Reset or rollback: Unpacking the EU’s Digital Omnibus Package
Background
On 19 November 2025, the European Commission presented its much-anticipated Digital “Omnibus” package[1] intended to ease the administrative
UK High Court Issues Landmark Ruling in Getty Images v. Stability AI, with Narrow Trademark Infringement Win for Getty; Claim of Secondary Copyright Infringement Fails
On November 4, 2025, the UK High Court handed down judgment in Getty Images v. Stability AI,[1] a case emphasized for its significance to content creators and the AI industry and “the balance to be struck between the two warring factions”.[2] Despite significant public interest in the lawsuit, the issues that remained before the court on the “diminished”[3] case were limited (after Getty abandoned its primary infringement claims during trial). The judgment dismisses Getty’s remaining claims of secondary copyright infringement. While some claims of trademark infringement asserted by Getty were upheld, Justice Joanna Smith DBE acknowledged the findings were “extremely limited in scope”.[4]
GenAI and Copyright in the EU: Looking Ahead
This is the final part of our four-part series on the EUIPO study on GenAI and copyright. Read parts 1, 2, and 3.
The EUIPO study provides detailed insights into the evolving relationship between GenAI and copyright law, highlighting both the complex challenges and emerging solutions in this rapidly developing field. As discussed in the previous parts of this series, the study addresses crucial issues at both the training (input) and deployment (output) stages of GenAI systems.
GenAI Output: Technical Solutions and Challenges
This is the third part of our four-part series on the EUIPO study on GenAI and copyright. Read parts 1, 2, and 4.
This third part of the four-part series offers four key takeaways on GenAI output, highlighting critical issues around retrieval augmented generation (RAG), transparency solutions, copyright retention concerns and emerging technical remedies.
GenAI Inputs: Understanding Training Data and Rights Reservations
This is the second part of our four-part series on the EUIPO study on GenAI and copyright. Read parts 1, 3, and 4.
In this second part of our four-part series exploring the EUIPO study on GenAI and copyright, we set out our key takeaways regarding GenAI inputs, including findings on the evolving interpretation of the legal text and data mining (TDM) rights reservation regime and existing opt-out measures.
Beyond Training Sets: EUIPO Study Insights on GenAI and Copyright
Introduction
This is the first part of four-part series on the EUIPO study on GenAI and copyright. See here for
Data Act FAQs – Key Takeaways for Manufacturers and Data Holders
On 3 February 2025, the European Commission (“EC”) published an updated version of its frequently asked questions (“FAQs”) on the EU Data Act.[1] The Data Act, which is intended to make data more accessible to users of IoT devices in the EU, entered into force on 11 January 2024 and will become generally applicable as of 12 September 2025.
EU AI Act: Provisions on AI Literacy and Prohibited AI Practices Become Effective – Taking Stock and Looking Ahead
EU Evaluates Standalone AI Liability Directive
For some time, the EU has been contemplating the introduction of a new Directive to make it easier for consumers to bring claims for a range of alleged harms caused by AI systems, commonly referred to as the AI Liability Directive (the “AILD”).