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Artificial intelligence (AI) is transforming the way we work, and as businesses shift more and more of their operations to AI technologies, there are some legal implications that must be considered including regulatory compliance and ethical, commercial, intellectual property and data privacy related issues.

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Tech Regulation

Insights and resources to help navigate the increasingly complex regulatory tech landscape.

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Gaming

Gaming

Gaming companies and developers are facing a raft of new regulations. To avoid pressing pause on their operations, gaming companies will need to act now to continue operating under the new EU Digital Markets Act (DMA).

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Metaverse

Metaverse

The opportunities within the metaverse are vast, making it essential to understand its complexity and the risks.

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NFTs

NFTs

What is an NFT and how is it different from a fungible, or any other, token? How can the ownership of a tangible item be represented by an intangible token? Does the owner of an NFT own the underlying object or asset it might represent? Are NFTs regulated and, if so, how?

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The future of supply chains

The future of supply chains

Businesses are increasingly looking to make substantial changes to realign their supply chains globally, a trend accelerated recently by the global pandemic.

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Digital infrastructure insights

Our Digital Infrastructure practice comprises an integrated and global team of lawyers across key practice areas including Corporate, Banking, Projects, Data Protection, Competition and Real Estate, who advise investors, operators, developers and service providers active in this space.

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FinTech hub

FinTech hub

Blockchain/DLT, smart contracts, cryptocurrencies, cryptoassets, DeFi and other FinTech technologies are having a significant impact upon the financial services sector.

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Data Protection Report

Data Protection Report

Our dedicated global practice is composed of more than 80 information governance, privacy and cybersecurity lawyers based in many of the world’s key risk jurisdictions.

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    The Commission’s guidelines on AI systems – what can we infer?

    The Commission’s guidelines on AI systems – what can we infer?

    The EU’s AI Act imposes extensive obligations on the development and use of AI.

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    Artificial intelligence
    EU AI Act: First provisions hit 2 February

    EU AI Act: First provisions hit 2 February

    The EU AI Act’s obligations begin to apply from 2 February. The first obligations to apply are the prohibitions, which ban the provision or use of AI in some scenarios. Fines are up to 7% of total worldwide annual turnover for non-compliance.

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    Artificial intelligence
    UK Government consults on copyright and Artificial Intelligence

    UK Government consults on copyright and Artificial Intelligence

    The UK government has issued a new consultation, Copyright and Artificial Intelligence, under which it is proposing to address a tension that exists between:

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    Artificial intelligence
    The EDPB Opinion on training AI models using personal data and recent Garante fine: lawful deployment of LLMs

    The EDPB Opinion on training AI models using personal data and recent Garante fine: lawful deployment of LLMs

    The final days of 2024 were very eventful in the world of AI and data protection: the European Data Protection Board (EDPB) published its Article 64 General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) opinion on training AI models using personal data (the EDPB Opinion).

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    Artificial intelligence
    Data protection and training AI models: Deployers must assess whether the models they use were developed lawfully

    Data protection and training AI models: Deployers must assess whether the models they use were developed lawfully

    The European Data Protection Board (EDPB) was asked by the Irish supervisory authority to issue an Opinion under Article 64(2) General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) on AI models and processing personal data (the Opinion). The Opinion sets out the EDPB’s answers to the four questions the Irish supervisory authority put to it.

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    Artificial intelligence

    Revised Product Liability Directive (introducing rules on strict liability for AI and other software) entered in the EU's statute book

    Directive (EU) 2024/2853 on liability for defective products (the Revised Product Liability Directive) was published in the Official Journal of the European Union on 18 November 2024.

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    Artificial intelligence

    Germany: Copyright and ad blockers

    Does a browser plug-in that suppresses advertisements on websites (a so-called “ad blocker”) by manipulating browser-generated data structures constitute an unauthorised modification of a computer program, and so amount to an infringement of copyright under Germany copyright law?

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    Intellectual property

    Artificial Intelligence: deployment in company secretarial and governance functions

    The integration of Artificial Intelligence (AI), including Generative AI, into company secretarial and governance tasks, such as recording or otherwise assisting with board meeting minutes, has the potential to enhance efficiency and productivity.

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    Artificial intelligence

    Skykick v Sky: The UK Supreme Court's decision

    The UK Supreme Court has handed down its hotly-anticipated trade mark decision in the Skykick v Sky case. The Supreme Court judgment was given notwithstanding that the parties having settled the dispute, indicating the significance of the points of law that were raised in the case.

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