This LawFlash summarizes key EU copyright aspects of the European AI Office’s third draft of its General-Purpose AI Code of Practice developed in connection with the EU AI Act. The Code of Practice sets out “commitments” and...more
While artificial intelligence has not quite yet achieved singularity, the last fortnight brought about a substantial update to the AI regulatory landscape. As of February 2, Chapters I and II of the EU AI Act have entered...more
The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU), the EU’s highest court, recently announced its significant Lindenapotheke decision, permitting companies to use the General Data Protection Regulation in business-to-business...more
The European Data Protection Board (EDPB), the umbrella group of the EU’s data protection authorities, has issued new Guidelines 01/2024 of October 9, 2024 on the processing of personal data based on the legitimate interest...more
The German Data Protection Conference (DSK) on September 11, 2024 published guidance on asset deals (the Guidelines) that distinguishes between various stages of a sale process and the relevant personal data that can be...more
When focusing on getting a company off the ground and ensuring success for those involved—founders, employees, investors, etc.—there are some concerns regarding artificial intelligence (AI) that would be wise to keep in mind....more
The European Union’s new AI Act (the Act) went into efect on 1 August 2024. The Act is the first-ever comprehensive law focused on artifcial intelligence and machine learning (collectively, AI). The Act impacts many...more
The European Commission, UK Competition and Markets Authority, US Department of Justice, and US Federal Trade Commission have issued for the first time a joint statement outlining their commitment to working together to...more
Regulation almost always follows innovation, and the AI sector is no exception. The EU’s Artificial Intelligence Act is a world premiere. Published in the EU’s Official Journal on July 12 after many months of intense debate,...more
The European Union’s new AI Act (Act) will come into effect on August 1, 2024. The Act is the world’s first comprehensive artificial intelligence and machine learning (collectively, AI) focused law. It will have a sweeping...more
The EU AI Act was adopted by the Council of the European Union on May 21, 2024. It will be officially published in the EU Official Journal during the second half of July and likely to come into force by August this year,...more
The lead negotiators of the Council of the EU and the European Parliament have reached an agreement on a new EU regulation for the European Health Data Space (EHDS). Once adopted, the regulation will expand individuals’...more
The European Court of Justice (CJEU) recently issued a significant final decision affecting the online advertising industry, particularly concerning the Transparency and Consent Framework (TCF) developed by the Interactive...more
A recent decision by the Court of Justice of the European Union will extend the EU General Data Protection Regulation’s automated decision-making restrictions to many present and future use cases of such technologies. While...more
The new EU AI Act contains provisions that reach beyond EU borders that could conflict with US copyright law, among others, when proprietary datasets are used for AI training. Therefore, US companies doing business in Europe...more
While the European Parliament and European Commission look to finalize the EU Artificial Intelligence (AI) Act, many are interested to see how its relationship with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) will play out,...more
After lengthy negotiations, representatives of the EU Council, European Parliament, and European Commission have reached a compromise in principle on rules for the use of artificial intelligence (AI), ushering in new...more
The Council of the European Union adopted the Data Act on November 27, 2023. The Data Act, together with the Data Governance Act and EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), as key elements of the broader European data...more
In two recent judgments, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) mandated information access rights by independent vehicle repairers to vehicle data under Regulation (EU) 2018/858. The judgments are likely to facilitate access to...more
Welcome to the 37th edition of our newsletter on developments in the automotive industry, published by Morgan Lewis’s automotive and mobility team with contributions from lawyers in our offices around the globe. We counsel...more
Representatives from the European Parliament, the European Council, and the European Commission agreed on wording to Article 6 of the draft AI Act addressing important classification rules for high-risk artificial...more
The EU AI Act is currently still in the negotiation phase, or trilogue, in Brussels. If passed, it will have a significant impact on the M&A sector. The EU is encouraging European companies to become more active in the...more
India enacted its new privacy law—the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023 (DPDP Act) on August 11. Once in effect, the DPDP Act will replace the relevant provisions of the Information Technology Act, 2000, Information...more
Welcome to the 36th edition of our newsletter on developments in the automotive industry, published by Morgan Lewis’s automotive and mobility team with contributions from lawyers in our offices around the globe. We counsel...more
The EU-US Data Privacy Framework (DPF) became effective on July 10, and on the same day, the European Commission adopted an Adequacy Decision relating to the DPF. As a successor of the EU-US Privacy Shield, the EU-US DPF...more