2/21/2025 9:55:19 AM Books to Blockbusters - 6 Key Legal Considerations By Alex Lowe Duncan Calow This post provides an overview of the six key legal challenges and opportunities to expect in the UK when negotiating to acquire the...
1/30/2025 12:53:59 PM Pact weighs in on Copyright and AI Consultation By Henry Birkbeck The UK screen sector trade body for independent production and distribution companies, Pact, has this month called on its members to...
1/13/2025 10:05:35 AM Important Update: Changes to Our Blog Platform By Danielle Vidigal Lani Bakewell Dear Subscribers, We hope this message finds you well. We are writing to inform you about an important update regarding our MSE Today...
1/8/2025 4:10:09 PM As transparency obligations on AI providers increase in the EU, will infringement claims and even a collecting society approach follow? By Frank Valentin Leo Haidar From August 2025, the EU AI Act[1] will require providers of generative AI (Gen AI) systems (Providers) to be much more transparent about...
1/7/2025 10:50:02 AM Training AI models: UK Government proposes EU style "opt out" copyright exception By Ally Clark Duncan Calow On 17 December 2024 the UK Government announced its public consultation on 'Copyright and Artificial Intelligence' (Copyright and AI...
11/11/2024 3:58:51 PM The impact of AI on the film industry By Lara Mastrangelo Article 1: Spotlight on Italy This article marks the beginning of a series exploring the impact of AI on the film industry. Each piece...
11/6/2024 3:38:26 PM Hungary extends tax credit scheme for film production By Mónika Horváth Mariann Rajnai The Hungarian National Film Institute (NFI) has announced that, following the approval of the European Commission, the film support...
9/26/2024 11:07:25 AM Revival of the Romanian state aid scheme/cash rebate on production of audiovisual works By corina badiceanu Revival of the Romanian state aid scheme/cash rebate on production of audiovisual works The Romanian state aid scheme (that is...
9/25/2024 8:31:54 AM Navigating the new draft law on cinema and audiovisual culture: Key provisions and controversies By Daniela Mejia In June 2024, the Spanish government approved the Proyecto de Ley del Cine y de la Cultura Audiovisual, forwarding it for parliamentary...
7/25/2024 9:02:07 AM Irish High Court Decisions bring clarity with victory for Coimisiún na Meán By Emer McEntaggart Gavin Woods Darach Connolly Claire O'Brien Sarah Kelly +2 more... Show less The designation of Tumblr and Reddit as Video-Sharing Platform Services (VSPS) by Coimisiún na Meán (CNaM), the Irish Media Commission,...
5/28/2024 9:21:55 AM New edition of guide to Prize Promotions Around the World launched By John Wilks Benjamin Mulcahy The fifth edition of DLA Piper’s guide to Prize Promotions Around the World is now available. As social media, ecommerce and other online...
5/26/2024 11:27:50 PM What is Audio Description (AD)? By Tim Dixon You might have come across the term or noticed the AD symbol while streaming and questioned what Audio Description means. Audio...
5/20/2024 12:30:49 PM Lights, Camera, Rebates: A Closer Look at Film Financing in the Gulf By Mark Hill Anna Hackworth Cannes and a World of Opportunity With the 77th annual Cannes Film Festival underway, we note the excellent opportunities in the Middle...
4/22/2024 4:00:31 PM FilmChain raises £2.8m in new funding By Passle Group London based payments startup for film and TV stakeholders raised £2.8m in new funding led by Holt IntersXion.
3/18/2024 8:03:27 PM The Future of Dealmaking in Entertainment By Stephen Carter-Mcleod Join DLA Piper's Robert Sherman for "The Future of Dealmaking in Entertainment 2024" - A FT Live Webinar on March 21. This webinar will...
2/29/2024 1:16:12 PM LGBTQ+ History Month: LGBTQ+ representation and visibility in media By Cai Cherry As LGBTQ+ History month comes to a close, we would like to take this moment to highlight a movie night and panel discussion we hosted...