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Global Media and Communications Watch
The International Legal Blog for the Tech, Media and Telecoms Industry
Global Media and Communications Watch, published by Hogan Lovells, focuses on legal and regulatory developments affecting the media, telecommunications, and technology sectors globally. The blog covers topics such as digital services regulation, data privacy and cybersecurity laws, Internet of Things (IoT) liability and compliance, telecommunications policy, and the impact of emerging technologies on legal frameworks. It also addresses issues related to content moderation, digital market regulations, and cross-border legal challenges in the digital economy. The blog provides insights into evolving legislation and regulatory trends in the EU, US, and other jurisdictions, with a particular emphasis on how these affect businesses operating in the media and communications industries.
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IoT in the EU: Lessons from COVID-19, and next steps for liability and regulation
The IoT sector has exploded over the past few years, and, even taking into account the globally inhibitive effects of COVID-19, this growth shows few long-term signs of abating. The buoyant, fast-paced IoT industry was the subject of a webinar,…
Webinar: The impact of California Privacy and Cybersecurity law on IoT in the home
We are pleased to invite you to the next webinar in our Internet of Things series, focusing on the impact of the following California (and other) laws on IoT offerings:
- California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA)
- The new California Privacy Rights
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Election 2020 Snapshot: Helping our technology and telecom clients make sense of the U.S. election results
An overhaul of tech antirust policy? Increased telecommunications regulations coupled with expanding telecoms infrastructure? Business as usual for Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFUIS) investigations? We explore these questions and more in our analysis of the Biden…
Shaping Europe’s Digital Future – EU publishes its draft Digital Services Act
Awaited with bated breath by stakeholders in the online industry and by IP right holders alike, the EU Commission published on 15 December its official draft for the Digital Services Act (DSA). The DSA is conceived as one of the…
DMA – a whole new world for large platform service providers?
On 15 December The European Commission published the long awaited Digital Markets Act proposal. The Proposed Regulation imposes a series of ex ante behavioural obligations on entities that the Commission designates as ‘gatekeepers’. The obligations for those designated platforms and…
Civil liability regime for artificial intelligence
On 20 October 2020, the European Parliament put forward detailed legislative proposals on a civil liability regime for artificial intelligence. The European Commission will consider the proposals and reports submitted by the European Parliament, with its legislative proposal on these…
How to navigate data protection and cybersecurity issues in M&As in Asia-Pacific
In recent years, the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region has been a core hub of merger and acquisition (M&A) activity, emerging relatively unscathed from the COVID-19 pandemic which has otherwise taken a toll on investment activity in 2020. Despite global economic headwinds…
Webinar: A bipartisan view of the 2020 election and its impact on U.S. / UK relations
Joe Biden has been elected as the 46th President of the United States.
A new presidency – coupled with a new relationship between the UK and the EU – presents the potential for a material change in U.S. domestic policy…
A bipartisan view of the 2020 election and its impact on U.S. / EU relations
We invite you to join our webinar on the eve of the U.S. Presidential election.
Democratic nominee for President, Joe Biden, and Republican incumbent, President Donald Trump, are preparing foreign policy platforms in the final months of the 2020 election…