On 12 July 2024, the European Union's Artificial Intelligence Act, Regulation (EU) 2024/1689 ("EU AI Act") was published in the EU Official Journal, making it the first comprehensive horizontal legal framework for the...more
A series of recent rulings from the Court of Justice of the European Union ("CJEU") has reaffirmed the country of origin principle set forth in the e-Commerce Directive ("ECD")—which provides that, except in limited...more
Germany evaluates AI-specific legislation needs and actively engages in international initiatives.
Laws/Regulations directly regulating AI (the “AI Regulations”)
Currently, with the exception of minor references to AI...more
5/20/2024
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The EU introduces the pioneering EU AI Act, aiming to become a global hub for human-centric, trustworthy AI.
Laws/Regulations directly regulating AI (the “AI Regulations”)
The primary legislative proposal for regulating...more
On January 22, 2024, the pre-final text of the European Union's Artificial Intelligence Act ("EU AI Act") – the world's first comprehensive horizontal legal framework for the regulation of AI systems across the EU – leaked...more
On November 27, 2023, the European Union ("EU") adopted the final text of the Data Act, marking an effort to create a harmonized, cross-sectoral data sharing framework with the stated goal of ensuring fair access to and use...more
11/30/2023
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European Commission ,
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New Legislation ,
Personal Data ,
Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (SMEs) ,
Technology Sector
Welcome to the third edition of our AI Legal News Summer Roundup! After five class actions were filed between June 28 and July 11 (as reported on in our first edition of this series), on July 21, another class action lawsuit...more
8/10/2023
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Australia ,
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Deep Fake ,
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EU ,
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Microsoft ,
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South Korea ,
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Germany's Federal Constitutional Court holds that the question should be referred to the European Court of Justice -
Is a data subject entitled to compensation from a controller or processor if the data subject's GDPR...more
White & Case Technology Newsflash -
On 25 May 2018, the European General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) entered into force. The GDPR is intended to harmonize data protection regulations within the EU, whereby member...more