Once again legal and industry experts report on those developments which have had a major impact on the industry this year, along with what we can expect in the next twelve months. As usual, the session will cover both media and entertainment issues as well as related technology sector developments.

This year topics include:

• Caselaw of the Court of Justice of the European Union with regard to the right of communication to the public, celebrity names in trademark applications, synchronizations and neighbouring rights, CMO’s tariffs for festivals and competition law;
• National court judgments on remixing, sampling, “grand and small rights”;
• Implementation of the Directive on Copyright in the Digital Single Market and the guidance of the European Commission;
• The publishing catalogue acquisition rage;
• M&A activity in the neighbouring rights space;
• Universal’s arrival on the stock market;
• And news from China.