The highly anticipated EU Artificial Intelligence Act is finally here! With extra-territorial reach and wide-reaching ramifications for providers, deployers, and users of Artificial Intelligence (“AI”), the Artificial...more
3/15/2024
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Copyright ,
Data Mining ,
Data Protection ,
Data Protection Impact Assessments (DPIAs) ,
Enforcement ,
EU ,
European Parliament ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
Governance Standards ,
Innovative Technology ,
Machine Learning ,
National Security ,
OECD ,
Technology Sector
In April 2021, various professional football clubs sought to initiate a revolution against the football system as established and controlled by UEFA and FIFA. Notably, clubs such as Real Madrid, FC Barcelona, and Juventus...more
The EU Commission considers intervening in the commercial relationship between large Content and Application Providers (CAPs) and Internet Access Providers (ISPs) by introducing a sort of compensation payable by certain...more
The German media authorities (“LMA”) have completed the determination of the public value (“PV”) offers in broadcasting and telemedia services in accordance with the newly introduced Sec. 84 of the Interstate Media Treaty...more
Copyright reform is a key part of the European Union’s program to create a Digital Single Market in the EU. The European Commission’s goal is to modernize the entire EU copyright regime to reflect the digital age....more
In the lobbying battle about the new EU copyright directive between Internet giants and content producers, the creative industry gained a partial victory. On September 12, 2018, the EU Parliament, in favor of content...more
On June 6, 2018, the Commercial Court of Vienna decided in favor of private broadcaster Puls4 and determined that YouTube qualified as directly liable for copyright infringing video uploads of its users. If maintained, the...more
On April 26, 2017, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) issued a judgment on the liability of sellers of set-top boxes containing pre-installed add-ons enabling illegal access to motion pictures as well as to Pay-TV and SVoD...more
The announcement by the International Atomic Energy Agency on January 16, 2016, that the Government of Iran has satisfied its commitments under the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (“JCPOA”), has triggered “Implementation...more
On September 12, 2014, the United States (“U.S.”) and European Union (“EU”) both announced expanded sanctions related to Russia and Ukraine. These measures seek to increase pressure on the Russian Government to stop...more
In This Issue:
- Shareholder Activism in Germany
- Reinforced Ukraine-Related Sanctions on Russia
- Current Developments Foreign Direct Investment into EU Increasing
- Rising Confidence – European...more
10/9/2014
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Energy Sector ,
EU ,
European Merger Control Regulation ,
Foreign Investment ,
General Electric ,
Mergers ,
Russia ,
Sanctions ,
Shareholder Activism ,
Shareholders ,
Television Broadcast Stations ,
Ukraine
Representing about 40 million TV households, Germans now receive virtually all on-demand content by Blu-ray Disc or DVD. Video-on-demand services are set to change that over the next three to five years, says Christoph...more