Media

An overview of the law on ambush marketing.  The note describes the ways in which ambush marketing can be prevented, including practical steps and the laws aiming to prevent ambush marketing at the London 2012 Olympics. The note is also useful for advertisers wishing to understand the rules so that they do not fall foul of them.

This Practice note discusses the Audiovisual Media Services Directive, which was created by amending the Television Without Frontiers Directive (89/552/EEC amended by 97/36/EC and 2007/65/EC) to reflect changes in the audiovisual media services field. It came into force on 19 December 2007 and member states were required to implement it by 19 December 2009.  The codified version of the Directive (2010/13/EU), which repealed the TVWF Directive and its amendments, came into force on 5 May 2010.

A Q&A guide to media law in the Russian Federation. The country-specific Q&A looks at the following sectors: Film. TV (broadcast and internet). Publishing. Video games. Music. Sport. In each section, the Q&A guide considers a number of issues, such as a sector overview (including major companies, recent trends, and main trade bodies/associations, regulation and classification, legal protection and contractual structures, and areas of litigation). To compare answers across multiple jurisdictions, visit the Media Country Q&A tool. This Q&A guide is part of the PLC multi-jurisdictional guide to media law. For a full list of jurisdictional Q&As visit www.practicallaw.com/media-mjg.

This practice note covers the main provisions governing the employment of children and the powers that local authorities have to regulate that employment.

This note describes the market in IPTV (internet protocol television) and mobile TV with particular focus on copyright, licensing and regulatory issues.

A practice note on the privacy implications of social-networking sites.

This note discusses the key legislation relating to privacy law, the key cases, and how the law might develop in the future.

This note considers the main remedies for infringement of privacy, including interim injunctions (now called interim non-disclosure orders), with a detailed discussion of the contentious topic of super-injunctions and anonymised injunctions, and damages.

A document tracking the development of certain notable pieces of proposed new legislation relating to intellectual property taxation.

A note on rights in TV formats in 11 jurisdictions including the UK, written by Baker & McKenzie. The note discusses the laws commonly relied on to protect such formats in each jurisdiction, and the degree to which format owners have succeeded in doing so, including explanations of relevant case law.

This Q&A provides country-specific commentary on Practice note, TV format rights.

This Q&A provides country-specific commentary on Practice note, TV format rights.

This Q&A provides country-specific commentary on Practice note, TV format rights.

This Q&A provides country-specific commentary on Practice note, TV format rights.

This Q&A provides country-specific commentary on Practice note, TV format rights.

This practice note describes the regulatory regime that applies to certain video-on-demand (VOD) providers. VOD providers whose services fall within the statutory definition of an 'on-demand programme service' are subject to requirements to notify ATVOD of their operation, pay regulatory fees, keep programme copies and comply with content and advertising restrictions.