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…
Part 1 of this post examined how the OLG Hamburg’s ruling in Kneschke v. LAION gives concrete meaning to the requirement that TDM opt-outs be machine-readable and machine-actionable, while also…
Last week, the OLG Hamburg provided the first genuinely substantive judicial engagement with what constitutes a machine-readable rights reservation under Article 4(3) of the DSM Directive in an AI…
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…
After the adoption of the AI Act (AIA), the matter seemed to have been settled. With regard to generative AI models (GenAI), Recital 105 AIA refers explicitly to the exceptions for text and…
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On 4 March 2025, the London School of Economics (LSE) hosted an event dedicated to exploring the intersection of AI and IP within the creative industries. The…
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The debate on whether works protected by copyright can be used for the training of artificial intelligence (AI) has reached India. While dozens of US…
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Regular readers of the Kluwer Copyright Blog may already be familiar with the excellent reviews of the first two rulings on the European Union’s new text…
