Posted on: March 11, 2023 by Hugh Johnson-Gilbert
As the controversial Online Safety Bill (“OSB”) makes its way through the House of Lords, we consider what implications it might pose for the online art world. Introduced in March 2022, the stated purpose of the OSB is to ‘make the UK the safest place in the world to be online while defending free expression’. […]
Posted on: June 25, 2020 by Amy Werbel
In 2019, the Home Office Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport published a White Paper with a plan to oblige social media companies to expand their censorship efforts through the imposition of a new statutory duty of care. Noting that “99% of 12 to 15 year olds are online,” the White Paper suggested that […]
Posted on: September 28, 2015 by Ruth Redmond-Cooper
To all IAL blog readers who would like up-to-the-minute art and antiquities updates, you can now follow us on Twitter. Our handle is @IAL_art_law. See you on the other side! You can also find us on Facebook. And of course, the blog is here to stay…