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Film and TV Briefing: Friday 30 July 2021
Welcome to this week’s round-up of news, commentary and industry announcements that you may have missed from the past week. If you are looking for advice in relation to any of the issues mentioned, please do not hesitate to get in touch. In the news Scarlett Johansson sues Disney for alleged…July 30, 2021 -
Film and TV Briefing: Friday 23 July 2021
Welcome to this week’s round-up of news, commentary and industry announcements that you may have missed from the past week. If you are looking for advice in relation to any of the issues mentioned, please do not hesitate to get in touch. In the news ’Space Jam’ nets £23.8m in its…July 23, 2021 -
What does ‘Freedom Day’ mean for employers?
As of 19 July 2021, informally know as ‘Freedom Day’, England* has moved to step 4 of the Coronavirus Roadmap, meaning that remaining restrictions have been lifted. This allows businesses within England to operate freely, however with that freedom, employers are now burdened with creating their own rules to protect…July 19, 2021 -
Film and TV Briefing: Friday 16 July 2021
Welcome to this week’s round-up of news, commentary and industry announcements that you may have missed from the past week. If you are looking for advice in relation to any of the issues mentioned, please do not hesitate to get in touch. In the news Edinburgh TV Festival and Louis Theroux…July 16, 2021 -
Band-name dispute – passing-off defence allowed after being partially struck out for estoppel
The Court of Appeal has allowed an appeal against a decision of the Intellectual Property Enterprise Court, which had partially struck out a defence to a claim in passing-off on the basis of issue estoppel in a dispute over ownership of a band name.[1] The IPEC had found that the…July 12, 2021 -
Film and TV Briefing: Friday 9 July 2021
Welcome to this week’s round-up of news, commentary and industry announcements that you may have missed from the past week. If you are looking for advice in relation to any of the issues mentioned, please do not hesitate to get in touch. In the news Film and television industry workers’ fear…July 9, 2021 -
How do you credit a non-writing screenplay author?
What credit on IMDb do you give someone found by a court to be a joint author of a film screenplay, who may not actually have written any of it? That question was considered by Mr Justice Meade at the IPEC in the latest chapter of the Martin v Kogan case.[1]…July 8, 2021 -
Strike-out of public-interest defence reversed on appeal in Rachel Riley case
The Court of Appeal has ruled that the lack of detail in a public-interest defence, which was deemed “imperfectly pleaded”, was not a good-enough reason to dismiss it before a full trial.[1] Conversely, the court dismissed the defendant’s appeal against the strike-out of his truth and honest-opinion defences. Background The…July 7, 2021 -
Film and TV Briefing: Friday 2 July 2021
Welcome to this week’s round-up of news, commentary and industry announcements that you may have missed from the past week. If you are looking for advice in relation to any of the issues mentioned, please do not hesitate to get in touch. In the news Transition period for over-75s free TV…July 2, 2021 -
Infinite case ends – with limited award of damages for infringing copies of Eminem’s album
The Intellectual Property Enterprise Court has assessed damages for copyright infringement by making unauthorised vinyl copies of Eminem’s first album, Infinite.[1] On the facts, the IPEC rejected damages claims based on: (a) loss of opportunity to license a third party to coincide with the 20th anniversary of Infinite; and/or (b) losses…June 29, 2021