Non-fungible tokens (NFTs) have been around for many years but have recently gained huge traction, taking a variety of different forms such as digital kittens (CryptoKitties), sports highlights (NBA Top Shot), music album downloads (Kings of Leon) and digital art
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VIDEO – The High Risk of Regulating Artificial Intelligence: What does your company need to prepare for?
The European Commission recently unveiled an Artificial Intelligence (AI) proposal with the aim of setting a ‘global gold standard’ for rules in this cutting-edge sector. Bird & Bird’s International Regulatory & Public Affairs team organized a webinar to give a
Non-fungible tokens (NFTs) and copyright law
A topic at the edge of intellectual property (IP) law is the ambiguous relationship between non-fungible tokens (NFTs) and copyright law. NFTs have been put under the spotlight this year, as several sales of NFTs recorded purchase prices exceeding a
The Consumer Data Right is accelerating – what do you need to know?
The introduction of the Consumer Data Right (CDR) regime under the Competition and Consumer (Consumer Data Right) Rules 2020 (Cth) (CDR Rules) changed the data regulation landscape in Australia.
The Australian Government will spend AU$111.3 million of the Digital Economy
Your chance to influence the future regime governing exhaustion of IP rights in the UK
The UK Government has launched a much-anticipated consultation on the exhaustion of IP rights. It is widely recognised that there will not be a consensus given the contentious nature of this subject, but the Government needs to make a decision
PODCAST – Demystifying Intellectual Property and NFTs (Non Fungible Tokens)
2021 has been the year Non Fungible Tokens (NFTs) have entered the public conscious, with the mainstream media highlighting a range of high profile NFTs being purchased for substantial sums.
Rebecca O’Kelly-Gillard and Toby Bond from Bird & Bird’s Intellectual
Internet of Things: Future Legislation
The government recently published an update on its planned IoT cybersecurity legislation. Currently, IoT devices tend to be less secure than other parts of consumer networks. The legislation aims to make consumer IoT devices, such as smart watches and thermostats,
Recent initiatives impacting the digital sector
Recent months have seen a veritable flurry of legislative, regulatory and soft law initiatives and proposals. The measures often tackle similar sectors – all things digital often being in the eye of the storm – and contain seemingly similar measures.
New Report aims to increase awareness among smaller enterprises of the checks and balances in the P2B Regulation
Bird & Bird has contributed to a new report on the EU Platform to Business Regulation recently published by the Digital Future Society, a non-profit transnational initiative aiming to engage stakeholders to understand how technologies can facilitate a more inclusive
Innovation, cybersecurity and the energy infrastructure
As a vital system in modern society, energy infrastructure is a prime target for adversaries and represents a critical vulnerability deserving of special attention. Energy infrastructure and supply chain often feature prominently as targets to be disrupted or defended in