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Update: proposed new powers for judges to dismiss SLAPPs

United Kingdom - June 15 2023 The proposed legislation will legally define the characteristics of a SLAPP for the first time, though this definition is limited to Economic Crime…

Hay v cresswell: public interest defence succeeds for the First Time in a #metoo case

United Kingdom - June 14 2023 A sexual assault victim has successfully defended a libel claim brought by the perpetrator, relying both on the defence of truth and, notably, the…

Hand Built by Robots: AI-generated music is on the rise

United Kingdom - June 13 2023 In April, an AI-generated recording by Ghostwriter titled, “Heart On My Sleeve”, accumulated over 20 million views and streams across digital service…

Hand Built by Robots: AI-generated music is on the rise

United Kingdom - June 13 2023 In April, an AI-generated recording by Ghostwriter titled, “Heart On My Sleeve”, accumulated over 20 million views and streams across digital service…

Sport in focus: What opportunities and challenges does the metaverse hold for intellectual property?

United Kingdom - May 26 2023 The Metaverse continues to attract significant attention across a range of industries. Rapid technological developments, propelled by the global…

Celebrity Investors Paving the Way for New Avenues of Funding: changing the profile of the traditional investor in football clubs

Global - May 26 2023 The recent influx of celebrity football club investors is reflective of the evolution of the global investment landscape, as investors with diverse…

Communication to the transporting public? CJEU rules in Blue Air and UPFR

European Union - May 19 2023 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…

Draft Media Bill - a call for evidence

United Kingdom - May 12 2023 The Digital, Culture, Media, and Sport Committee has launched a call for evidence on the draft Media Bill, with a deadline for responses being 17 May…

Misuse of private information: Stoute v News Group Newspapers gives a refresh on the law around photographs taken in public places

United Kingdom - May 11 2023 At a return date hearing on 17 January 2023, the High Court refused to grant an injunction restraining the further publication of photographs of…

“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

European Union, Germany - May 5 2023 In a legal dispute that has been ongoing for more than 10 years between Sony and the manufacturers and distributors of the "Action Replay" hacking…