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Marketing restrictions around the 2012 Olympics given legislative force

This year’s Olympic and Paralympic Games are set to take place in London. Official sponsors and other partners will have invested vast sums for the privilege of association. Some brands view these high profile events as an opportunity to generate … Continue reading

A comment on copyright developments

I had the good fortune of attending a symposium on International Copyright Law recently and despite the stoic and intelligent thinking of a number of the delegates, I was left with an overall feeling of unease and disquiet.  To understand … Continue reading

BASCA Songfest 2011

Nigel Calvert joins the panel at this year’s SongFest to discuss the common pitfalls of signing deals. SongFest is an exclusive gathering of songwriters, music industry professionals and unsigned artists. Find out more on the SongFest website (external link): http://www.songfest.org.uk/ … Continue reading

Pitfalls of business tenancies

Acting for a landlord about a year ago, we served a Section 25 Notice under the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954 on a business tenant whose lease was due to expire at the end of that period.  If a lease … Continue reading

Commercial TV versus online third party broadcasters

The recent case of ITV Broadcasting Ltd and others v. TV Catchup Ltd illustrates the current legal uncertainty in relation to online broadcast of third party output. The defendant (‘TVC’) operates a website at www.tvcatchup.com, which streams UK television to … Continue reading