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From Stockholm to Stock Market: Sweden’s Spotify set to list on NYSE
Music ➤ March 3, 2018

From Stockholm to Stock Market: Sweden’s Spotify set to list on NYSE

Music streaming giant Spotify recently filed its application to put shares on the New York Stock Exchange. The 264 page document details the company’s key risks and challenges: I’ve read them so you don’t have...

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Lawyerpalooza: when music festivals get intellectual property licensing wrong
Copyright ➤ February 25, 2018

Lawyerpalooza: when music festivals get intellectual property licensing wrong

Commercialisation is the process of bringing Intellectual Property (IP) to the market in order to be exploited: put simply, it’s how artists make money from their creations. To maintain control and balance risk against rewards,...

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All the Stars and Constellations
Copyright ➤ February 21, 2018

All the Stars and Constellations

A music video for the new Black Panther film features scenes of striking similarity to artist Lina Iris Viktor’s Constellations series. Is this inspiration or infringement? Marvel Studios’ new movie Black Panther features the first black superhero to...

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A Soundtrack for Data Security
Data Protection ➤ November 28, 2017

A Soundtrack for Data Security

So much of the explosion in innovation in the music industry is around technological processes. But artists still need to focus on their art. To do so, they need to surround themselves with tech-savvy people....

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MP3s crossing a Europe without borders
Copyright ➤ October 9, 2015

MP3s crossing a Europe without borders

When I was in Germany several years ago, I attempted to play a music video on YouTube that I had first seen in the United Kingdom. It was blocked on copyright grounds. I wondered, if...

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Kelsey Farish

Kelsey Farish

Media + Tech Lawyer

Got lost on my way to drama school, now a media and technology lawyer in London.

I write about deepfakes, publicity, privacy, advertising, the audiovisual sector, and creative industries from a legal perspective.

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Social network, media company, host provider, neutral intermediary… what’s in a name for YouTube?
Copyright ➤ June 28, 2018

Social network, media company, host provider, neutral intermediary… what’s in a name for YouTube?

Media companies who call themselves social networks will have to recognize that they, too, have to take on responsibility for the content with which they earn their millions. -— Markus Breitenecker, CEO of Puls4 Who...

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Fake News? How about Fake Journalist™ 
Expression ➤ November 17, 2017

Fake News? How about Fake Journalist™ 

Last week, the New York Times filed a lawsuit against Contessa Bourbon for causing substantial damage and injury to the paper’s business, goodwill and reputation. Despite having never worked for the Times, Contessa has been...

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Name™ ⁠— What to consider when naming your brand, blog, or product
Brand Management ➤ April 15, 2020

Name™ ⁠— What to consider when naming your brand, blog, or product

For most people, when they hear the name of their favourite shop or company, they will also feel something, too. Perhaps they will remember the shopping experience, or how the item made them feel when...

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