Many enterprises purchase AI applications under the cover of standard Software as a Service (SaaS) contracts, leading to significant legal blind spots. Whereas traditional software licenses merely cover the...
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Joris DeeneCan a company seek a prior injunction to prevent the broadcast of an investigative report?
Many business owners wonder if they can pre-emptively prohibit a media organization from broadcasting a potentially harmful report. The answer is theoretically yes, since (public) broadcasters such as...
Artificial intelligence in documentaries: what are the legal pitfalls for filmmakers?
More and more documentary filmmakers are using artificial intelligence (AI) to create unique images, voices or storylines, but this innovation comes with legal risks. To avoid fines and...
Can a consumer organization publicly disparage a product?
When a testing organization questions the effectiveness of a product, it can have disastrous consequences for a company. Although freedom of the press and the right to consumer information have a broad...
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May surveillance cameras be placed in the common areas of an apartment building?
As a resident or apartment owner, you may be wondering if surveillance cameras can be placed in the common areas of your building. With the increasing importance of security and...
Can I enter into a lease agreement digitally?
Renting out properties involves a lot of paperwork and signature of parties. So isn't it possible to do everything digitally? Yes and no. Signing documents can be done perfectly...
How can an architect prove that his work is protected by copyright?
Architects have come under fire in recent months during tax audits. Like many other authors, architects are taking advantage of the favorable personal tax regime that can be used...
Can the police look into your phone?
For many, the smartphone has become an extension of ourselves. Our devices contain not only contact information and messages, but also photos, location data, banking information, browser history and...
GDPR. What about the Belgian Privacy Act?
That the GDPR (also called - in Dutch - AVG) came into force on May 25, 2018, throughout the European Union, is by now known to almost everyone who is concerned with privacy within the company...
Can heirs access the deceased's digital accounts?
No one wants to experience it, but unfortunately everyone encounters it at some point in their lives: the death of a loved one, such as a family member or partner. Today, everyone has at least one or more...
Will Longchamp's Le Pliage handbag now be protected or not?
In recent years, Belgian judges have frequently had to rule on whether or not Longchamp's famous Le Pliage handbag is protected by copyright. After all, there is only...
May I use photos I find online?
An often asked question is whether photos that can be found online (think the Internet or social media) can be used freely. As always, the legal answer needs nuances, but...
Does sending an accusation by email to 1 person constitute slander and defamation?
Can sending 1 e-mail to 1 person with accusations about another person be enough to constitute slander and defamation? This is what the Court of Cassation ruled on in a Sept. 15 judgment,...
Can I distribute images manipulated by AI?
The meteoric rise of generative AI tools such as DALL-E, Midjourney and Stable Diffusion has made it child's play to generate or manipulate images based on text commands. But may you use these images...
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