Artificial Intelligence (AI)

For the first time, a German court has addressed the "Prompter's" claim to authorship in the output. The District Court of Munich (AG München, Judgment of Feb 13, 2026 – 142 C 9786/25) offers a…

 The rapid rise of generative artificial intelligence (AI) has reignited long‑standing debates about how copyright law should balance incentives for creation with the societal benefits of…

 On 10 March the European Parliament adopted a report on copyright and generative artificial intelligence, tabled by the Committee on Legal Affairs. The report urges the European Commission to…

 This post continues the discussion initiated in my recent contribution and turns from legislative developments to emerging administrative practice. In late 2025, two related AI-assisted works were…

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…

 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…

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…

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…

As we enter a new year, we would like to take this opportunity to pass on our best wishes for 2026 to all of our readers, as well as reflect on developments in copyright over the past year. Last year…