THE LAW: MEDIA & SPORT
WHAT’S IT ALL ABOUT
It is about rights and exploiting content. Working within media and sports law can mean dealing with stars, but the real hook is seeing the fruits of your labour in everyday life. It involves making money out of the content you might come across in film, television, music and magazines. Take a picture of Brad Pitt that appears on a magazine cover. The magazine will have paid Pitt’s agent for the right to publish his image. Why? Because it wants to sell magazines.
Areas of law that are particularly pertinent in this sector are: intellectual property (no, not about houses but intangible property such as copyright and trade marks, eg the Coca-Cola brand that appears on a soft drink can), defamation, information technology, data protection and privacy, gambling and commercial law.
MEDIA & SPORT NEWS
Star Wars: attack on the clones struck down
Litigation firm SimmonsCooperAndrew has struck down George Lucas’ High Court battle for ownership of the IP rights to the Star Wars stormtrooper helmets.
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Advisors kept as Mosley moves from privacy to libel
Norfolk-based Steeles Law has been retained by Formula 1 chief Max Mosley as he launches libel proceedings against the News of the World.
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Max Mosley privacy case costs to hit £1m
The legal costs in Formula 1 chief Max Mosley’s five-day privacy suit against the News of the World are set to hit £1m.
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Privacy on paradeJudges are creating new privacy case law with each new ruling. And with the lack of parliamentary legislation.
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The Law Behind... The Olympics
If London wins the Olympics in 2012, it’s thanks to the huge efforts to woo the International Olympic Committee – not least from those City law firms that ensure every aspect of the bid is present and correct.
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