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On 3 November 2026, CJEU Advocate General Szpunar delivered an Opinion examining when AI chatbots’ use of online news may infringe press publishers’ rights. His proposed approach d…
Après les cyberattaques visant les frigos connectés de supermarchés, qui assume les pertes dans un réseau de franchise ? Lexing examine le devoir d'assistance et d'information du f…
Une entreprise qui fait créer son logo ou son identité visuelle par un graphiste indépendant n’en détient pas automatiquement les droits d’auteur. Sans cession écrite et précise, l…
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Een generiek AI-model kent het recht, maar niet jouw werkwijze. ICTRecht le…
AVG, DORA, NIS2, CRA, CER en de AI Act: steeds meer wetten leggen vergelijk…
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De vereisten van snelheid en efficiëntie van het handelsverkeer hebben talrijke ondernemingen ertoe aangespoord om de voorwaarden op basis waarvan zij…
In the Netherlands, The Hague Court of Appeal has rendered an interesting judgment concerning the copyrights in Tintin. Moulinsart SA is the Belgian c…
On 4 June 2015, the Court of Justice of the European Union ("CJEU") ruled that the labelling of a foodstuff may mislead consumers if the packaging, ta…
The Belgian Privacy Commission recently issued a guidance document on the use of cookies and similar technology.
In March of this year Commissioner Vestager announced the proposal of an EU-wide sector inquiry into e-commerce. This week the e-commerce sector …
Social plugins such as Facebook's Like button and Twitter's Tweet button are very popular as they allow sites to extend their reach and increase their…
On 24 November 2014 State Secretary Teeven (from the VVD, a conservative-liberal party) submitted a second memorandum of amendment concerning the legi…
Right Brain Interface NV is a young technology company that has created a remote DVR (digital video recording) storage service called Bhaalu. In essen…
Almost one year after the publication of the draft version, the Belgian Privacy Commission has recently issued the final version of its recommendation…
On 19 April 2015, Telenet announced its intention to purchase the Belgian mobile telecoms operator BASE, currently owned by KPN. BASE is known as the …
Belgian collecting society SABAM may not levy royalties on ISPs On 13 March 2015 the Brussels Court of First Instance issued a judgment in the cease-a…
Dirk Bogaers (Sirius Legal) answers two questions that often arise in the fringe of e-commerce: what VAT rate is applicable on the transportation of g…
Recent events have shown that companies should be concerned about cybersecurity and data protection as well as the possible consequences for their bus…
In een arrest van 27 januari 2015 heeft het Hof van Beroep van Brussel geoordeeld over verschillende CÔTE D'OR merken en de eventuele inbreuk ervan do…
On 26 March 2015 the Court of Justice of the European Union ("CJEU") held that the EU Copyright Directive (Directive 2001/29/EC of the European Parlia…
In Belgium, the largest collecting society for music and movies, SABAM, is calling for payment of copyright fees from people embedding YouTube videos …
On 13 March 2015, the Brussels Court of First Instance (Rechtbank van Eerste Aanleg / Tribunal de Première Instance) found that internet service provi…
On 13 March 2015, the president of the Commercial Court of Brussels ruled that SABAM, the largest collecting society in Belgium, is prohibited from cl…
On 17 December 2014, the General Court confirmed the decision of the Board of Appeal, finding that Lidl's Community trademark application for the "Del…
The Enlarged Board of Appeal of the European Patent Office has taken two decisions this Wednesday (25 March 2015) highly anticipated by the agrochemic…
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