Stability AI pushes back at Getty with cake analogy in UK copyright appeal
November 11, 2026
| Patricia Figueiredo
Stability AI challenged Getty Images' UK copyright appeal with a cake analogy on Wednesday, comparing Getty's argument to treating a cake as an “infringing copy” of a recipe because the chef had photographed it before baki...(read more)
EU lawmakers' sovereign cloud report tackles obstacles, sidesteps UK concerns
November 11, 2026
| Masha Borak
A draft report by two EU lawmakers on Europe's sovereign cloud regulation aims to tackle the main obstacles to boosting the AI and cloud sector, including streamlining approval procedures and addressing energy constraints....(read more)
AI shopping agents must let users control purchases under EU consumer proposal
November 11, 2026
| Sara Brandstätter
Companies offering AI shopping agents would have to let consumers set purchasing limits and choose which transactions require approval under the European Commission’s proposed Digital Fairness Act. The proposal seeks to pr...(read more)
Getty renews attack on Stability AI as copyright claim reaches UK appeal court
November 11, 2026
| Patricia Figueiredo
Stock image library Getty Images told a London court on Wednesday that Stability AI's image-generation model can be considered an “infringing copy” even if it does not contain the protected images used to train it. Getty, ...(read more)
Computer games industry urges rethink of ‘unworkable’ EU Digital Fairness Act
November 11, 2026
| Sara Brandstätter
Europe’s computer games industry has called for an urgent reassessment of the Digital Fairness Act, proposed on Wednesday, warning that it could undermine competitiveness, create legal uncertainty and reduce players’ choic...(read more)
Online companies face direct EU enforcement as consumer-law shakeup is unveiled
November 11, 2026
| Sara Brandstätter
Digital businesses including social media operators, booking platforms and online retailers could come under direct investigation by the European Commission and face fines of up to 6 percent of worldwide annual turnover fo...(read more)
China urges global cooperation on balanced AI copyright rules
November 11, 2026
| MLex Staff
China has called for AI copyright rules that protect human creativity while balancing innovation and fairness, urging global cooperation on issues such as training-data licensing, ownership of generated content and infring...(read more)
Data center operators urge caution over proposed Australian power rules
November 11, 2026
| Sean Maguire
Google, AirTrunk, CDC Data Centers and Equinix broadly support Australia’s proposed data-center power rules but warn they should protect investment and charge operators only for network costs attributable to their connecti...(read more)