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Nov 12, 2024 | 
pinsentmasons.com | Wouter Seinen |Alison Rankine
Inthe wake of the 2024 US presidential election, the tech industry is braced forincreased volatility. While the US have had a tradition of fostering technologyand innovation, attracting investors and entrepreneurs from the EU, Trump’svictory in the is poised to bring significant changes to the technology sector. Europeanlaws such as the EU’s Digital Services Act and the UK’s Online Safety Act aimto control tech companies more precisely.
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Oct 8, 2024 | 
pinsentmasons.com | Wouter Seinen
A new ruling by the EU’s highest court could serve as a significant drag on the ability of businesses in Europe to support and benefit from AI innovation, an expert has warned.
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Sep 30, 2024 | 
pinsentmasons.com | Wouter Seinen |Alison Rankine |Andrew Mitchell
Amsterdam-based Wouter Seinen of Pinsent Masons was commenting following a ruling by the Amsterdam Court of Appeal on Tuesday. The Amsterdam court ruled that a district court in the Netherlands can begin to consider the merits of claims raised against two technology providers, despite the fact that the question of whether the claims are admissible has still to be settled.
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May 9, 2024 | 
pinsentmasons.com | Wouter Seinen
The Dutch data protection authority, Autoriteit Persoonsgegevens (AP), issued the statement (26 pages / 2.6 MB) on 1 May warning that the practice of web-scraping to acquire personal data for purposes such as training artificial intelligence (AI) models is “almost always a violation of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)”.
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Nov 15, 2023 | 
pinsentmasons.com | Johanna Weißbach |Wouter Seinen |Adam Cain |Aleesha Way
In a recent ruling, the Court of Amsterdam said that where individual claims amount merely to claims for compensation for ‘immaterial damage’ and are disparate in nature, then those claims cannot be bundled together for the purposes of taking forward a mass claim in the Netherlands.
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Sep 20, 2023 | 
pinsentmasons.com | Andrew McMillan |Wouter Seinen
In today's interconnected digital landscape, the ability to share data effectively can make the difference between thriving in the data-driven era or falling behind.
Data has become a pivotal asset for organisations in various economic sectors; and emerging data sharing models shape relationships within industries and also boost innovation and societal progress. Understanding how these models work, therefore, is crucial for businesses and other organisations.
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Aug 15, 2023 | 
pinsentmasons.com | Andrew McMillan |Wouter Seinen
Sharing data across businesses clearly creates more valuable data and delivers a number of strategic benefits. Despite this, external data sharing is still new to many organisations. Some cite concerns about protecting their data, loss of related intellectual property (IP) and ensuring regulatory compliance.
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May 26, 2023 | 
pinsentmasons.com | Wouter Seinen |Adam Cain
The ruling means that under Dutch law a property right cannot be created on documents and data situated in the Netherlands. The court clarified that ownership can only be vested in “corporeal objects that are subject to human control” under the Dutch civil code. Digital data therefore does not qualify as ‘goods’ that are subject to ownership.
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May 25, 2023 | 
pinsentmasons.com | Jonathan Kirsop |Wouter Seinen
The GDPR accompanies its cousin in law enforcement data protection matters, the Police and Criminal Justice Data Protection Directive, and, unlike that Directive or the previous Data Protection Directive of 1995, is directly applicable in all EU member states. While the GDPR is designed to enhance individuals' data protection rights, the necessary corollary of stronger rights for data subjects is onerous obligations for controllers and processors.
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Feb 6, 2023 | 
pinsentmasons.com | Wouter Seinen |Adam Cain |Alison Rankine
Wouter Seinenof Pinsent Masons, a technology law specialist based in Amsterdam, was commenting ahead of an imminent compliance deadline online platforms face under the DSA for publishing information on the number of ‘active recipients’ of their services.
