Patents Court holds that an AI machine is not an inventor under the Patents Act 1977
Although an AI machine is capable of an inventive process….
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Loot boxes in video games: DCMS calls for evidence
Call for evidence aims to help government understand experiences of loot boxes in video games…
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“SafetyTech”: what it is, and key legal issues
Neil Brown looks at the legal issues arising from the emergence of the latest iteration of [insertsomethinghere]tech – SafetyTech….
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Law Commission seeks views on smart contracts and digital assets
Projects aims to ensure that English law can meet the growing use of smart contracts and tackle “possession” of digital assets….
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Managing failing IT and outsourcing projects
In a companion piece to their recent article on the reasons for IT project failure, Lee Gluyas and William Hooper review the steps that can be taken to protect a party’s position where a project is failing but recovery is being attempted….
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AG Opinion: inline linking requires the consent of rights-holders
Opinion in Case C-392/19 VG Bild-Kunst v Stiftung Preußischer Kulturbesitz: inline linking requires the consent of rights-holders, but clickable links using framing do not, even if anti-copying measures are circumvented….
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AG Opinion: taxi app connecting passengers with taxi drivers is an Information Society service
A service using an electronic app to connect passengers with taxi drivers is an Information Society service under the E-Commerce Directive (2000/31/EC), as long as the app is not be inherently linked to the taxi transport service so that it does not form an integral part of it….
Court of Justice considers interpretation of Open Internet Regulation for first time
The CJEU upheld the principle of net neutrality when considering packages offered by a service provider in Hungary….
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Sir Henry Brooke Student Essay Prize Highly Commended: The greatest regulatory challenges for the Internet of 2030
This entry to our annual Sir Henry Brooke Student Essay Prize by Benjamin Evans from the University of East Anglia was highly commended by the judges. A second highly commended entry will be published next week….
Oysterware Ltd v Intentor Ltd: summary judgment refused in software copyright dispute
Application refused as there were triable issues on subsistence and infringement….