The Upper Tribunal has issued its decision in TikTok Inc & Anor v The Information Commissioner [2026] UKUT 277 (AAC). The Information Commissioner was concerned about TikTok’s processing of children’s personal data. Following an investigation, the Commissioner imposed a £12.7 million monetary penalty on TikTok for breaches of Articles 5(1)(a), 8, 12 and 13 of…
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The Court of Justice of the European Union has ruled in Autorità per le Garanzie nelle Comunicazioni (AGCOM) v Google Ireland Limited (Case C-421/24) that Google may be unable to rely on the hosting exemption under the E-Commerce Directive (2000/31/EC) where, under a commercial partnership with a content creator, it reviewed the essential content of…
Tom Bridgwater and Melissa Chung look a recent UKIPO decision which point to a new approach to patentability of computer program and presentation of information following the Supreme Court’s decision in Emotional Perception AI …
Emma Ruane summarises the lessons from recent Court of Appeal decision concerning witness coaching by AI….
The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) has ruled in Anne Frank Fonds v Anne Frank Stichting (C-788/24) that a work may be made available online free of charge in Member States where it has entered the public domain, even if copyright protection continues in other Member States. However, publishers must implement effective…
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The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has launched an investigation into Microsoft following concerns that customers may not have been given clear information upfront about subscription options when changes were made to Microsoft 365 Personal and Family plans, including the addition of new features such as Copilot. From January 2025, Microsoft automatically gave existing customers…
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The Court of Appeal has issued its ruling in JJH Enterprises Ltd (trading as ValueLicensing) v Microsoft Corp and others [2026] EWCA Civ 872 dismissing Microsoft’s appeal in the long-running dispute with ValueLicensing over the resale of “used” software licences. The underlying proceedings concern alleged breaches of competition law, but the appeal turned on a…
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The Court of Justice of the European Union has dismissed Google and Alphabet’s appeal in Case C-738/22 P | Google and Alphabet v Commission, confirming the €4,125 billion fine imposed in the long-running Android competition case. Background The case arose in the context of the European Commission’s 2018 decision finding that Google had abused a…
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In WebGroup Czech Republic & NKL Associates (C 188/24) and Coyote System (C 190/24), the Court of Justice of the EU issued a ruling which addresses two politically sensitive issues: age verification for online content and restrictions on user-generated information services. The cases arose in the context of French laws requiring pornographic websites to implement…
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In Case T-1078/23 | Meta Platforms v Commission, the EU’s General Court annulled the European Commission’s decision designating Meta as a gatekeeper for Marketplace under the Digital Markets Act. However, it maintained the gatekeeper designation for Meta’s interpersonal communications service, Messenger. In September 2023, the European Commission designated Meta as a gatekeeper under the DMA….