Category Archives: Internet & domains

Artificial Intelligence and Deepfakes: the report of the US Copyright Office

With the rise of artificial intelligence, have spread new ways of creating digital content which, sometimes, cannot be distinguished from the original ones. In this context, the issue of digital replicas is particularly relevant, for this reason the US Copyright Office (USCO) has recently published a report with the aim of regulating the topic more […]

The EU rejects the Appeal of Bytedance: TikTok remains a Gatekeeper subjected to DMA

The EU Court by the decision issued on July 17th 2024 (case T-1077/23) rejected the appeal brought by Bytedance Ltd – parent company of TikTok – confirming that this company is to be considered a gatekeeper pursuant to the EU Digital Markets Act (EU Reg. 2022/1925, so-called DMA) and, as such, is subjected to obligations […]

Fair use and meme: the decision of the USA Court of Appeal

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On July 7th 2024, the Court of Appeal of the United States issued an important judgment on the protection of a meme, generally known as an image or video that, combined in some cases with a caption, is usually aimed at entertaining and made to be widely shared on the internet, mainly through social media. […]

Court of Justice of the European Union: yes to damage compensation for theft of personal data from an app

On June 20, 2024, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) issued a significative decision on the right to compensation of damages caused by the breach of the General Data Protection Regulation (EU Reg. 2016/679 GDPR). The decision came from the preliminary ruling requests proposed by the Court of Munich (Amtsgericht München) in […]