Artificial Intelligence (AI)

Thomas Margoni (KU Leuven Centre for IT & IP Law) , João Pedro Quintais (Institute for Information Law (IViR)) , Sebastian Felix Schwemer ( Københavns Universitet Centre for Information and Innovation Law (CIIR), University of Copenhagen)

Algorithmic propagation: do property rights in data increase bias in content moderation? Part I

June 8, 2022

Image by Gerd Altmann from Pixabay Introduction This two-part blog post offers a reflection on the topic of content moderation and bias mitigation measures in copyright law. It explores the…

Oleksandr Bulayenko (Institute for Information Law (IViR) and Centre for International Intellectual Property Studies (CEIPI)) , João Pedro Quintais (Institute for Information Law (IViR)) , Daniel Gervais (Vanderbilt University Law School) , Joost Poort (Institute for Information Law (IViR))

AI Music Outputs: Challenges to the Copyright Legal Framework - Part II

April 25, 2022

Imagen de Gordon Johnson en Pixabay This post is the second instalment of an analysis of a recent report, a part of the reCreating Europe project, on the application of EU copyright and related…

Oleksandr Bulayenko (Institute for Information Law (IViR) and Centre for International Intellectual Property Studies (CEIPI)) , João Pedro Quintais (Institute for Information Law (IViR)) , Daniel Gervais (Vanderbilt University Law School) , Joost Poort (Institute for Information Law (IViR))

AI Music Outputs: Challenges to the Copyright Legal Framework – Part I

April 22, 2022

Imagen de Gordon Johnson en Pixabay The creation and development of copyright law are closely connected to technological and associated business transformations (see, e.g. here). It is therefore…

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

EU copyright law round up – first trimester of 2022

April 6, 2022

Photo by Markus Spiske on Unsplash Welcome to the first trimester of the 2022 round up of EU copyright law! We started this rubric back in 2021. In this series, we update readers every three months…

Rita Matulionyte (Macquarie Law School)

The (forgotten) moral rights in the age of AI

February 7, 2022

Debate on AI and IP continues Copyright and Artificial Intelligence (AI) or, more specifically, Machine Learning (ML) has become a hotly debated topic. It has attracted attention not only among…

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

EU copyright law round up – fourth trimester of 2021

December 27, 2021

Photo by Markus Spiske on Unsplash Welcome to the fourth and final trimester of 2021 round up of EU copyright law! We started this rubric in the beginning of 2021. In this series, we update readers…

Begoña González Otero (Max Planck Institute for Innovation and Competition)

The Jungle Bird, El Diablo, and the Zombie or Machine Learning Models, Computer Programs and Copyright put to the test

December 13, 2021

Image by Dorothée QUENNESSON from Pixabay European and international policymakers have raised how artificial intelligence (AI) interacts with intellectual property (IP) law on several occasions…

Alina Trapova (University College London)

AI and IP – to legislate or not? UKIPO’s public consultation seeks evidence

December 1, 2021

Photo by Rock'n Roll Monkey on Unsplash On 29 October 2021, the UK Intellectual Property Office launched a public consultation looking at how the copyright and patent regimes should deal with…

Daniel Gervais (Vanderbilt University Law School)

Self-driving Culture

November 25, 2021

Image by Seanbatty from Pixabay It is well known that self-driving vehicles are a positive development. I, for one, living in the US and thus having no access to decent public transport, must use…