Reading the La Quadrature du Net II decision in context For more than a decade now, the Court of Justice of the European Union (“CJEU”) has struggled with the legality of various bulk surveillance mandates imposed under European and national law. Since its 2014 judgment in Digital Rights Ireland, the CJEU has been unequivocal about … Read more
FREE BOOKS: The latest Stuff Your Kindle Day takes place on Feb. 10-14. Hosted by Indie Only Book Club, this event offers free indie romance books in a variety of subgenres. We were treated to a number of Stuff Your Kindle Day events last year, but things have got wild in 2025. Yes, that’s right. … Read more
Introduction The ruling in Kneschke vs. LAION by the German Hamburg Regional Court (Court) represents the first landmark case clarifying the application of the CDSM Directive’s text and data mining (TDM) exceptions to AI training. Kneschke, a photographer, sued LAION for using one of his original and creative works to build AI training datasets without … Read more
Un año más, el Gobierno ha acordado, solo con los sindicatos y sin el respaldo patronal, la subida del salario mínimo interprofesional (SMI), que aumentará un 4,4% en 2025. Se trata de un incremento de 50 euros al mes hasta los 1.184 euros mensuales en 14 pagas. Este lunes, la vicepresidenta del Gobierno y ministra … Read more
Separately, a CenturyLink customer named David Stromberg in Bellevue, Washington, told us that his phone service had been out since September 16. He repeatedly scheduled repair appointments, but the scheduled days went by with no repairs. “Every couple weeks, they do this and the tech doesn’t show up,” he said. “Quick” fixes As far as … Read more
