‘DAOs’ is the ninth episode in our Digital Download series.

In this series we discuss topical issues in the digital and tech world and give you our expert views on the legal issues they give rise to. In episode nine Lizzie Williams chats to Kostyantyn Lobov and Shayna Patel about DAOs and the metaverse, and how it can be used as a marketing tool for advertising agencies and brands.

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Q1 What is a DAO?

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Q2 How is a DAO typically financed?

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Q3 Are DAOs legally recognised?

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Q4 Can you enter into a legally enforceable contract with a DAO?

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Q5 Why do people want to use a DAO rather than a traditional entity structure?

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Q6 Why are DAOs a headache for lawyers and what should you watch out for?

Host:

• Lizzie Williams – Lizzie Williams is a Managing Associate in the Dispute Resolution Group at Harbottle & Lewis. She advises on corporate, commercial and individual disputes, with a focus on disputes in the technology, media and entertainment sectors. Lizzie has a particular interest in disputes relating to innovative technologies and digital transformation.

Guest:

• Kostyantyn Lobov – Kostyantyn Lobov is a Partner in our Corporate department as well as heading up our Interactive Entertainment Group. He advises on all aspects of Intellectual Property, Advertising and Regulatory issues. Being a litigator by background, he advises at all stages of a dispute – from early stage strategy and negotiations, to litigation in the High Court and beyond.

Kostyantyn has worked extensively with clients in the video game and esports sectors. His wider client base includes brand owners, production companies and various members of the creative industries, tech start-ups, importers and distributors. They range in size from SMEs to multinational corporations with large in-house legal teams.

• Shayna-Radhika Patel – Shayna Patel is an associate in our media and entertainment department, and advises on technology, advertising and data. In particular, Shayna advises on a broad range of commercial agreements as well as on intellectual property, digital advertising/AdTech and data protection. Shayna has particular experience advising on data protection and data privacy matters, general commercial contracts and the commercialisation and use of various technologies including AI, blockchain, the use of NFTs and the metaverse, particularly in the context of brand engagement, digital marketing and advertising. Shayna also advises in relation to apps, digital media and online safety including online safety regulation and ICO’s Children’s Code advice.

For the latest updates follow Harbottle & Lewis on LinkedIn and on Twitter and Instagram @Harbottle_Lewis.

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‘Web3 as a Marketing Tool’ is the eighth episode in our Digital Download series.

In this series we discuss topical issues in the digital and tech world and give you our expert views on the legal issues they give rise to. In episode seven Lizzie Williams chats to Josey Bright and Shayna Patel about the mysterious world of Web3 and the metaverse, and how it can be used as a marketing tool for advertising agencies and brands.

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Q1 Why are marketeers and brands so interested in Web3?

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Q2 What are the main ways in which Web3 is being used by brands and marketeers at the moment?

4:50
Q3 What is the difference between buying space in the metaverse and buying advertising space in the physical world?

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Q4 When buying advertising space in the metaverse, which considerations should advertising agencies have in mind?

Host:

• Lizzie Williams – Lizzie Williams is a Senior Associate in the Dispute Resolution Group at Harbottle & Lewis. She advises on corporate, commercial and individual disputes, with a focus on disputes in the technology, media and entertainment sectors. Lizzie has a particular interest in disputes relating to innovative technologies and digital transformation.

Guest:

• Josey Bright – Josey Bright is an associate in our media and entertainment group, specialising in advertising and marketing arrangements. Josey has particular experience advising on creative agency and media buying agreements, as well as ad production agreements and agreements for influencer services, content production and adtech platforms. She also advises on general advertising regulation and consumer protection compliance and prize promotion terms, as well as on data privacy aspects of marketing and digital media.

• Shayna-Radhika Patel – Shayna Patel is an associate in our media and entertainment department, and advises on technology, advertising and data. In particular, Shayna advises on a broad range of commercial agreements as well as on intellectual property, digital advertising/AdTech and data protection. Shayna has particular experience advising on data protection and data privacy matters, general commercial contracts and the commercialisation and use of various technologies including AI, blockchain, the use of NFTs and the metaverse, particularly in the context of brand engagement, digital marketing and advertising. Shayna also advises in relation to apps, digital media and online safety including online safety regulation and ICO’s Children’s Code advice.

For the latest updates follow Harbottle & Lewis on LinkedIn and on Twitter and Instagram @Harbottle_Lewis.

For more information on our Digital & Technology Group visit our website www.harbottle.com/digital-tech

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‘Impact of the Digital Economy on Film & TV’ is the seventh episode in our Digital Download series.

In this series we discuss topical issues in the digital and tech world and give you our expert views on the legal issues they give rise to. In episode seven Lizzie Williams chats to Gary Ashford and Catherine Flood about shifts in the digital economy as a result of the pandemic and the general trend towards digitalisation, with a focus on the film and TV industries.

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Q1 What influence has the pandemic had on the shift towards on demand streaming? How has this impacted the film and TV industries?

3:30
Q2 Has digitalisation had an effect on the type of content being produced?

7:15
Q3 What impact has digitalisation had on the revenue streams for film and TV?

9:50
Q4 What impact have these shifts had on contractual arrangements and negotiating positions?

12:55
Q5 What impact do these changes have on the film and TV industries when it comes to taxation? How do we ensure taxation is being applied across the world in a sensible way without inhibiting the development of new ways of business?

16:50
Q6 What are the three key things global streaming platforms should be thinking about when it comes to taxation of their services?

Host:

• Lizzie Williams – Lizzie Williams is a Senior Associate in the Dispute Resolution Group at Harbottle & Lewis. She advises on corporate, commercial and individual disputes, with a focus on disputes in the technology, media and entertainment sectors. Lizzie has a particular interest in disputes relating to innovative technologies and digital transformation.

Guest:

• Gary Ashford – Gary is a well-known international tax partner, with particular expertise in contentious tax matters. He is the foremost crypto tax expert in the UK and is often called on by other firms to provide his technical expertise on crypto matters. Gary sits on HMRC’s Crypto Advisory Group where he is helping to devise the tax rules around crypto in the UK. He is also leading on associated areas, such as Non Fungible Tokens (NFTs) and DeFI (Decentralised Finance).
  
  Gary has particular expertise in complex structures, including trusts and funds both in the UK and overseas, and supports non domicile and international clients in identifying areas of risk in their tax affairs. He also advises private clients, trusts and corporate clients on a range of complex tax issues such as restructuring, residence, non domicile/remittances, transfer pricing matters, employment and property tax and various other matters including VAT.
  
  
• Catherine Flood – Catherine advises a broad range of corporate clients within the technology, media and entertainment industries, with a particular focus on film, television and theatre. She has experience of commercial and intellectual property issues connected with the development, financing, production and exploitation of feature films, television programmes and other content across both traditional and new media platforms. She works with a broad range of clients, from individual rights holders to UK-based producers, US studios and SVOD providers.

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‘Meet you in the Metaverse’ is the sixth episode in our Digital Download series.

In this series we discuss topical issues in the digital and tech world and give you our expert views on the legal issues they give rise to. In episode six Lizzie Williams discusses the metaverse with Kostyantyn Lobov and what brands should be thinking about when establishing themselves in it.

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Q1 What does the term metaverse mean and does the metaverse exist yet?

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Q2 Will the metaverse necessarily involve blockchain and NFTs?

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Q3 What are the main potential legal issues that should be considered?

10:50
Q4 What key issues should brands focus on at this stage with a view to establishing themselves in the metaverse?

Host:

• Lizzie Williams – Lizzie Williams is a Senior Associate in the Dispute Resolution Group at Harbottle & Lewis. She advises on corporate, commercial and individual disputes, with a focus on disputes in the technology, media and entertainment sectors. Lizzie has a particular interest in disputes relating to innovative technologies and digital transformation.

Guest:

• Kostyantyn Lobov – Kostyantyn (@LawyerKostya) co-heads the firm’s Interactive Entertainment Group and advises on all aspects of Intellectual Property, Advertising and Regulatory issues. His wider client base includes brand owners, production companies and various members of the tech and creative industries.

For the latest updates follow Harbottle & Lewis on LinkedIn and on Twitter and Instagram @Harbottle_Lewis.

For more information on our Digital & Technology Group visit our website www.harbottle.com/digital-tech

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‘Succession and digital assets’ is the fifth episode in our Digital Download series.

In this series we discuss topical issues in the digital and tech world and give you our expert views on the legal issues they give rise to. In episode five Lizzie Williams discusses the knotty issue of what happens to digital assets like cryptocurrency, as well as social media accounts and intellectual property, on death with Andrew (Andy) Reay and May Delaney.

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Q1 What happens in relation to your ownership of copyrights and other IP rights on death? How do you make sure that these are dealt with appropriately?

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Q2 How can I ensure that my family can deal with my social media accounts after my death?

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Q3 Is our current wills and probate system able to deal with cryptocurrency and other crypto assets like NFTs? How do my executors access my private key and crypto wallet?

12:30
Q4 How do I make inheriting crypto assets as straightforward as possible?

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Q5 What three key pieces of advice would you give to someone wanting to ensure that their digital wealth and assets are inherited properly?

Host:

• Lizzie Williams – Lizzie Williams is a Senior Associate in the Dispute Resolution Group at Harbottle & Lewis. She advises on corporate, commercial and individual disputes, with a focus on disputes in the technology, media and entertainment sectors. Lizzie has a particular interest in disputes relating to innovative technologies and digital transformation.

Guest:

• Andrew Reay – Andrew Reay is the Probate Manager in the Private Client Group at Harbottle & Lewis. He specialises in complex and high value succession matters. He typically advises individuals, corporate trustees and charities in their capacity as Personal Representatives or beneficiaries of Estates which have international elements or which have been contested. He also advises on ‘post-death law,’ generally, including what happens to rights of action or contractual obligations after someone passes away.
  
• May Delaney – May Delaney is an Associate in the Private Client Group at Harbottle & Lewis who advises UK and international individuals and their families on the management of their personal affairs, and the preservation and transfer of family wealth. She specialises in advising “next generation” clients on the receipt of wealth. Her work includes Wills, succession planning and capital tax advice.

For the latest updates follow Harbottle & Lewis on LinkedIn and on Twitter and Instagram @Harbottle_Lewis.

For more information on our Digital & Technology Group visit our website www.harbottle.com/digital-tech

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‘The Interaction between Technology and Sport’ is the fourth episode in our Digital Download series.

In this series we discuss topical issues in the digital and tech world and give you our expert views on the legal issues they give rise to. In episode four Lizzie Williams discusses the use of technology in elite level sport, including the collection of performance data, and associated legal issues with Mike Jones.

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Q1 Have you come across interesting examples of the use of technology to achieve elite level performance in sport and are there any particular legal issues which come up frequently in that context?

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Q2 Who owns the data which is gathered about players during matches?

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Q3 How can the data be exploited and what are the potential legal issues?

8:45
Q4 How can technology and data be used to create a different experience for fans?

10:50
Q5 How are the US leading the way in technology in sports stadiums?

12:45
Q6 Is there anything traditional sport can learn from e-sports in terms of the fan experience and using data and technology in innovative ways?

Host:

• Lizzie Williams – Lizzie Williams is a Senior Associate in the Dispute Resolution Group at Harbottle & Lewis. She advises on corporate, commercial and individual disputes, with a focus on disputes in the technology, media and entertainment sectors. Lizzie has a particular interest in disputes relating to innovative technologies and digital transformation.
  
  
• Mike Jones – Mike advises on a broad range of commercial and regulatory matters in the sports, interactive entertainment and technology industries with a particular focus on the acquisition, creation and protection of commercial and intellectual property rights. Mike works with and advises sports governing bodies, live event organisers, professional sports teams, individual athletes, video game publishers and studios, rights holders and brands, and sports management agencies/promoters on a variety of matters. Mike is a member of the British Association of Sports Lawyers and LawinSport website.

For the latest updates follow Harbottle & Lewis on LinkedIn and on Twitter and Instagram @Harbottle_Lewis.

For more information on our Digital & Technology Group visit our website www.harbottle.com/digital-tech

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‘Trends in data protection enforcement’ is the third episode in our Digital Download series.

In this series we discuss topical issues in the digital and tech world and give you our expert views on the legal issues they give rise to. In episode three Lizzie Williams discusses recent GDPR enforcement trends in the UK and EU with Sacha Wilson and Shayna-Radhika Patel.

0:45
Q1 How has Brexit affected the enforcement landscape and what does it mean for businesses worried about GDPR fines?

2:20
Q2 What trends have we seen in enforcement over the last few years?

3:00
Q3 Has the pandemic affected enforcement? What does the landscape look like as we emerge from the depths of Covid?

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Q4 What are the most common types of violations across Europe that have resulted in enforcement action so far?

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Q5 Do smaller companies also need to be concerned?

8:00
Q6 Has the ICO shown any particular focus in terms of enforcement which companies should be aware of?

Host:

• Lizzie Williams – Lizzie Williams is a Senior Associate in the Dispute Resolution Group at Harbottle & Lewis. She advises on corporate, commercial and individual disputes, with a focus on disputes in the technology, media and entertainment sectors. Lizzie has a particular interest in disputes relating to innovative technologies and digital transformation.

Guests:

• Sacha Wilson – Sacha is a partner in the Technology, Media and Entertainment team at Harbottle & Lewis and joint head of the firm’s cross-departmental Advertising Group. He is a commercial and regulatory lawyer with particular expertise in advertising, tech/digital, and data privacy. He has advised clients from a variety of sectors including some of the world’s best known brands, agencies, platforms and media companies. In relation to data privacy, Sacha has advised on all the key compliance areas and has worked with a large number of clients on their GDPR compliance programmes. Sacha has particular expertise in the data privacy aspects of marketing, adtech and digital media – he frequently advises on adtech vendor arrangements, programmatic advertising, mobile apps, and innovative digital marketing projects.
  
  
• Shayna-Radhika Patel – Shayna is an associate in Harbottle & Lewis’ Technology, Media and Entertainment team and advises on a broad range of commercial agreements, intellectual property and data protection issues in this area. Shayna has particular experience advising on privacy matters, IP/IT commercial contracts and the commercialisation of various technologies including blockchain.

For the latest updates follow Harbottle & Lewis on LinkedIn and on Twitter and Instagram @Harbottle_Lewis.

For more information on our Digital & Technology Group visit our website

‘Navigating the world of NFTs’ is the second episode in our Digital Download series.

In this series we discuss topical issues in the digital and tech world and give you our expert views on the legal issues they give rise to. In episode two Lizzie Williams discusses all things NFTs with Kostyantyn Lobov and Caitlin McGivern.

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Q1 What are you purchasing when you buy an NFT?

4:33
Q2 What sort of copyright issues arise with NFTs?

6:50
Q3 How do you prevent your digital asset from being exploited in ways you do not want?

9:00
Q4 Smart contracts vs traditional contracts – how do they compare?

10:40
Q5 How do you verify that you have the necessary rights to sell via an NFT?

12:43
Q6 What sort of disputes might arise with NFTs?

14:43
Q7 Is greater legal regulation of NFTs likely any time soon?

16:15
Q8 What are three key points to consider when monetising digital assets via NFTs?

Host:

• Lizzie Williams – Lizzie Williams is a Senior Associate in the Dispute Resolution Group at Harbottle & Lewis. She advises on corporate, commercial and individual disputes, with a focus on disputes in the technology, media and entertainment sectors. Lizzie has a particular interest in disputes relating to innovative technologies and digital transformation.

Guests:

• Kostyantyn Lobov – Kostyantyn (@LawyerKostya) co-heads the firm’s Interactive Entertainment Group and advises on all aspects of Intellectual Property, Advertising and Regulatory issues. His wider client base includes brand owners, production companies and various members of the tech and creative industries.
  
  
• Caitlin McGivern – Caitlin advises media and entertainment clients on development, production and rights exploitation in the film, television and theatre industries. She acts for a range of clients including production companies (from small UK producers to major US studios), rights-holders, agencies and individual writers, directors and producers.

For the latest updates follow Harbottle & Lewis on LinkedIn, Twitter and Instagram @Harbottle_Lewis.

For more information on our Digital & Technology Group visit our website page here: www.harbottle.com/digital-tech

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