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Endorsement deals, law of luxury goods and fashion, Crefovi

Hip-hop & film stars to market fashion & luxury products: is this for real?

Articles, Consumer goods & retail, Copyright litigation, Emerging companies, Employment, compensation & benefits, Entertainment & media, Events, Fashion law, Gaming, Hospitality, Information technology - hardware, software & services, Intellectual property & IP litigation, Internet & digital media, Law of luxury goods, Litigation & dispute resolution, Media coverage, Music law, Trademark litigation, Webcasts & Podcasts

Yes! It happens more & more frequently that celebrities & entertainers market fashion & luxury products. And stars love it, as it compliments nicely their revenues from their entertainment activities & allow them to reach a wider audience. What are the advantages & pitfalls of marketing through celebrities & music bands? How do you strike such more »

New EU regulations on consumer contracts, Crefovi,

New EU consumer contracts legislation came into force on 13 June 2014. Are you ready for this tsunami?

Art law, Articles, Consumer goods & retail, Copyright litigation, Emerging companies, Entertainment & media, Fashion law, Gaming, Hospitality, Information technology - hardware, software & services, Intellectual property & IP litigation, Internet & digital media, Law of luxury goods, Music law, Product liability, Trademark litigation

There has been a drastic change to consumer contracts legislation in each of the 28 member-states of the European Union, further to the coming into force, on 13 June 2014, of new national rules transposing Directive n. 2011/83/EU on consumer rights. Let’s have a look at how these changes and new EU consumer contracts legislation more »

creative industries, Crefovi,

Why it makes sense to invest in the creative industries and support them

Art law, Articles, Banking & finance, Capital markets, Consumer goods & retail, Emerging companies, Entertainment & media, Fashion law, Gaming, Hospitality, Hostile takeovers, Information technology - hardware, software & services, Insolvency & workouts, Internet & digital media, Law of luxury goods, Life sciences, Mergers & acquisitions, Music law, Private equity & private equity finance, Restructuring, Tax, Technology transactions, Unsolicited bids

  While many fast-growth companies in the creative industries are currently the target of heavy private equity investments and a flurry of mergers and acquisitions, it makes sense, from a tax and financial standpoint, for individuals and corporate investors to go “long” on creative startups and SMEs.   1. “Good times” are coming back: invest more »

European collective rights management societies, sacem, music law, crefovi

A turn of the screw for European collective rights management societies: when will they act? | London music law firm Crefovi

Antitrust & competition, Articles, Copyright litigation, Gaming, Hospitality, Intellectual property & IP litigation, Internet & digital media, Litigation & dispute resolution, Music law, Outsourcing, Technology transactions, Trademark litigation

Researching on the evolution of the role of European collective rights management societies makes interesting reading, especially now when such role is challenged on a daily basis by authors, European regulators and courts, as well as commercial users. Sadly, I am under the impression that European collective rights management societies still have not quite grasped more »