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Call for Papers for a Special Issue of the European Journal of Risk Regulation (EJRR)
The rapid expansion of generative AI, cloud computing and cryptocurrency is driving unprecedented demand for data centres. Governments increasingly treat these facilities as essential infrastructure and compete to attract them through accelerated permitting, public subsidies and preferential access to energy and land. At the same time, communities are beginning to contest their demands on electricity, water and territory, as well as the secrecy surrounding their environmental and fiscal consequences.
Inspiring conference at IViR about economic aspects of copyright
On 6 and 7 July, IViR hosted the 23rd Annual Conference of the Society for Economic Research on Copyright Issues (SERCI). Academics, practitioners, government representatives and others from all across the world, united by their interest in the various economic aspects of copyright, gathered at the Institute for Information Law for two content-packed days with a keynote address by Imke Reimers (Cornell University), more than twenty other high-quality paper presentations and numerous inspiring conversations.
Successful Summer Courses on International Copyright and Policy and European Platform Regulation
In the first week of July, PhD candidates, practicing lawyers and civil society participants set course for Amsterdam to attend IViR’s annual Summer Courses on International Copyright and Policy and European Platform Regulation.
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Online panel discussion: The Label Paradox: Can AI Transparency Create More Distrust?
online, https://www.aim4dem.nl/events/Current Questions in EU Copyright: AI and Beyond
Bergen, Norwayhttps://www4.uib.no/en/faculty-o…IViR Lecture Series: EU digital law: Still not that simple
Amsterdam, The NetherlandsDo Not Cross: Protecting Citizens, Preserving Rights
17th EDEN Conference on Data Protection in Law Enforcement
Lisbon, Portugalhttps://www.era.int/event/16th-e…Book launch: The Cambridge Handbook of Media Law and Policy in Europe
Amsterdam, The NetherlandsPLSC Europe 2026
Leuven, Belgiumhttps://www.law.kuleuven.be/citi…Latest publications
Journalism as Data: GDPR Implications of Licensing Journalistic Content to Large Language Models external link
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This article explores the data protection implications under the GDPR of integrating journalistic content into Large Language Models (LLMs). The number of commercial partnerships between AI companies and news publishers for the licensing of daily news and archival content has rapidly increased. We contend that while LLMs and their top-layer applications do offer innovative solutions for news dissemination, publishers should carefully evaluate their position under the GDPR. Comparing different technical solutions available, in particular pre-training, fine-tuning and Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG), we analyse the relevant regulatory barriers and opportunities, focusing in particular on the distribution of processing roles, lawfulness and transparency of these deals, and the application of the special regime for journalistic processing under art 85(2) GDPR.
GDPR, Journalism, language models, Privacy
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Alternative Compensation Systems
Generative AI and Democracy: Study on advantages and risks of the use of generative artificial intelligence in public debate and democratic processes external link
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The study examines the opportunities and risks that generative AI presents for democratic institutions and processes, with a particular focus on journalism, electoral campaigns, political participation and the governance of digital infrastructures. While highlighting the potential of generative AI to enhance access to information, participation and inclusion, it also identifies significant risks relating to disinformation, democratic resilience, media sustainability, concentration of power and the protection of human rights. The report concludes with a number of recommendations for the Council of Europe, including the development of guidance on democratic governance of AI, support for public-interest innovation, and measures to strengthen democratic resilience. It also identifies several areas that could usefully inform the future work of the CDDEM, notably on AI and democracy, citizen participation, democratic governance and the protection of elections in the digital age.
Democracy, Generative AI
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Out-of-court dispute settlement under Article 21 of the Digital Services Act. external link
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Podcast series: Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence DIGI-U — Digital Platforms: Under the Scope of the New Era in Digital Services.
In this episode, Bernd Justin Jütte and João Pedro Quintais examine out-of-court dispute settlement under Article 21 of the Digital Services Act. The conversation explores whether certified dispute settlement bodies can provide meaningful user redress, procedural fairness, independence and accountability, or whether they risk becoming another bureaucratic layer in platform governance.
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Digital Services Act (DSA)
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State-of-the-Art Geo-Blocking is Good Enough, Even if VPNs Enable Circumvention: The CJEU on Territorial Copyright and the Public Domain in Anne Frank Fonds external link
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Territorial copyright and the borderless Internet have never sat comfortably together. The CJEU’s judgment in Anne Frank Fonds (C-788/24), delivered on 9 July, demonstrates that this tension remains very much alive. Faced with works that have entered the public domain in some Member States but remain protected in others, the Court concludes that geo-blocking retains legal significance for copyright law purposes despite the possibility of VPN circumvention, provided that it qualifies as an “effective technological measure” within the meaning of Article 6(3) of the InfoSoc Directive – that is, a technological measure intended to prevent or limit acts not authorised by the copyright holder (paras. 44-56).
Copyright, Geoblocking, public domain