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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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