Welcome to our first roundup for 2026. In the first trimester of this year, several important developments have taken place in the EU copyright law arena. As our regular audience will know, in this…
The global debate over generative AI (genAI) and copyright has, by now, produced a voluminous body of commentary. Courts in the United States have wrestled with fair use factors in Kadrey v. Meta and…
The rapid rise of generative artificial intelligence (AI) has reignited long‑standing debates about how copyright law should balance incentives for creation with the societal benefits of…
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…
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…
