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Gen AI and copyright in Europe – Munich Regional Court seeks to determine the rules of the playing field

In the recent Getty Images v Stability AI decision, the UK High Court rejected Getty’s claim for secondary infringement of UK copyright on the basis that (i) an “infringing copy”, for the purposes of secondary infringement, must be “a copy” and... Read more

Preventing Core Technical Failures: Lessons from the Capita Breach

The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) investigation into Capita’s 2023 cyber attack has concluded with a £14 million fine for the group. Since the date of that attack, there have continued to be many more high-profile cyber attacks, and... Read more

What changes does the Digital Omnibus make to the EU GDPR?

Major changes to the EU’s data protection regime are included in the European Commission’s Digital Omnibus package, launched on 19 November (which we discuss more generally in this blog). According to the Commission’s accompanying notes, the... Read more

BREAKING: EU announces major digital and data simplification package and delay to AI Act

The European Commission has published its long-awaited “Digital Omnibus” simplification package, with significant changes proposed to a range of EU regulations, including the AI Act, the GDPR, the NIS2 Directive, and DORA. As detailed in our... Read more

CSRB finally published – how will this new cyber law affect you?

The UK’s cyber threat is on the rise. From headlines about major breaches at household names, to stark NCSC statistics (including a 50% surge in significant incidents) and urgent warnings from the UK Government, the message is clear. Against this... Read more

How GenAI risks are reshaping the E&O insurance market insurance industry

Ross Francis-Pike, Fernanda Dias, Natalie Donovan  The insurance market’s understanding of the risks around generative AI (GenAI) is developing, particularly as its use can impact multiple policies.  The main challenge for the sector is... Read more

CMA launches first investigations under UK’s enhanced consumer protection regime

Today the CMA announced its first investigations under the enhanced consumer protection regime that came into force in April. The investigations, which are all initially focused on drip pricing and pressure selling, target eight businesses across... Read more

You've been warned! Learnings from non-cyber regulatory action and litigation

Despite cyber-attacks dominating the media headlines this year, including against Marks and Spencer, the Co-op and Jaguar Land Rover, the majority of data breaches that occur actually stem from non-cyber incidents, particularly from human error... Read more

BREAKING: UK High Court hands down decision in Getty Images v Stability AI

Yesterday, the UK High Court handed down its highly anticipated decision in Getty Images v Stability AI. The headline is that Getty’s claim for secondary copyright infringement failed, but Stability AI was found liable (in part) for trade mark... Read more

Commission makes preliminary finding that TikTok and Meta may have breached DSA

The European Commission has issued preliminary findings that both TikTok and Meta have breached transparency obligations under the Digital Services Act (“DSA”) by failing to grant researchers adequate access to public data (i.e. data that is... Read more