Miscellaneous

Chair:Michael Bywell, Partner, Hausfeld & Co LLP Speakers:Sarah Abram, Barrister, Brick Court ChambersGerry Facenna QC, Monckton ChambersLesley Hannah, Partner, Hausfeld & Co LLPTim Brown, Counsel, Hausfeld & Co LLP About the event:  Speakers reflect on the recent Supreme Court hearing in Lloyd v Google and the key issues arising, namely:  Policy and the relevance of…

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However, those operators do make such a communication in breach of copyright where they contribute, to giving access to such content to the public, beyond merely making those platforms available….

Read More… from CJEU rules that online platforms do not, in principle, make a communication to the public of copyright-protected content illegally posted online

EDPB adopts final version of Recommendations on Schrems II supplementary measures, adopts letter to EU Institutions on the privacy and data protection aspects of a possible digital euro and publishes joint opinion on AI Regulation….

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Adequacy decision lasts for four years and will be renewed if UK law continues to reflect EU law….

Read More… from European Commission adopts data adequacy decisions for the UK

In the light of the Colin v Cuthbert the caterpillar cakes IP dispute, Ben Evans considers the emergence of social media as a forum for dispute resolution and its impact on the rule of law…

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Legal Schema complements the UK Jurisdiction Taskforce’s Legal Statement on cryptoassets and smart contracts, the Law Commission’s review of smart contracts and related projects….

Read More… from Lawtech UK launches Legal Schema for digital documents

Commission to consider if Google is distorting competition by restricting access by third parties to user data for advertising purposes on websites and apps, while reserving such data for its own use….

Read More… from European Commission investigates conduct by Google in the online adtech sector

Siobhan McKeering from The Law Commission explains why they are looking into the law surrounding electronic documents and how it fits with other initiatives around digital technology…

Read More… from Electronic Trade Documents & Digital Assets: Inside the Law Commission’s Consultations

The ICO has pointed out that live facial recognition often involves the automatic collection of biometric data and therefore has greater potential to be used in a privacy-intrusive way….

Read More… from ICO issues opinion on use of live facial recognition technology in public places

They also want a ban on AI that can lead to unfair discrimination…

Read More… from EDPB & EDPS want ban on automated recognition of human features in public spaces