European Union: Media & Entertainment Law

Explore how the intersection of law and literature enriches legal practice through interpretive tools, rhetorical strategies, and cultural insights. Discover how literary analysis can demystify legal language and foster a more reflective, humane approach to justice.

Two officers, Jonathan Santana and Jason Smith, claim that the film "contains too many real details" taken from a real 2016 case in which more than USD 21 million concealed in buckets, in which they played key roles as investigators.

The German Federal Court of Justice has delivered a landmark ruling in the decades-long "Metall auf Metall" litigation, applying the EU Court of Justice's framework to determine whether unauthorized music sampling can qualify as lawful "pastiche" under copyright law. The decision examines whether a two-second rhythm sequence from Kraftwerk's 1977 recording, used repeatedly in a 1997 song, constitutes permissible artistic dialogue or copyright infringement.

In this episode, multi-artist Jenny Rossander discusses with our host Hanane Fathi Roswall, how she lives as an artist and how she expresses her art across various media, ranging from sounds and lyrics to literature and movies.

Pop superstar Dua Lipa is pursuing a multi-million claim against Samsung Electronics over the unauthorized use of her photograph on television packaging.

Objection.ai propose un système d'arbitrage automatisé des articles de presse combinant enquêteurs humains et intelligence artificielle, soulevant des questions cruciales sur l'indépendance journalistique et la validation de l'information. Cette initiative, soutenue par Peter Thiel, pourrait transformer radicalement la manière dont la vérité publique est construite et contrôlée.

Law 12‑A/2026 was published in the official gazette Diário da República on 15 April 2026. It implements the Digital Services Act (“DSA”) in Portugal and establishes the country’s...

Am 14. April 2026 hat der Gerichtshof der Europäischen Union (EuGH) in der Rechtssache C‑590/23 (Pelham II) eine grundlegende Entscheidung erlassen und den Anwendungsbereich der Ausnahme für die...

For many musicians, intellectual property protection begins and ends with copyright. Copyright law is widely understood in the music industry as the legal framework that protects songs, lyrics, recordings, and other creative works. While copyright is important, it is far from the only tool available to artists seeking to protect their brand and livelihood.