Legislation
Spotify AI ‘Band’ Sparks Labelling Debate
In this Tech Insight, we look at how the sudden rise of a (possibly AI-generated) band on Spotify has reignited the debate over whether music streaming platforms should clearly label artificially created songs. An Indie Rock Hit, But Who Made It? The Velvet Sundown appeared suddenly in June 2025 and has since attracted more than…
Read MoreCopywriting Danish People Against Deepfakes
The Danish government is planning a major legal shift to let people claim copyright over their own body, facial features, and voice, in what it says is the first European attempt to systematically tackle the threat posed by deepfakes. A Legal Response to a Rapidly Growing Threat Deepfakes, which are highly realistic synthetic media generated…
Read MoreMPs Concern : ‘Predictive Policing’ in UK
A cross-party group of MPs is calling for the UK government to outlaw predictive policing technologies through an amendment to the forthcoming Crime and Policing Bill, citing concerns over racial profiling, surveillance, and algorithmic bias. Proposed Law Aims to Outlaw Future Crime Predictions At the centre of the debate is New Clause 30 (NC30), an…
Read MoreNew High-Speed Hybrid AI Law Firm
A new AI-powered legal startup backed by Sequoia Capital is rewriting how contracts are reviewed, by building a law firm around the software itself. Lawyers Using AI To Deliver Services To Clients Most legal tech startups position themselves as tools for traditional firms to use. It seems, however, that Crosby has taken a radically different…
Read MoreMeta and Hollywood Giants Sue AI Firms
Meta is taking legal action against a company accused of flooding its platforms with ads for non-consensual AI-generated nudity, while Disney and Universal have launched a separate lawsuit claiming one of the world’s most popular image-generating tools is built on stolen intellectual property. Meta Targets CrushAI in Major Legal Push Meta has filed a lawsuit…
Read MoreAlarms Over Mass Monitoring of Benefit Claimants
There are concerns that a new government bill designed to tackle benefit fraud could subject millions of claimants to routine bank surveillance, even when there’s no suspicion of wrongdoing. What Is the Fraud Bill? Earlier this month, MPs passed the Public Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) Bill, a piece of legislation aimed at cracking down…
Read MoreUAE First Country Using AI To Write Laws
The United Arab Emirates has become the first country in the world to officially use artificial intelligence to write, review and amend its federal and local laws, a move that is already sparking global debate about the future of governance. A Bold Leap Into AI-Driven Legislation In a decision that has stunned many policy experts,…
Read MoreUK-Gov Disallowed To Hide Apple Encryption Battle
A judge has ruled that the UK government’s legal dispute with Apple over encrypted data access must be heard in public, rejecting claims that secrecy was needed for national security reasons. The Encryption Battle That Spilled Into the Open At the heart of this case is Apple’s Advanced Data Protection (ADP) system, a tool designed…
Read MoreNew UK Law Could Hit IT Firms With £100K-a-Day Fines
The UK government has unveiled sweeping new cyber legislation that could see organisations hit with fines of up to £100,000 (per day!) if they fail to respond to threats in time – a move that dramatically raises the stakes for IT providers, critical service operators, plus their supply chains. Tough New Rules Aimed at Critical…
Read MoreHP’s Toner-Blocking Settlement
HP has (quietly) settled a class action lawsuit over claims it deliberately blocked customers from using third-party toner cartridges in its printers, without paying a penny in damages. Locking Out Third-Party Toner The lawsuit centred on HP’s controversial Dynamic Security feature, i.e. software designed to detect and reject toner cartridges not produced by HP itself.…
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