30 Jul, 2020 The UK’s VSP regime: flight-testing the regulation of social media firms By Ben Packer In February 2017, NASA began wind-tunnel tests of a new “quiet” supersonic passenger jet: one that wouldn’t emit the same “sonic boom”...
27 Jul, 2020 How has Big Tech’s response to the COVID-19 “infodemic” impacted online harms proposals in the UK? By Rebecca Dickie The answer is “not really”. On Tuesday 21 July, the UK Parliament’s Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Committee published their report...
15 Jun, 2020 German UPC Ratification 2.0 - Can the quick fix be the solution? By Bolko Ehlgen For those who have been following the year-long saga around the UPC, 2020 has already provided several turns of events. First, the UK,...
10 Jun, 2020 Rumours and (not so) Little Lies: Disinformation and Covid-19 By Ben Packer The Covid-19 pandemic has been accompanied by a wave of false or misleading information about the origin of the virus, its effects and...
26 May, 2020 German researchers expect diversification of supply chains as reaction to pandemic By Bolko Ehlgen German economists believe that the Corona pandemic may lead to a higher diversification of supply chains for German companies, particular...
21 May, 2020 U.S. / China trade tensions back in the headlines By Linklaters The Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) last Friday announced plans to protect U.S. national security by restricting Huawei’s ability...
18 May, 2020 Delayed implementation but the UK Government remains committed to regulating online harms By Ben Packer The UK Government has repeatedly emphasised its desire to create the world's leading regulatory regime for combatting online harms. In...
07 May, 2020 German Federal Court of Justice decides Sisvel v. Haier case By Bolko Ehlgen After the Unwired Planet v. Huawei case settled recently, Germany now has its first decision on FRAND rules from the Federal Court of...
06 May, 2020 No FRAND ruling from Germany for now after Unwired Planet and Huawei settle By Bolko Ehlgen Companies in the telecommunications sector and those developing connected products have long waited for a verdict from the German Federal...