EU member states adopt the position on the Proposal for the Directive
On Friday, 8 February 2019, the member states of the EU have adopted their position on the Proposal for the Directive on copyright in the Digital Single Market.
Italy, Poland, Netherlands, Sweden, Finland, Luxembourg, Malta and Slovakia voted against the compromise solution of France and Germany that would introduce very strict conditions under which the platforms could be excluded from the scope of the Directive. Slovenia astained from the vote. The grant of the mandate will enable the Council to enter the final stage of the negotiations with the European Parliament before they both vote on the final proposal.
Open Future EU is hosting an Open Future Salon #2 Launch of Paradox of Open: responses on 30. 11. 2022 at 17:00. At the Salon, a collection of essays in response to the Paradox of Open by Paul Keller and Alek Tarkowski will be launched.
Global Partnership on AI (GPAI) is a multidisciplinary initiative, joining together experts from various fields to foster international cooperation in responsibly developing all things AI in theory and practice.
Data Governance Working Group (DGWG) is one of the four groups of experts, working for sustainable development of AI in the scope of GPAI.
In late August, the Swiss Federal Court upheld a lawsuit by Lindt & Sprungli, ruling that Lidl must stop selling its golden chocolate bunnies and destroy all remaining stock, as they infringe on Lindt’s 3D trademark.