment Europe – is the exclusive distributor of various gaming systems and games for the European market. The defendants develop, produce and market devices (cartridges) under the trademark “Action Replay”. These devices have been sold for popular gaming PCs and…
High Stakes: Gambling White Paper
On 28 April 2023, the government published the long-awaited gambling white paper, titled ‘High Stakes: Gambling Reform for the Digital Age’.
You can read our initial thoughts here.
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Leader of Brexit campaign successfully appeals part of his libel case
Background
The claimant is a businessman who was the leader of the campaign for the UK to leave the EU. The defendant is a freelance journalist. The claimant sued the defendant for libel in a talk (“the TED Talk”) and a tweet (“the Tweet”), each of which suggested that the claimant had secretly broken the…
UK press regulator publishes new Standards Code
By Intisar Abdi
After a two-year consultation period, Impress published its new Standards Code (the Code). The Code aims to support journalists and protect the public from unethical journalistic reporting and practices. The Chair of Impress, Richard Ayre, noted that the new Code “sets the highest ethical standards for Impress publishers… so the public can confidently engage with…
Summer is coming! – Danish gambling update
Denmark
In 2022, Denmark celebrated the 10-year anniversary of the Danish Gambling regulation. Not with pomp and circumstance, but with a gambling tax hike and a couple of adjustments to the rules on marketing.
As of 1 January 2021, the tax on gross gambling revenue was raised from 20 per cent to 28 per cent.…
New rulings on the ‘strong appeal’ test for gambling ads featuring sports personalities
Mediawrites recently reported on two ASA rulings, one involving a television advert for Paddy Power featuring Peter Crouch and the second a promoted tweet for SkyBet featuring Micah Richards. Further information on these rulings can be found here.
These rulings provided context on the October 2022 change to the CAP and BCAP code, whereby…