The word convergence is heavily over used in the context of the TMT sector but there can be no denying that the increasing distribution and availability of all forms of content in digital format has led to the demolition of many of the traditional boundaries between telecommunications, IT and broadcasting.
The TMT group is the focus within the firm for the skill sets needed to develop and commercialise all forms of content. The well developed skills of our communications and IT lawyers give the group a great advantage in the business implications of the latest technology in the converging TMT world.
At the same time there has also been the development of information as a tradable asset in ways that have not been seen before. The extent and value of newly created database rights; the increasing pressure to commercialise all data (including personal and publicly owned data); and the ongoing exploration and development of the laws of privacy and confidentiality all give rise to new challenges for our clients in which we have been thoroughly immersed.
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