The UK did not implement the CDSM Directive with its two text and data mining (TDM) exceptions (Articles 3 and 4). Neither does the UK have any horizontal AI regulation such as the AI Act…
We tend to think that bad policy begins in parliament buildings, in closed-door meetings, or in regulatory working groups. But often, it starts elsewhere — on the street, in a café queue, or on…
Part 1 of this post outlined the decision in GEMA v OpenAI and placed it in the action workflow of large language models (LLMs) as well as explaining why treating training as “reproduction”, in the…
My impulse to write this piece came from a question at a recent Conference, where I was speaking about AI training, fair use and EU text-and-data mining (TDM). During the Q&A, someone asked about…
There is increasing recognition that, as part of its efforts to remain competitive in the race toward ever more powerful AI capabilities, Europe should invest in Public AI. That is, AI systems that…
With AI and copyright debates continuing around the world, the Australian Productivity Commission recently released its interim report on Harnessing Data and Digital Technology. The report focuses on…
In his post of September 4th, 2025, author Eugen Stoica argued for an assertion of sui generis database right protection measures as a means to counter the problem of increased web-scraping and…
Universities have long served as custodians of knowledge, investing in infrastructure - such as institutional repositories - to ensure research outputs are preserved, discoverable, and freely…
The European Copyright Society (ECS) has published its Opinion on an EU copyright framework for research. The Executive Summary is reproduced below and the full Opinion is available here. Executive…
