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Fighting words: Defamation law in England, explained
Expression ➤ September 27, 2020

Fighting words: Defamation law in England, explained

Defamation laws - to include slander and libel - seek to protect someone's personal reputation and character from destructive attacks. However, these laws must do so without sacrificing freedom of thought and the benefit of public discussion. How is this managed under English law?

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Deepfakes and the Law: an excerpt from my Society of Computers & Law Webinar
Artificial Intelligence ➤ September 10, 2020

Deepfakes and the Law: an excerpt from my Society of Computers & Law Webinar

On Tuesday, 8 September 2020, I was delighted to give a webinar for the Society of Computers & Law entitled Me and my Deepfake: a closer look at image rights and our digital selves. SCL...

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A Lawyer’s Take on Social Media Misdeeds: Part 1
Copyright ➤ June 10, 2020

A Lawyer’s Take on Social Media Misdeeds: Part 1

There are many reasons why you might want content removed from someone else's website or social media feed. Some of the most frequent grounds for complaint concern copyright or trade mark infringement. Defamation and harassment are also common painpoints, as are privacy and data protection concerns. This post, which is the first in a series, provides an overview of nine common offenses people commit on social media.

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The NFL Takes a Knee: an Update for the Black Lives Matter movement
Expression ➤ June 6, 2020

The NFL Takes a Knee: an Update for the Black Lives Matter movement

American football boss admits that it was wrong to censure players who kneeled during the playing of the national anthem as a protest against police brutality and racism. From a legal perspective, it is absolutely essential for employers and brands to constantly keep any codes of conduct under review. For what it's worth, I'm so glad to see that the NFL is finally taking a knee, even if it's several years late.

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Her Private Pain: £15,000 awarded for misuse of private information on Facebook
Expression ➤ June 3, 2020

Her Private Pain: £15,000 awarded for misuse of private information on Facebook

Last week, a High Court judge in England ordered a man to pay his niece £15,000 (nearly $19,000 USD) in aggravated damages for making a Facebook post about her struggles with mental health and self-harming. The Court found that the Uncle committed the torts of misuse of private information, and breach of confidence.

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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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Reputation: Taylor Swift’s protections under American and English defamation law
Expression ➤ November 9, 2017

Reputation: Taylor Swift’s protections under American and English defamation law

this post is featured on the University of the Arts London’s intellectual property blog, creativeIP.org ♫♬ Now we’ve got problems / and I don’t think we can solve them (without lawyers…) The right to freedom of...

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Fair Play to use FIFA trade marks on social media?
Brand Management ➤ June 17, 2018

Fair Play to use FIFA trade marks on social media?

This weekend, together with millions of others around the world, I watched Iceland make its World Cup debut against Argentina. Iceland, the smallest nation to ever qualify for the World Cup, is a special country...

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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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