On January 5, 2023, President Biden ushered in the new year by signing into law the Protecting American Intellectual Property Act of 2022 (“PAIPA”), Pub. Law 117-336.1 PAIPA was passed with considerable bipartisan support in both houses of Congress. The new law mandates the collection of certain continue reading...
Slovenian-born Luka Doncic became a professional basketball player at the young age of sixteen years old and the towering height of 6’7”. He quickly made a name for himself, leading his Spanish team Real Madrid to the 2018 EuroLeague title, while also winning EuroLeague MVP, continue reading...
In a dramatic and widely reported decision of 12 July 2020 in the case known as Schrems II (Data Protection Commissioner v Facebook Ireland Ltd), the Court of Justice of the European Union (“CJEU”) invalidated the decision of the EU Commission that gave legal effect continue reading...
Now that the political rollercoaster of the past 3 years over Brexit has drawn to a close with the UK electorate falling firmly behind Boris Johnson and a Conservative Party determined to leave the European Union (EU) with no further delays, the new withdrawal agreement continue reading...
The English courts have traditionally been a popular forum for defamation claims, not least because English law allows even non-residents who have minimal reputation in the UK to sue for defamation in the English courts and be awarded substantial damages. English law is seen as continue reading...
This post is about Hamilton. Well, sort of. It’s actually about copyright law. But keep reading! Most people who have attempted to buy a highly sought-after ticket—like, say, a ticket for Hamilton—have experienced the frustration of being beaten to the punch by armies of bots continue reading...
On November 4, 2017, the Amended Anti-Unfair Competition Law was passed by the Standing Committee of the Chinese People’s Congress and promulgated on the same day. The new law became effective on January 1, 2018. The new law has brought some significant changes relevant to continue reading...
As we promised in our prior post, we have an update on the “Music Modernization Act” (MMA) that promises to advance copyright law governing digital transmissions of sound recordings into the 21st Century. In a rare act of bipartisanship, the U.S. House of Representatives approved continue reading...
Last month in our Olympics edition, we provided a glimpse into the arcane world of licensing of musical works under the U.S. Copyright system. It’s actually crazier still. Who knew that the legislative reaction to the introduction of player pianos at the turn of the continue reading...
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