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…
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…
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…
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…
Around the world, governments are developing legal frameworks to address artificial intelligence. The European Union has adopted a comprehensive AI Act regulating high-risk systems, while South Korea…
Italy has officially entered the age of artificial intelligence regulation. After more than a year of adjustments, the long-awaited Italian law on AI has finally been approved - marking a turning…
In August, I spoke at the Panama International Book Fair, in an event co-hosted by World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), the Panama Copyright Office, the Ministry of Culture, and the…
