European Union: Media & Entertainment Law

Two officers, Jonathan Santana and Jason Smith, claim that the film "contains too many real details" taken from a real 2016 case in which more than USD 21 million concealed in buckets, in which they played key roles as investigators.

The German Federal Court of Justice has delivered a landmark ruling in the decades-long "Metall auf Metall" litigation, applying the EU Court of Justice's framework to determine whether unauthorized music sampling can qualify as lawful "pastiche" under copyright law. The decision examines whether a two-second rhythm sequence from Kraftwerk's 1977 recording, used repeatedly in a 1997 song, constitutes permissible artistic dialogue or copyright infringement.

The concession, issued under reference MFC/1/2026, will be awarded on a build, finance, operate and transfer (“BFOT”) basis. The successful tenderer will be responsible for financing and developing new film-production facilities on a site measuring approximately 92,400 square metres, operating the studios throughout the concession period and transferring the facilities back to the contracting authority upon its expiry.

Pop superstar Dua Lipa is pursuing a multi-million claim against Samsung Electronics over the unauthorized use of her photograph on television packaging.

Objection.ai propose un système d'arbitrage automatisé des articles de presse combinant enquêteurs humains et intelligence artificielle, soulevant des questions cruciales sur l'indépendance journalistique et la validation de l'information. Cette initiative, soutenue par Peter Thiel, pourrait transformer radicalement la manière dont la vérité publique est construite et contrôlée.

As generative AI scales, enterprise clients and creators are increasingly asking tech providers to lift intellectual property, face, and voice guardrails. But under Danish law, supported by EU law and practice, when does a platform’s passive infrastructure position become a high-risk enabling role?

Am 14. April 2026 hat der Gerichtshof der Europäischen Union (EuGH) in der Rechtssache C‑590/23 (Pelham II) eine grundlegende Entscheidung erlassen und den Anwendungsbereich der Ausnahme für die...

For many musicians, intellectual property protection begins and ends with copyright. Copyright law is widely understood in the music industry as the legal framework that protects songs, lyrics, recordings, and other creative works. While copyright is important, it is far from the only tool available to artists seeking to protect their brand and livelihood.

Following recent legislative developments in Australia, which introduced a ban on social media access for users under the age of sixteen from December 2025...