Vivendi’s See Tickets and Festivals sold to world No. 2
Europe's number one live entertainment company to acquire See Tickets' festivals and international activities. Vivendi and CTS Eventim have signed a promise to purchase. The French group will sell the international activities of See Tickets and its festivals to the German group, number two worldwide...
AI and copyright: the CCIA takes the bull by the horns
Yesterday, the organization representing the major platforms in Brussels held a meeting between tech players, representatives of the European institutions, and representatives of rights holders to discuss the relationship between copyright and generative AI. The debate was tough, and confidential. What we can deduce from this is that the tech…
French report on generative AI: the creative sector is satisfied
The French cultural sector welcomes the recommendations of the Generative AI Committee's report, which asks for the transparency of training data. They also urge the French government to be supportive of rights holders in the negotiations of the implementing acts of the future EU AI Act. It's a collective sigh…
EU: online risk mitigation for elections, a significant cost for platforms
The European Commission today published, on the basis of the Digital Services Act, its guidelines for mitigating election risks on very large platforms. They cover all elections, but include special provisions for the European elections in June. The Commission recognizes that they will generate substantial costs for platforms. One of…
Violation of intellectual property rights on AliExpress: the Commission invites right holders to contact it
With the AliExpress case, the European Commission has opened its first investigation against a marketplace under the Digital Services Act. For greater effectiveness and relevance, it is calling on stakeholders to the rescue, and more particularly intellectual property rights holders. Ten days ago, the European Commission opened an investigation into…