By: Dr. Thomas Nietsch and Andreas Müller
On 31 July 2024 the Higher Regional Court of Koblenz (Oberlandesgericht Koblenz) has rejected an appeal to a verdict of the Regional Court of Koblenz (Landgericht Koblenz) for deletion of an interview published on YouTube, due to lacking a prospect of success (case number 4 U 238/23).
Read MoreBy Paul R. Haswell and Cameron Abbott
As much as artificial intelligence (AI) remains a hot topic to companies and individuals alike, there remains limited detailed regulation in place. The European Union published its Artificial Intelligence Act on 12 July 2024, but other jurisdictions have been slow or piecemeal in its regulation of AI.
Read MoreBy Cameron Abbott, Rob Pulham, Damien Timms, Dadar Ahmadi-Pirshahid and Adam Asadurian
Some key compliance dates approach for responsible entities of critical infrastructure assets under the Security of Critical Infrastructure Act (SOCI Act).
Read MoreBy Cameron Abbott, Rob Pulham, Stephanie Mayhew and Lauren Hrysomallis
ASIC has further focused its attention on the duties of companies and directors with regards to cyber resilience with the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC).
Read MoreBy Claude-Étienne Armingaud and Kenza Berrada
Digital intermediation service platforms within the sectors of chauffeur-driven transportation and goods delivery have new responsibilities since the enactment of Decree no. 2024-388 on 25 April 2024. Operating under the framework established by Article L. 7345-1 of the French Labor Code, this Decree has initiated a systematic collection and transmission protocol for data concerning platform workers’ activities to the French Employment Platforms Social Relations Authority (ARPE).
Read MoreBy Claude-Étienne Armingaud & Sophie Verstraeten
The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) recently launched a consultation series on how data protection laws should apply to the development and use of generative AI models (“Gen AI”). In the coming months, the ICO will publish further views on how to interpret specific requirements of UK GDPR and Part 2 of the DPA 2018 in relation to Gen AI. This first part of the consultation focusses on whether it is lawful to train Gen AI on personal data scraped from the web. The consultation seeks feedback from stakeholders with an interest in Gen AI.
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