Star Wars in the Supreme Court – Lucasfilm Strike Back…
In a legal dispute dating back to 2004, the Supreme Court will decide in March whether Star Wars creator George Lucas should be successful in his argument with Andrew Ainsworth and his business...
View ArticleECJ playing catchup on copyright – ITV Broadcasting and others v TV Catchup,...
TV Catchup (TVC) operates a website on which users can watch live television on computers, smartphones or games consoles. TVC streams programmes to users by means of a number of servers, which each...
View ArticleBT given 14 days to block access to Newzbin2 – Twentieth Century Fox Film...
Following the recent ruling of the High Court which ordered BT to block its users’ access to Newzbin2, an illegal file-sharing and download website, the High Court has now confirmed the details of the...
View ArticleFilm studios ask more ISPs to block Newzbin2
Following its recent success in obtaining a court order for BT to block access to its users to Newzbin2, the file-sharing website, the Motion Picture Association (MPA) has asked two more Internet...
View ArticleBPI calls for Pirate Bay to be blocked in the same way as Newzbin2
The British Recorded Music Industry (BPI), the UK’s music industry trade body, has followed up the court order obtained by the Motion Picture Association to force BT to block access to Newzbin2, the...
View ArticleEmployment issues arising in the TV and film sector
On 9 September 2013, I gave a presentation to the Production Manager’s Association in Soho London, which was attended by representatives from many companies involved in TV and film production. The...
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