The 2017 edition of Media, Advertising, & Entertainment Law Throughout the World is now available 

Written by members of Multilaw and published by Thomson Reuters,  the 2017 edition of Media, Advertising, and Entertainment Law Throughout the World provides a concise and current overview of media, advertising, entertainment, and art law in more than 30 countries. This resource provides a starting point for media and entertainment attorneys and business people in understanding the law of other countries. We are grateful to each of the member firms who contributed and special thanks to this year's Editor in Chief,  Julie McConihay from member firm Frost Brown Todd LLC.

This edition covers the laws of 39 jurisidictions. The text is organised by country for easy reference, contains uniformly organised chapters for ease of use, and has useful appendixes.

Edition highlights include:

• coverage of the Belgian Privacy Commission’s proceedings against Facebook and analysis of recent Belgian cases of comparative advertising 

• review of the Canadian Court of Appeal’s decision in Google Inc. v. Equustek Solutions Inc. granting a worldwide injunction against Google Inc. including the defendant’s websites in search results 

• extensive coverage of recent amendments to Chinese media laws, including the new codification of false advertising  and the Advertising Code of Conduct

• the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India’s new initiatives to uncover misleading advertising, including the use of social media 

• a recent case in Ireland setting out a four-step test for identifying a breach of the constitutional right to privacy 

• review of New Zealand’s Harmful Digital Communications Act 2015 

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