Alexandre Archambault: « French lawmakers are addicted to piling on laws indexed to the moods of public opinion »
Alexandre Archambault is a lawyer specialising in digital questions and former head of regulatory affairs at Free. For several weeks now, he has made no secret of his concerns regardingt the proposed law "aimed at getting France out of the narcotrafficking trap", which was adopted by the Senate and, he…
Crispin Hunt, PRS : “the EU framework which the UK government is seeking to build its own proposals upon has not facilitated licensing”
The British creative world is currently taking strong action against a proposal by their government to enshrine in law an exception that would allow AI developers to use works without permission, unless their rights holders exercise an "opt out". Among these actions, the release of a silent album, and the…
Donald Trump attacks digital services tax, DMA, DSA, and SMA directive
In a memorandum to his ministers, Donald Trump demands that they take action to counteract the various taxes and legislation passed in Europe that he claims target American companies. In doing so, he defends Meta and Apple as well as Netflix and Disney. In the end, Donald Trump didn't choose…
European Commission backs down on AI regulation but not on combating misinformation
Faced with the arrival of Donald Trump, the European Commission is sparing the goat and the cabbage: on the one hand it is bowing to JD Vance's indictment of regulation by withdrawing its proposed "AI Liability" directive, but on the other it remains obsessed with the fight against misinformation, which…