18 November 2025
If It Looks Like a Duck
Wie urheberrechtlich geschütztes Material durch generative KI genutzt werden darf, zählt weltweit zu den meistdiskutierten Fragen des Urheberrechts. Der Ausgang der zahlreichen Verfahren gegen KI-Anbieter gilt vielen als grundlegende Entscheidung über die Zukunft sowohl generativer KI als auch des kulturellen Schaffens. Das Landgericht München hat nun als erstes Gericht in der EU darüber entschieden, wie die Nutzung urheberrechtlich geschützter Materialien durch generative KI-Modelle rechtlich zu bewerten ist. Continue reading >>
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17 November 2025
The Omnibus Package of the EU Commission
The European Commission is planning a fundamental overhaul of European digital regulation, and it wants to move quickly. On 19 November, it intends to publish draft legislation for an omnibus package designed to simplify, reduce bureaucracy, and harmonise various legal acts. The draft was leaked last week, and it is a tough one for everyone who appreciates fundamental rights-oriented regulation. If the proposals obtain the necessary majorities in the legislative process, the cornerstones of data protection law would be fundamentally changed. Continue reading >>17 October 2025
Chatbots, Teens, and the Lure of AI Sirens
On 26 August 2025, the parents of 16-year-old Adam Raine filed a lawsuit against OpenAI and its CEO, following their son’s suicide, allegedly influenced by ChatGPT. The case sparked an FTC inquiry and renewed debates on the psychological risks of AI chatbots for minors. Drawing from this lawsuit, the article examines the mental health implications of AI-driven conversational agents, explores legal and technical measures to protect children, and assesses the role of tort law in regulating AI developers. Continue reading >>
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18 September 2025
A Warm Body in the Loop
Brussels has recently signalled a shift in its approach to technology regulation, with a focus on simplification through various Omnibus packages. In the digital context and beyond the stated goal of cutting “red tape,” these packages offer an opportunity to reconsider the foundations of human involvement in regulation across EU legal instruments in the age of AI. This post examines human-AI interaction in EU technology regulation and examines whether such involvement is meaningful or merely symbolic. Continue reading >>
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17 July 2025
Copyright, AI, and the Future of Internet Search before the CJEU
With Like Company v Google, the first groundbreaking AI copyright case is now headed to the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU). In this case, a Hungarian press publisher challenges Google and its Gemini chatbot for reproducing and communicating its editorial content without authorisation. The Court’s decision will establish the legal framework for AI’s relationship with copyright and press publishers’ rights across the EU. It will potentially reshape how generative AI systems can or cannot lawfully access, process and reproduce journalistic and other protected content. This may even fundamentally affect the economic and technical architecture of future AI development. Continue reading >>
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16 July 2025
The GPAI Code of Practice
On 10 July 2025, the European Commission published the final version of its Code of Practice for General-Purpose AI (GPAI) – a voluntary rulebook developed by a group of independent experts and more than 1,400 stakeholders from industry, academia, civil society, and rightsholders. The Code is meant to prepare providers for what’s ahead: it offers a straightforward way to start complying with future obligations under the AI Act. Its success will ultimately depend on whether it manages to reduce compliance burdens and provide legal certainty. Even if not universally adopted, it could still serve as a regulatory benchmark under the AI Act. Continue reading >>
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17 June 2025
Artificial Constitutionalism?
Large language models (LLMs) are rapidly becoming embedded in everyday life, serving functions that range from professional assistance to entertainment and even emotional support. As their popularity and adoption grow, so do the legal questions surrounding their use – especially when interactions with individuals result in harm. A crucial threshold issue in establishing the legal framework applicable to LLMs, including the responsibilities of their developers, is whether their outputs – often resembling human expression – can receive constitutional protection as “speech” The question is also key to determining the applicable legal regime, the liability of AI developers for such content, and its potential consequences for individuals. Continue reading >>06 May 2025
Anatomy of a Fall
On 11 February 2025, the Commission published its 2025 work programme and revealed the likely withdrawal of the Proposal for an Artificial Intelligence Liability Directive (‘AILD proposal’), citing “no foreseeable agreement” among Member States. This blog post highlights the proposed AILD’s main merits and shortcomings and it explores the implications of its likely withdrawal for EU tech regulation by clarifying the interplay between AI liability rules, the AI Act, and the PLD. Continue reading >>
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18 February 2025
The De-Regulatory Turn of the EU Commission
The current events in the US, especially the takeover of executive branches by the non-elected private citizen Elon Musk, left legal scholars and other constitutional experts in a state of shocked disbelief. From a European perspective, many consider such a development unthinkable. However, we should not be too certain about that. The current decision of the EU Commission to carry out a “de-regulatory turn” illustrates how strongly a technical innovation narrative – one that has contributed to the success of individuals like Musk and their corporate conglomerates – is catching on globally. Continue reading >>
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14 February 2025
Rethinking Remembrance
Can commemorative practices such as memorials, museums, and national remembrance days effectively transform attitudes and behaviours to deter violence? Despite the proliferation of memorialisation practices globally, their tangible impact on reducing violence or fostering reconciliation and healing is often assumed rather than rigorously demonstrated. Continue reading >>
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