The Online Safety Act (the OSA) received Royal Assent on 26 October 2023 and is now in force.
The OSA establishes an extensive regulatory framework for providers of online user-to-user services and search services with...more
8/16/2024
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The amended bill aims to safeguard freedom of expression whilst still protecting children and adult users in the online environment.
The Online Safety Bill (the Bill) was introduced by the UK government on 17 March 2022....more
The bill has been introduced into the UK’s Parliament with various amendments to the initial draft published in May 2021, reflecting the extensive feedback received and the challenges in reaching a consensus.
In March...more
10/3/2022
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A year on from the national implementation deadline of the Directive on copyright in the Digital Single Market, the CJEU has upheld controversial Article 17.
In September 2016, the European Commission announced its...more
Recent developments at the CJEU give some shape to the practical implications of Article 17 of the Copyright Directive.
7 June 2021 was the implementation deadline for the Copyright in the Digital Single Market Directive...more
UK strives to “be a leader in AI technology” as it sets out its next steps for the regulation of artificial intelligence.
On 23 March 2021, the UK Intellectual Property Office (IPO) published the outcome of its...more
5/21/2021
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The European Commission has published draft updated standard contractual clauses in light of the Schrems II decision.
On 12 November 2020, the European Commission (the Commission) published a draft implementing decision,...more
12/8/2020
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