UK International Technology Strategy – a technology superpower by 2030? By Kelsey Farish, Alistair Cooper The Government wants to make the UK a “science and technology superpower” by 2030…
Big Tech’s fight against disinformation: the 2022 Strengthened Code and a new Transparency Centre By Kelsey Farish Last summer (June 2022), a broad range of technology companies, social media platforms, advertising…
Political Deepfakes: social media trend or genuine threat? By Kelsey Farish In the BBC’s new televised drama The Capture, hackers intercept a broadcast interview with a…
The UK Innovation Strategy: Learnings and reflections from 2021/2022 By Kelsey Farish, Tim Ryan In July 2021, the UK Government’s Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy…
Advertising during the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics – important guidance for participants and their sponsors By Kelsey Farish, Alexander Dimitrov In the last week of January, the British Olympic Association (“BOA”), the UK’s National…
“Would you like Bitcoin toppings on your pizza?” UK Advertising watchdog issues rulings against crypto companies… and Papa John’s By Tim Ryan, Kelsey Farish, Alexander Dimitrov On 15 December 2021 the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA), the UK’s advertising regulator,…
The ASA issues a “red alert” warning regarding NFTs and other crypto-asset advertising By Tim Ryan, Kelsey Farish, Alexander Dimitrov The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA), the UK’s advertising regulator, last week published a…
COP 26 Day 9: Mission Innovation – Gender and Science By Clare Hughes-Williams, Kelsey Farish Tuesday’s deliberations were split into two distinct topics – Gender and Science & Innovation…
Deepfakes and their impact on women By Kelsey Farish Kelsey Farish describes herself as an actor who got lost on her way to drama school and ended up at…
Facebook Oversight Board’s decision regarding President Trump’s account suspension (Case decision 2021-001-FB-FBR) By Kelsey Farish The Facebook Oversight Board (the board) announced in May 2021 that it upheld Facebook’s decision…
What’s in a name? By Kelsey Farish, Kate Loxton Five points to consider before naming your brand or product Everyone knows that it is important…
Non-Fungible Tokens: From CryptoKitties to Smart Contracts By Tim Ryan, Kelsey Farish Although much of the legal framework and intellectual property (IP) implications surrounding…
What we’ve learned from the cheerleader deepfake video By Kelsey Farish When you hear about deepfakes, what first comes to mind? Many people will often imagine funny but…
UK Government publishes draft of post-Brexit Audiovisual Media Services Regulations By Kelsey Farish This article was first published in the European Audiovisual Observatory’s monthly IRIS newsletter,…
UK Parliament investigates the economics of music streaming By Kelsey Farish Lockdowns and strict social distancing measures implemented to curb the spread of coronavirus…
Sheet Music v. Sounds: Led Zeppelin case reminds us of copyright technicalities By Kelsey Farish This article was first published in the European Audiovisual Observatory’s monthly IRIS newsletter,…
Publicity on the Pitch? Football Superstars vs EA Sports By Kelsey Farish, Alexander Dimitrov To what extent does an individual footballer actually ‘own’ his or her image rights? Could a…
Beauty and the Brand: Drafting contracts for the commercial use of someone's likeness By Kelsey Farish This article is the author’s abridged version of a peer-reviewed publication in the Journal of…
Is someone stealing your Instagram posts? 8 Things to Know about Copyright Infringement on Social Media By Kelsey Farish Putting photos or other forms of creative content on social media is a key part of gaining exposure…
The legal implications and challenges of deepfakes By Kelsey Farish Intellectual Property analysis: Kelsey Farish, solicitor specialising in technology at DAC…
The Platform to Business Regulation (the “P2B Regulation”) – why worry? By Tim Ryan, Kelsey Farish Is the new P2B Regulation a call to action for online platforms? The EU Platform to Business…
US copyright enters the social media age By Kelsey Farish New US Copyright Office rules will make it easier for social media creators and bloggers to protect…
Artificial Intelligence and the Insurer By Kelsey Farish, Charlotte Halford No longer used solely by innovative technology companies, AI is now of strategic importance to more…
PropTech and Sustainability By Helen Murcott, Kelsey Farish When people think about climate change, images of heavily polluted skies above major cities or of…
Deepfakes: the implications for business By Tim Ryan, Kelsey Farish Tim Ryan, Partner and Head of Technology and Kelsey Farish, Solicitor, look at deepfake, a nascent…
Try Before You Buy: Acceptance testing in technology contracts By Tim Ryan, Kelsey Farish User acceptance testing (UAT) is defined by the International Software Testing Qualifications Board…
DAC Beachcroft's PropTech team By Tim Ryan, Alan Pratt, Alistair Cooper, Kelsey Farish The increased use of technology in property is generating a new wealth of data and information and…