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European Union lawmakers recently gave final approval to the Artificial Intelligence Act, or “AI Act,” in a 71-8 vote with 7 abstentions. The AI Act is the first of its kind, and could influence other governments’ efforts to regulate AI technology by setting an example of what such regulations look like. The European AI act […]

A recent paper proposed a series of private-law-centered solutions to overcome data lockout in situations where digital platforms are using contract law to prevent the use of data for research purposes. Although companies generally lack IP rights over the data that’s hosted on their digital platforms, they control its use via digital locks and contractual […]

In a win for information justice, the Court of Justice of the European Union recently ruled that there was an overriding public interest in disclosing “harmonised standards” of the EU. Public.Resource.Org Inc. and Right to Know CLG had requested access to four harmonized standards adopted by the European Committee for Standardization (CEN), which the European […]

Author Justin Diamond

The COMMUNIA Association recently published a report on researchers’ first-hand experiences using copyrighted materials to conduct valuable research – and shaped these perspectives into recommendations for copyright reform at the national, EU, and international level. Interviews with librarians, linguists, historians, computer scientists, and many other kinds of researchers were used to answer questions such as: […]

In the global discourse surrounding technological advancements, Africa’s engagement with Artificial Intelligence (AI) is increasingly gaining attention, particularly within legal and regulatory spheres. The recent Ninth Session of the WIPO Conversation on Intellectual Property and Frontier Technologies provided a platform to delve into the status of AI on the continent, shedding light on its legal […]