Digital replicas and AI-generated modifications of actresses will be legally easier to implement. After tough negotiations, the actors’ union BFFS, ver.di and the production alliance agreed on the first collective agreement on the use of generative artificial intelligence in film productions. Guiding principle: consent requirement The negotiations were dominated by the concerns of actresses that …
The U.S. Copyright Office (USCO) recently recognised two images containing AI-generated elements as copyrightable works. Starting point: USCO Report of 29 January 2025 The starting point is the second report of the US Copyright Office dated 29 January 2025, which deals in detail with the copyrightability of AI-generated content. In summary, the report comes to …
The cantonal court of Zug has ruled that a former politician is entitled to damages based on the disclosure of the profits made from a major tabloid newspaper for violation of her right to privacy. Such a form of compensation or damages is not recognised under German press law. And the Swiss decision offers no …
On 8 December 2024, the European Union’s amended Design Regulation (Regulation (EU) 2024/2822) and the revised Design Directive (Directive (EU) 2024/2823) entered into force. One of the aims of the reform is to modernise and harmonise European design law. Below we present some of the forthcoming changes in design law. Change of terminology As a …
Licensing International – for the world’s leading association of the licensing industry Dr Ursula Feindor-Schmidt, LL.M. (LAUSEN, Media & Technology Law) will hold the following live webinar ‘AI for the content industry: How to implement artificial intelligence securely in your company’. 20 February 2025 13:30 – 14:30 CET Live webinar/ will be held in German …