On 7 March 2025, the Changshu People’s Court (in China’s Jiangsu province) announced that it had recently concluded a case on the topical issue of whether AI-generated works can be protected by copyright. In the case, a plaintiff surnamed Lin used the AI tool Midjourney to create an image, and then Photoshop to further refine
On 6 March 2025, Italy’s Chamber of Deputies approved a draft law on Space Economics, submitted by the Prime Minister and the Ministro delle Imprese e del Made in Italy, which has now been sent to the Senate for final approval.
The approval of the Space Economics draft law is a significant legislative step towards
With the upcoming Digital Networks Act, the European Union will transform the regulatory landscape for electronic communications networks (ECN) and electronic communications services (ECS). This ambitious legislation aims to address several challenges in the current regulatory framework, including the lack of a fully integrated single market for telecommunications and the inconsistent management of radio spectrum
Recently, the Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC), which is the primary data regulator in China, published a newsletter about the government authorities’ enforcement of Apps and websites that violated personal data protection and cybersecurity laws during the year 2024.
Based on the official statistics, during 2024, the CAC interviewed 11,159 website platforms, imposed warnings or
Following Malaysia’s introduction of data breach notification and data protection officer (“DPO”) appointment requirements in last year’s significant amendments to the Personal Data Protection Act (“PDPA”) (click here for our summary), the Personal Data Protection Commissioner of Malaysia (“Commissioner”) recently released guidelines that flesh out such requirements, titled the Guideline on Data Breach Notification (“DBN
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By Era Anagnosti, Brent Bernell, Daniel Caprio, Steven Phillips, Andrew Serwin, and John Gevertz
On February 18, 2025, President Donald J. Trump signed an Executive Order (EO), entitled, “Restoring Democracy and Accountability in Government,” which asserts greater authority over all federal
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As we settle into 2025, companies granting equity compensation awards to their employees around the world are encouraged to monitor developments that affect compliance and administration across different jurisdictions.
Below, we provide a select overview of latest changes and updates in various countries, including Israel,
Chinese data regulators are intensifying their focus on the data protection compliance audit obligations under the Personal Information Protection Law (“PIPL”), with the release of the Administrative Measures for Personal Information Protection Compliance Audits (“Measures”), effective 1 May 2025.
The Measures outline the requirements and procedures for both self-initiated and regulator-requested compliance audits.
(Interestingly, they
The final report by the Financial Stability Board (FSB) on its evaluation of the effects of the G20 Financial Regulatory Reforms on Securitization was published on January 22, 2025. The report focuses on the International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) minimum retention recommendations and the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (BCBS) revisions to prudential requirements
A range of White House Executive Orders are likely to impact tax and trade policy. In this alert, DLA Piper’s Tax Policy team provides updates and insights on strategic legislative approaches, tax planning perspectives, and legal foresight to help maximize tax policy positions of interest to company stakeholders.
