Entertainment Technology Briefing: September 2024
Welcome to this month’s round-up of legal updates and technology news relevant to the media and entertainment industry.
If you are looking for advice in relation to any of the issues mentioned, please do not hesitate to get in touch.
Legal updates
European Commission launches call for evidence on first review of EU-US Data Privacy Framework (European Commission)
Meta’s changes to ad data use rules accepted by CMA (CMA)
Ofcom publishes draft industry guidance on transparency reporting and information gathering (Ofcom)
Google's online search monopoly is illegal, US judge rules (BBC)
Elon Musk sues Unilever and Mars over X advertising 'boycott' (BBC)
Apple makes further App Store changes in bid to avoid EU fines (FT)
MusicTech
Meta and UMG unveil expanded multi-year agreement including WhatsApp (Music Week)
UK government to 'address concerns' around music creators' earnings from streaming (Music Week)
UK music industry's Streaming Transparency Code goes live (Music Week)
AI
European Artificial Intelligence Act comes into force, subject to a staggered roll-out (Simkins analysis)
China Using AI to Bring People Back From Dead (Newsweek) – Analysis from Simkins: Using AI for digital resurrections and the potential legal ramifications
Joint statement on AI foundation models and products: authorities set out their stall (CMA)
The Secretary of State Department for Science, Innovation and Technology commissions AI Action Plan (Department for Science, Innovation & Technology)
California advances landmark legislation to regulate large AI models (Guardian)
Jobhunters flood recruiters with AI-generated CVs (FT)
Data
ICO call for evidence: allocating controllership across the generative AI supply chain (ICO)
ICO calls for evidence on children’s privacy practices (ICO)
