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    19.02.2026

    AI Briefing February 2026

    Dear readers,

    In this AI Briefing, we will inform you about: 

    Case Law:

    • Higher Regional Court Hamburg: Text and Data Mining for AI Training Permissible in Case of Insufficient Opt-Out
    • Regional Court Frankfurt: Liability of Google for “AI Overview” is not per se Excluded
    • Local Court Munich on Copyright Protection for AI-Generated Graphics
    • Administrative Court Hamburg: Use of ChatGPT Classified as Attempted Cheating Even Without Explicit Ban

    Regulatory Actions

    • EU Commission: Investigtation Launched into X Regarding Systemic Risks Posed by Grok

    Opinions / Other:

    • Joint Opinion of the EDPB and EDPS on the Digital Omnibus on AI
    • EU Commission: First Draft of AI Transparency Code Published
    • EU Commission: “Agentic AI” Report and Strategy for Autonomous AI Systems
    • Stanford Study: Leading Models Reproduce Copyright Books Almost Entirely

    You can find our briefing here.

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    Fabian Eckstein
    Rechtsanwalt, LL.M. (Melit.)
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    Dr Christina Hackbarth
    Rechtsanwältin
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    Christian Hess
    Rechtsanwalt, LL.M. (Stellenbosch University), Licensed Specialist for Intellectual Property Law
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    Susanne Klein
    Rechtsanwältin, LL.M., Licensed Specialist for Information Technology Law, external data protection officer (certified by TÜV Nord)
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    Jason Komninos
    Rechtsanwalt, LL.M., Licensed Specialist for Information Technology Law
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    Lennart Kriebel
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    Dr Peggy Müller
    Rechtsanwältin, Licensed Specialist for Intellectual Property Law
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    Dr Birgit Münchbach
    Rechtsanwältin, Licensed Specialist for International Commercial Law, Commercial and Corporate Law and Information Technology Law
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    Wojtek Ropel
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