Estonia Estonia is a country that favours a free press and the development of its media and entertainment industry. Estonia’s media policy is considered to be in line with the European Union (EU) media policy and in 2021 Estonia ranked 15th in the world in the Press Freedom Index. Estonian entrepreneurs have started a project […]
We are helping the Estonian streaming platform Fairmus to make the payment model of music streaming services more transparent and to create an opportunity for musicians to earn a fair fee for their work. Fairtrade music Founded by Tõnis Kivisild, Juko-Mart Kõlar, Kristjan Ulst, and Reigo Ahven, the company is a fair trade system of […]
We are providing pro bono legal assistance to journalists from TVNET GRUPA and the Baltic Center for Investigative Journalism Re:Baltica in connection with the persecution and intimidation of journalists carried out by a private individual. Highlighting the issue To protect their rights, journalists have turned to law enforcement agencies, as well as asking senior state […]
We provided legal assistance to Ivonna Plaude, Editor-in-Chief of Independent News of Tukums, in a dispute against Tukums Municipal Council for insulting her honour and dignity. About the dispute The dispute was connected to the publication of false and defamatory information in the municipal newsletter. In June 2021, Plaude applied to the court, asking for […]
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In 2021, Sorainen assisted All Media Latvia (TV3 Group company in Latvia) by providing the necessary legal support with contract law and civil law matters. About All Media Latvia All Media Latvia operates the TV channel TV3 Latvija, the news site skaties.lv, the radio station StarFM and other mass media outlets well-known among the public. Our […]
