Advocate General: e-book supply may not be covered by copyright distribution right

The Advocate General has issued an opinion which states that the supply of e-books may not covered by the copyright distribution right.

Interoperability: A solution to regulating AI and social media platforms

Professor Chris Marsden and Dr Rob Nicholls suggest ways to prevent a winner takes all situation among social media platforms gathering data to power AI

Technology and access to justice: benefits of overcoming barriers outweigh the challenges says Law Society

The Law Society publishes report on Technology, Access to Justice and the Rule of Law based on an assessment of 50 initiatives, qualitative interviews with more than 45 stakeholders, and an academic literature review

German legal provision prohibiting internet search engines from using newspaper or magazine snippets without the publisher’s authorisation must be disregarded

DCMS Committee issues report on immersive and addictive technologies

The House of Commons DCMS Select Committee has issued its report on immersive and addictive technologies in which it calls for regulation for video game “loot boxes”.

Techlaw News Round-Up

A round-up of other techlaw news from the past week not covered separately on the site

Disability & Innovation: The Universal Benefits of Inclusive Design - embrace the challenge

Caroline Gould urges you to attend this year's SCL Annual Lecture

UK government issues response to select committee report on online harms

The UK government has issued its response to the House of Commons Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Select Committee report on the Online Harms White Paper.

Legal Education Foundation reports a lack of progress on the digital delivery of legal services

The LEF has issued a report on digital delivery of legal services to people on low incomes

Royal Society report highlights the benefits and risks of neural interface technologies

The Royal Society has published a report on neural interfaces, highlighting the challenges, risks and opportunities for the UK.