The Evolving Landscape of Football Player Image Rights in Video Games

Billy Jenks, consultant solicitor to M LAW Introduction In the ever-evolving realm of sports and entertainment, the intersection of football and video games has become an important space, offering fans an immersive and dynamic experience. As the popularity of football video games continues to soar, the image rights of football players featured has garnered increased attention.

More Musings on AI

Oliver Fetiveau, Partner M LAW LLP Despite the widespread discussion of its perils, which depending on who you ask range from ‘it may increase unemployment to’ to ‘it will kill us all’,  AI is not going anywhere. The role of AI within the creative industry, and what its impact may be on the world of

Will AI First Kill All the Lawyers?

Matthew Higdon, Partner M LAW LLP Tony Blair said last week (Sept ’23): “Never mind geopolitics, the big real-world event is generative AI – it will change the way we live, we work – it’s going to change everything…” Blair’s “greatest challenge to lawmakers” is, by extension, also the greatest challenge to lawyers. Certainly, Ed Felton at Princeton[1]

NFTs – not just a pretty face

Author – Freddie Besant, September 2021 In an incredibly short period of time a varied, complex and in some cases valuable ecosystem of ‘Non-fungible tokens’, or more simply ‘NFTs’, has emerged. The attention NFTs has attracted so far mostly relates, as this article will explore, to the artistic and collectable use of NFTs. This is

Hilary Mantel and the Duchess – a case of Royal libel?

Dated – Aug 28, 2019
The rule of thumb that the Royals don’t sue is not a matter of strict legal advice (Prince Charles has seen to that)

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The search for meaning: Sally Bercow and Sally Morgan

Dated : Aug 28, 2019
Two high-profile celebrity libel cases have recently ended with a substantial financial settlement in the Claimant’s favour: undisclosed, following a ruling on meaning and liability

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James Bond: 50 Years of Legal Issues

Dated : Aug 28, 2019

This weekend, at the Oscars, The Academy will celebrate 50 years of 007 on screen – from Dr No (1962) to Skyfall (2012). Sadly, as generations of government lawyers will attest, Britain’s “most famous spy” has left a considerable number of tricky lawsuits in his wake. He may have a licence to kill, but Bond also has a duty of care: and his approach to it is frequently negligent. M Law takes a look at some of his worst moments.

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Do Not Pass Go, Do not Collect £400 – PhonepayPlus Wields the Law

Author – Oliver Fetiveau, Aug 28, 2019
Operators of Premium Rate Services consisting of prize-draw and download services payable by a repeat mobile charge may have been somewhat alarmed by the

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Bringing the game into Disrepute

Dated : Aug 28, 2019
It was confirmed yesterday that Steve Bruce, manager of Hull City, has been charged with misconduct in relation to comments made following Hull City’s Premier League defeat against Tottenham on Sunday.  The background is that Bruce was displeased with the decision taken by the referee

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Premium Rate regulation – emerging trends: Pt 1

Author – Victoria Russell, Aug 28, 2019
We recently considered a notice to industry issued by the premium rate services regulator, PhonepayPlus, concerning a call to cease services, and were surprised at the level of response.  Not only were our clients – and the industry at large

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