AMAR REITER JEANNE SHOCHATOVITCH & CO
Media
"They are professional, responsive and original. They work very well as a team, they are coordinated… I am very happy working with them.""Very experienced team with a wide coverage of disciplines and excellent availability." “Robust team with a highly regarded name in the telecoms and media markets.” “Eyal Roy Sage is one of the big names in TV representation“ “Strong litigious practice in the field including the handling of class actions.” “The best for media work” “Great value for money’ and has an impressive roster of mobile phone operator clients” “They are very professional, smart and sharp. They understand all of our business and truly know our goals“ “Highly regarded by clients. The firm has momentum”
Our leading media practice is one of the largest and most experienced practices in Israel. Our experience is based on long-term legal assistance to commercial and public television and radio broadcasters, multi-channel broadcasting companies, new media companies, fixed line and cellular communications companies, internet service providers and international technology giants to whom we provide routine services, including regulatory advice, commercial advice and assistance in courts.
Based on many years’ experience and our well-grounded technological background, we handling the most complex areas in the field of communications. We deal, among others, with complex questions such as ISP liability for the downloading of content by their customers, screening and classification of content, regulation of content on the internet, slander and freedom of expression.
Our clients in this field include ‘traditional’ broadcast and production entities (commercial, multi-channel and public television and radio stations) and new media entities (downloading and streaming of media on demand on the internet, cellular telephones and gaming consoles).
The matters that we have handled in this field include:
Regulatory compliance.
Libel claims.
Collective content licenses by authors and performers.
Broadcasting of content over the internet, cellular telephones and gaming consoles.
Purchasing and production of content.
Broadcast of advertisements and sponsorships.
Preparation of responses to public hearings and participation in discussions of the Knesset committees.
Internet neutrality.
Appealing administrative decisions.
Classification of broadcasts and video games.
Liability for third party content.
Supervision of internet broadcasts.
Screening of content and obstruction of access to sites.
Sport broadcasts.
Entertainment services on airplanes.
19.12.2018 | Adv. Eyal Roy Sage took part in an international seminar, organized by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) in cooperation with the Israel Ministry of Justice.
Adv. Eyal Roy Sage, our head of Intellectual Property and Privacy department and a founding partner of our firm, took […]
19.02.2018 | Chambers & Partners Ranks Three AYR Practices and Four AYR Partners
Chambers & Partners 2018 ranks three AYR practices: Dispute Resolution – Class Actions; Real Estate; and TMT (Technology, Media and Telecommunications): […]
12.01.2017 | Tel Aviv District Court Refuses to Order that ISPs Block “Popcorn Time”
The Tel Aviv District Court refused an application by several broadcasters and production companies to order several large ISPs to […]
11.01.2017 | The Antitrust Tribunal Finally Orders IFPI, an Association of the Recording Industry, to Grant Licences to IPTV Operators
The Antitrust Tribunal has intermittently debated IFPI, an association of record labels that collectively grants licences to radio and TV […]
29.01.2016 | Microsoft Israel Is the Wrong Defendant in Claims Relating to Bing
AYR acted for Microsoft Israel in a claim related to various publications that appeared in Bing search results. The court […]
07.01.2016 | Eyal Roy Sage will speak at a roundtable on Israel’s new Design Law as it applies to typefaces
Other notable speakers include the Ministry of Justice’s Ms. Na’ama Daniel, the Registrar of Designs, Mr. Assa Kling, District Court […]
29.09.2015 | Access to Popcorn Time Internet Sites to Remain Open in the Interim, Supreme Court Decides
The Supreme Court denied leave to appeal a District Court’s decision, refusing to order ISPs to block access to websites […]
