Media & creative industries law newshttps://www.pinsentmasons.com/shared-content/rss-feed/outlaw-media-creative-industriesMedia & creative industries law news and updates from Pinsent Masonsen-GBPinsent Masons60{FCA1174A-CCDD-4B20-BDC0-B1DE4BBE4C20}https://www.pinsentmasons.com/out-law/news/uk-ai-copyright-code-initiative-abandoned?utm_source=PM+website&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=RSS+Outlaw+Media+%26+creative+industriesUK AI copyright code initiative abandonedThe UK government has abandoned plans to broker an industry-led agreement on a new AI copyright code of practice, a voluntary framework the government hoped would strike a balance between AI developers’ desire to access quality data to train their AI models and content creators’ right to control – and commercialise – access to their copyrighted works.Wed, 07 Feb 2024 14:47:28 Z{B92EE772-6C20-4C61-9A3D-94918F5357F2}https://www.pinsentmasons.com/out-law/news/free-speech-challenge-sanctioned-pro-russian-propagandist?utm_source=PM+website&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=RSS+Outlaw+Media+%26+creative+industriesFree speech challenge to sanctioned pro-Russian propagandist, Graham Phillips, rejectedThe UK government did not act in breach of a man’s right to free speech – nor any other of his human rights – when it designated a video blogger as subject to UK financial sanctions, the High Court has ruled.Mon, 22 Jan 2024 16:47:48 Z{D21D89A9-9288-40A3-9082-8920AFBB5478}https://www.pinsentmasons.com/out-law/news/generative-ai-underlines-data-scraping-compliance-risks?utm_source=PM+website&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=RSS+Outlaw+Media+%26+creative+industriesICO’s generative AI guide underlines data-scraping compliance risksNew guidance issued by the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has highlighted hurdles AI developers will have to overcome to comply with UK data protection laws when scraping personal data from online sources to train their models, an expert has said.Mon, 22 Jan 2024 13:29:47 Z{1128B85F-1DF5-4207-874B-C361913AC25B}https://www.pinsentmasons.com/out-law/analysis/the-role-for-trade-marks-in-e-sports-brand-protection?utm_source=PM+website&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=RSS+Outlaw+Media+%26+creative+industriesThe role for trade marks in e-sports brand protectionRegistering trade marks can help e-sports teams and organisers build and protect their reputation in what is a growing market.Fri, 19 Jan 2024 10:33:29 Z{B82C0CE7-2F88-46D4-91B2-4346D1A4C2D3}https://www.pinsentmasons.com/out-law/news/online-safety-code-for-video-sharing-platforms-moves-closer?utm_source=PM+website&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=RSS+Outlaw+Media+%26+creative+industriesFirst Irish online safety code for ‘video-sharing platforms’ moves closerVideo services provided by some of the world’s biggest technology companies are to be subject to new online safety rules in Ireland, under plans unveiled by the country’s media regulator.Fri, 12 Jan 2024 16:19:39 Z{25EFF498-04FE-44DB-80FF-E5ED4D7E5973}https://www.pinsentmasons.com/out-law/news/european-media-freedom-act-agreement-for-press?utm_source=PM+website&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=RSS+Outlaw+Media+%26+creative+industriesEuropean Media Freedom Act agreement ‘step in right direction’ for pressThe European Parliament and Council’s agreement on the contents of the European Media Freedom Act (EMFA) is a “step in the right direction” and a “big win” for independent media and journalists, according to a media law expert. Fri, 05 Jan 2024 13:58:59 Z{A5E59FE0-5671-451C-BFAC-39BCC52C011F}https://www.pinsentmasons.com/out-law/news/nyt-sues-openai-and-microsoft-in-latest-ai-copyright-spat?utm_source=PM+website&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=RSS+Outlaw+Media+%26+creative+industriesNYT sues OpenAI and Microsoft in latest AI copyright spatLegal action lodged by the New York Times (NYT) against OpenAI and Microsoft is the latest example of how the balance of power between content creators and AI developers is shifting, experts in intellectual property law have said.Wed, 03 Jan 2024 15:42:09 Z{189ACF2A-4F9F-4733-80F3-2679A82AA0F6}https://www.pinsentmasons.com/out-law/news/media-law-brings-uae-into-digital-age?utm_source=PM+website&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=RSS+Outlaw+Media+%26+creative+industriesNew media law brings UAE ‘into digital age’New legislation now in force will help bring media law in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) “into the digital age,” according to a technology law expert.Wed, 03 Jan 2024 11:19:38 Z{EDE7E2F6-15A2-45E4-8096-F5EC2A11985B}https://www.pinsentmasons.com/out-law/news/dsa-social-media-monitoring-powers-used-for-first-time?utm_source=PM+website&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=RSS+Outlaw+Media+%26+creative+industriesDSA social media monitoring powers used for first time in wake of Dublin riots Provisions in the EU’s Digital Services Act (DSA) requiring tech companies to monitor content on social media platforms have been triggered by Irish authorities for the first time in response to riots in Dublin. Thu, 14 Dec 2023 11:43:42 Z{ABB67B57-B6C4-49A2-B588-E91E0CFE44DC}https://www.pinsentmasons.com/out-law/news/ai-safety-summit-guidance-for-businesses?utm_source=PM+website&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=RSS+Outlaw+Media+%26+creative+industriesAI safety summit must spur more guidance for businesses now, say legal expertsBusinesses need governments and regulators to come together to provide greater clarification on how existing legislation and regulation globally applies to the use of artificial intelligence (AI) systems, experts have said.Mon, 30 Oct 2023 16:49:45 Z{FAF33E20-23F9-43A1-ACC7-5413E4B3AD69}https://www.pinsentmasons.com/out-law/guides/misuse-of-private-information?utm_source=PM+website&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=RSS+Outlaw+Media+%26+creative+industriesMisuse of private information in UK lawUK law protects people's right to privacy in a number of ways.Fri, 12 May 2023 15:17:58 Z{F2465905-C6C0-4810-9DC6-54CD9ABE9387}https://www.pinsentmasons.com/out-law/guides/harassment?utm_source=PM+website&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=RSS+Outlaw+Media+%26+creative+industriesCivil and criminal harassment in the UKUnder the Protection from Harassment Act of 1997 (PHA), harassing someone can be a criminal offence and can give rise to civil action.Fri, 12 May 2023 15:09:32 Z{1A4D4180-1812-420B-93AF-54AC85E334DB}https://www.pinsentmasons.com/out-law/guides/defamation-guide?utm_source=PM+website&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=RSS+Outlaw+Media+%26+creative+industriesDefamation in England and WalesThe law of defamation aims to protect reputation, and applies to both individuals and companies.Fri, 12 May 2023 15:07:14 Z{A1B0AE04-B16E-4F02-BABA-4979F3983168}https://www.pinsentmasons.com/out-law/guides/malicious-falsehood?utm_source=PM+website&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=RSS+Outlaw+Media+%26+creative+industriesMalicious falsehood in English lawThe law of malicious falsehood aims to protect economic interests.Fri, 12 May 2023 15:03:52 Z