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…
The European Copyright Society published its Opinion in Like Company. The European Copyright Society (ECS) was founded in 2012 with the aim of creating a platform for critical and independent…
In 2019 the heirs of the famous French film director, author of many Nouvelle Vague (New Wave) films, Claude Chabrol who died in 2010, brought a case against the assignees of 14 films he made between…
In bluechip Computer Aktiengesellschaft v Zentralstelle für Überspielungsrechte (ZPÜ), the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) further determines the conditions under which EU Member States…
A case about more than just a gameAlthough the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) has been shaping copyright in the EU for years, it is difficult not to get the impression that the debate…
The German company Birkenstock is widely known to the public for its sandals and has frequently been involved in litigation to protect its designs. On 12 November 2025, the District Court of Midden-…
A recent dispute before the EUIPO (European Union Intellectual Property Office) first decided by the Cancellation Division (12 June 2024) and then reversed by the Fourth Board of Appeal (5 May 2025)…
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…
