Tech Law & AI Regulation Curator

AI Copyright Litigation

• 🔥 First Appeals Court AI Fair Use Review: The first federal appeals court is reviewing AI training fair use in a case...

Canada's new privacy law (PPCDA/Bill C-36) imposes immediate AI compliance steps while shifting enforcement to a consolidated regulator.

• Compliance...

How should militaries deploy commercial AI chatbots in combat decisions?

• Court disclosure: Pentagon official testified Grok helped launch over...

FERC plans to finalize rules by June 2026 streamlining grid connections for US data centers exceeding 20 megawatts.

State privacy law patchwork expands with two distinct developments.

• Vermont Governor signed the Data Privacy and Online Surveillance Act on June...

Beijing plans to issue guidance on AI use in capital markets while decriing 'tech hype' speculation, amid intensified regulatory scrutiny this year.

The US has held off blacklisting DeepSeek even as more than 100 firms are deemed security risks.

Multiple high-profile cases signal rising legal risk for AI companies using unlicensed data.

• CNN v. Perplexity: CNN alleges Perplexity copied over...

Privacy Law Updates

• 🔥 Canada Tables Bill C-36: Canada tabled Bill C-36, the Protecting Privacy and Consumer Data Act (PPCDA), on June 15...

AI-generated works may belong to no one under current IP law, with key issues still unsettled. Creators should ask the critical rights question before shipping any AI-assisted content.

Effective AI vendor contracts depend on pre-negotiation diligence that identifies IP, privacy, and liability exposures.

Core workstreams include:
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The TAKE IT DOWN Act is now in full effect following its May 19, 2025 signing, creating compliance obligations for online platforms to address deepfake exploitation.

The Trump administration issued an export control order directing Anthropic to restrict foreign access to newly released Fable 5 and Mythos 5 models...

France's domestic intelligence agency will end its use of Palantir software due to fears of dependence on American technology and associated surveillance risks.

• GDPR regulators issued record fines targeting unlawful data transfers and inadequate impact assessments
• UK ICO accused of sidelining most...

France has chosen domestic firm ChapsVision to replace Palantir for large-scale DGSI data processing, citing the need to avoid strategic dependencies...

France's domestic intelligence agency will replace Palantir data tools with a domestic alternative developed by Chapsvision. This reflects growing preference for local vendors in national security data systems.

Employers face mandatory bias audits, candidate notifications, and public disclosures under NYC's pioneering AI hiring law.

• Conduct required bias...

France's DGSI is replacing Palantir with Paris-based ChapsVision for data intelligence tasks, while Prime Minister Lecornu mandates Mistral AI assistants for all civil servants.

France's government is ending its use of Palantir's AI tools to achieve strategic autonomy for intelligence services and reduce reliance on US technology.