Tag: Artificial Intelligence
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Artificial Intelligence and the Law: The Anthropic Case and the Question of Fair Use
Author: Prof. Philippe Gilliéron, attorney at BMG Avocats, expert in technology and artificial intelligence law in Switzerland Does building a dataset to train an AI model constitute “fair use”? A response to Thomson Reuters? The Facts On August 19, 2024, three authors filed a lawsuit against Anthropic, the developer of Claude, for copyright infringement before
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US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia confirms in the Thaler case that an AI cannot be the author of a work
On 18 March 2025, the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit upheld the decision of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia Circuit issued on 18 August 2023 [Thaler v. Perlmutter, 687 F. Supp. 3d 140 (D.D.C. 2023)] refusing to attribute authorship to an artificial intelligence system.
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AI Regulation – Three Approaches on a Global Scale
Many thanks to Darest to have invited me to a series of podcasts dedicated to AI in a format of short videos. The first video of this series relatest to the the approaches taken at the global level by the three main regions: US, China and the EU.
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Thomson Reuters v. Ross Intelligence: A Landmark AI Copyright Case
On February 11, 2025, the United States District Court for the District of Delaware ruled in Thomson Reuters et al. v. Ross Intelligence, Inc. (No. 1:20-cv-613-SB) that the reproduction of copyrighted works for AI training did not qualify as fair use under U.S. copyright law. This decision has significant implications for AI-generated legal research and
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AI systems under the EU AI Act: what is the impact for Swiss banks?
Introduction: AI and European Banking Regulation On February 6, 2025, the European Commission published its guidelines on the definition of artificial intelligence (AI) systems, in accordance with Article 96(1)(f) of the European AI Regulation (AI Act). The classification of an “AI system” under this regulatory framework directly impacts the obligations of banks using credit scoring
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Artificial Intelligence: GenAI and designers – best practices
Given at the AI Summit in Paris on February 11, 2025, this presentation aims to draw the attention of creative teams to the potential pitfalls posed by GenAI suppliers’ terms and conditions, more specifically as to intellectual property rights and ownership is concerned, and to offer practical guidance to avoid/mitigate risks.
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AI Copyright Law and the USCO Report: What It Means for AI-Generated Content
On January 29, 2025, the United States Copyright Office (USCO) published a report addressing the crucial question of whether and to what extent AI-generated content should be protected by copyright. This report follows a global consultation launched in August 2023, gathering over 10,000 comments from 67 countries. Coming after the December 20, 2024, report by
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AI Governance – The Code of Practice as a Roadmap to Compliance and Trust?
On December 19, 2024, the second draft of the AI Code of Practice was published, outlining compliance requirements for general-purpose AI models under Article 51 et seq. of the EU AI Act. This document provides a structured AI governance framework for providers, aiming to facilitate AI compliance, enhance AI transparency, and mitigate AI systemic risks.
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Creation of a data set for training purposes: towards non-infringement of copyright?
On September 27, 2024, the Hamburg Landgericht (LG) handed down a long-awaited ruling on the issue to know whether the creation of a database (LAION) reproducing almost six billion images, together with descriptive texts and related links, infringes existing copyright on these images. As a preliminary point, it should be noted that the question was