Germany: New Technology

In this episode of the World Retail Podcast, retail leaders explore the critical foundations of sustainable growth in today's challenging retail environment. Sergio Bucher of Otto Group shares insights on building operational excellence, integrating technology infrastructure, and balancing performance with culture.

Am 14. April 2026 hat der Gerichtshof der Europäischen Union (EuGH) in der Rechtssache C‑590/23 (Pelham II) eine grundlegende Entscheidung erlassen und den Anwendungsbereich der Ausnahme für die...

A Munich court has held that three AI‑generated logos lacked the required level of human creative input to qualify for copyright protection. Although prompts were used, the judges found that the AI's technical...

The "memorisation" of training data and reproduction of song lyrics in ChatGPT outputs has been found to infringe copyright, by the Munich I Regional Court, in a case that GEMA the collecting society representing...

The EBA published a report on white labelling, accompanied by a fact sheet. In the report, the EBA considers the use of white labelling as a business model by the firms that are under its mandate...

The regulatory landscape remains highly dynamic: In this issue, we provide a concise overview of current developments in IT law and data protection...

On 6 June 2025, the European Commission launched a targeted stakeholder consultation on the classification and regulation of high-risk artificial intelligence (AI) systems under the EU Artificial Intelligence Act (AI Act).

The use of workplace artificial intelligence (‘AI') is becoming increasingly commonplace for employers in Germany. It can bring significant benefits to HR by increasing efficiency and saving costs.

Interne Untersuchungen sind ein essenzielles Instrument, um potenzielles Fehlverhalten in Unternehmen aufzudecken, Schäden abzuwenden und notwendige...