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The U.S. government sides with OpenAI in the NYT copyright lawsuit, arguing AI training is fair use. New lawsuits from Seattle Times and Newsday add pressure. Will this reshape AI law? The post US Government Backs OpenAI in Landmark AI Copyright Battle appeared first on SourceTrail .

The G20 Innovation Ministerial was held in North Carolina, US, from September 1 to 2, with artificial intelligence (AI) taking center stage. The US urged governments to pursue a light-touch regulatory approach, while officials and technology executives also addressed data centers and copyright rules governing AI training data. The following are the key takeaways from the meeting.

September 11, 2026. One week from now. That's when the EU Cyber Resilience Act starts enforcing its first real obligations. Most developers haven't heard of it. Most companies aren't ready for it. Here's what's changing and why it matters if you ship software anywhere in Europe. What's the CRA? The Cyber Resilience Act is the EU's first horizontal cybersecurity law for digital products. Not secto…

Preeti, LLM, Amity University, Gurugram ABSTRACT However, Artificial Intelligence (AI) is changing the way personal data is collected, inferred, aggregated and reused, which is threatening fundamental data protection and privacy principles and calls for a re-thinking of the Indian Digital Personal Data Protection (DPDP) regime. The objective of this study was to understand the correlation between…

Dr. Mousumi Kalita, Assistant Professor, Faculty of Law, ICFAI University, Tripura Mr. Akash Majumder, LL.B., Faculty of Law, ICFAI University, Tripura ABSTRACT An act of cyberterrorism involves using the internet and other forms of information and communication technology to threaten or cause bodily harm to gain political or ideological power through threat or intimidation. Data theft, data mani…

Google will not be forced to sell its AdX advertising exchange under the current remedies path in its U.S. ad tech antitrust litigation. U.S. District Judge Leonie M. Brinkema rejected the Department of Justice's proposed AdX divestiture while leaving the court's underlying monopoly findings intact. The result is a significant shift in emphasis: rather than dismantling Google's ad tech stack, the…

Arredondo explains why he is turning his attention to the judiciary — and why he believes the challenge starts with the sheer torrent of material flooding into the courts. The post On LawNext: Why Legal AI Pioneer Pablo Arredondo Is Joining Clio To Build Technology For The Courts appeared first on Above the Law .

arXiv:2606.02347v2 Announce Type: replace Abstract: Algorithm registers are public-facing databases that display basic information about algorithms employed in public administration. While several such registers exist across Europe and globally, their capacity to deliver meaningful transparency remains contested. In Germany, the landscape is notably fragmented: no federal-level register exists, y…

Several major law firms are investing in data centre expertise amid the AI boom.

Canadian Lawyer released its 2026 list of the Top 25 Most Influential Lawyers in Canada yesterday and I am grateful to be included. This is the fourth time I have appeared on the list, but the first since 2013, when the issues of the day were copyright reform and usage-based billing rather than artificial intelligence and online harms. It is a particular pleasure to be joined by my colleague Amy …

IntroductionBy 2030, an estimated 40% of current cloud infrastructures may be rendered vulnerable by cryptanalytically relevant quantum computers (CRQCs).MethodsThis paper introduces a 4-tier security framework tailored for Quantumas-a-Service (QaaS) deployments, focusing on securing data-in-transit. Integrating 3 NIST-standardized post-quantum algorithms (ML-KEM, ML-DSA, and SLHDSA), our archite…

David Halbreich, an insurance recovery partner at Reed Smith, breaks down how AI companies should handle coverage gaps that come up as the industry grows. He covers straddle claims that fall between tail and go-forward D&O policies after a merger, how governance disclosures in applications can turn into warranties an insurer uses to deny a claim, who should sign off on AI use questions, when the …

"AI may well serve as training wheels but entrusting it with the pilot's seat would be both imprudent and dangerous," the Court warned.

Washington’s Pitch to the G20 The United States spent Tuesday asking the rest of the G20 to do

When an OEM outsources PCB assembly, prototyping, box build, or electronic contract manufacturing, it may share much more than a bill of materials. Schematics, PCB layouts, firmware, test procedures, mechanical drawings, sourcing information, manufacturing instructions, and product revisions can all contain commercially valuable information. Protecting...

What the court actually held Amazon sued Perplexity in November 2025 over its Comet browser, pleading the federal Computer Fraud and Abuse Act and California's Comprehensive Computer Data Access and Fraud Act. A district court granted a preliminary injunction in March 2026. The Ninth Circuit stayed it pending appeal, and in August 2026 vacated it. The reasoning is the part worth carrying away. On…

‘Pervert glasses’ are selling out, tick-a-box consent is broken and the spectre of surveillance is invading all aspects of our lives Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast A mere five years after the government first started talking about it, new changes have finally been proposed for the Privacy Act. They could not be more overdue and urgent. “Pervert glasses” are selling o…

The University of Memphis Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law has launched the Delta Institute for AI and the Law, an initiative focused on AI literacy, access to technology and the use of artificial intelligence in the legal system. The Delta Institute for AI and the Law, or DIAL, will use research, policy guidance and […] The post University of Memphis Law launches AI institute for legal education…

This week on IPWatchdog Unleashed, I spoke with Bijou Mgbojikwe, who serves as Senior Policy Counsel for the Entertainment Software Association. Our conversation examined the rapidly expanding intersection of artificial intelligence, intellectual property, and video game policy. The central challenge is that legislation often treats very different technologies and use cases as though they present…

Malika Tiwari, JRF, Government New Law College, Devi Ahilya Vishwavidyalaya, Indore ABSTRACT With the tremendous growth of digital markets over time, numerous antitrust matters have surfaced. These matters have been decided by the antitrust authorities on the basis of different economic theories that mark the digital markets and existing factors for delineation of relevant markets. However, these…