Introduction
Our Women’s Sport Group hosted its inaugural event: ‘Women’s Sport: Moving the Conversation Forward’ in the London office earlier this year. Speakers covered a range of topics key to the future growth, development, and sustainability of women’s sport, including
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The General Election: A New Road for UK Gambling Reform
Recap
After months of delay, the Gambling White Paper was published in April 2023, setting out the current government’s plans for modernising British gambling regulation. The Gambling White Paper was a huge package of reform suggestions, which have since been…
Rachel’s Song – Part II: Neighbouring rights in music created by or with artificial intelligence under German copyright law
In one of the many iconic scenes of Ridley Scott’s movie Blade Runner (1982), an artificial “replicant” called Rachel plays piano for the detective that is supposed to hunt her down and “retire” her, making him question his own humanity.…
Rachel’s Song – Part I: Rights of authors to music created by or with artificial intelligence under German copyright law
In one of the many iconic scenes of Ridley Scott’s movie Blade Runner (1982), an artificial “replicant” called Rachel plays piano for the detective that is supposed to hunt her down and “retire” her, making him question his own humanity.…
FIFA’s Female Focus: Updated rules for female athletes and coaches
This latest article in our Women’s Sports series summarises the recent amendments to FIFA’s Regulations on the Status and Transfer of Players (RSTP) in respect of female players and coaches. These changes came into force on 1 June 2024, following…
Update on affordability measures announced by the Dutch Gambling Authority
One major change in the new Policy Rule concerns added conditions under which players are deemed unable to afford their gambling behaviour, such as deposits exceeding 700 EUR or 300 EUR for adolescents.
Under the Dutch Gambling Act, licensed operators are…
Supporting Responsible Influencer Content: EU’s New Recommendations
Recognising Influencers’ Impact
The Council’s recommendations stem from the recognition that influencers play a critical role in shaping public opinion and disseminating information across various social media platforms. As influencers gain more prominence, the need for regulatory frameworks to ensure…
ASA guidance to help advertisers ‘take home the gold’ ahead of the Paris Olympic Games 2024
In a similar manner to their recent marketing tips ahead of Euro 2020 (see our MediaWrites article here), the ASA has now published guidance to help businesses understand the key rules within the broadcast (“BCAP Code”) and non-broadcast (“CAP Code”)…
Rulings on the ‘strong appeal test’ for gambling ads featuring TV personalities.
MediaWrites has previously reported on ASA rulings in relation to sporting personalities and the strong appeal test. We have previously reported on other ASA rulings, including the BetUK radio advert featuring Adebayo Akinfenwa and the Bet365 advert featuring Chris Eubank…
ICO’s Third Consultation on Generative AI: Accuracy of Training Data and Model Outputs
The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) recently closed its third and final call for evidence on data protection issues in relation to generative artificial intelligence (AI) models. This time, the focus was on the application of the General Data Protection Regulation…