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Etienne Valk (Institute for Information Law (IViR))

Music streaming debates series part 2: streaming and GenAI discussions in canon

February 10, 2026

Part 1 of this series gave a general overview of the copyright-related discussions regarding streaming services from the last year. In Part 2, we will gain a clearer picture of the expected…

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Gianluca Campus (University of Milan)

RTI and Medusa Film vs Perplexity AI: the first Italian lawsuit for AI training

February 3, 2026

On December 3rd, 2025, RTI SpA and Medusa Film SpA (the broadcaster and the movie production company of Mediaset Group) filed a civil lawsuit before the Court of Rome against Perplexity AI Inc. for…

Miquel Aznar Company (Universitat de València)

Fighting online piracy in 2025: expanding copyright enforcement to new intermediaries

February 2, 2026

Piracy represents the primary threat to the exploitation of audiovisual content. This threat is particularly evident in the context of live events, such as sporting competitions. The value of these…

Andres Izquierdo (American University - Washington College of Law)

IP Meets AI: Disney’s Deal with OpenAI

January 28, 2026

Generative AI has triggered a wave of legal uncertainty in copyright law, with over 70 lawsuits worldwide challenging the unlicensed use of creative works in AI training. The recent deal between…

Stephen Wyber (Knowledge Rights 21, International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions)

Looking for a Home for the Secondary Publication Right: Lessons from National Legal Frameworks

January 26, 2026

As the Commission moves towards deciding what will and will not be in the European Research Area (ERA) Act, one key question is whether it will include a Secondary Publication Right (SPR), or whether…

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Elena Izyumenko (IViR, University of Amsterdam)

VPNs, Copyright Territoriality, and Why Borders Still Matter Online: AG Rantos’ Opinion in Anne Frank Fonds (C-788/24)

January 23, 2026

Anyone working with online copyright in the EU is familiar with the underlying tension: copyright remains territorially structured, while online access routinely crosses borders. That mismatch has…

Alina Trapova (University College London), João Pedro Quintais (Institute for Information Law (IViR))

EU copyright law roundup – fourth trimester of 2025

January 22, 2026

Now that 2026 year has started with full force, it makes sense to see where 2025 left us in terms of EU copyright law during its final months (October – December). During that period, we saw some…