AI Briefing May 2026

Dear Readers,

In this AI Briefing, we provide you with information on: 

Legislative Changes: 

• EU Parliament/Council: Changes to the AI Regulation via the “Digital Omnibus”

Case law

• Higher Regional Court of Düsseldorf: AI-assisted modification of a photo does not automatically infringe copyright
• Regional Court of Frankfurt am Main: Copyright protection for a partially AI-generated song
• Berlin Administrative Court: AI-“invented” case law citations in a lawyer’s brief
• Augsburg Regional Court: AI client acquisition system prohibited
• Hamm Higher Regional Court: Operator liable for false statements made by an AI chatbot

Statement / Miscellaneous

• EU Commission: Draft guidelines on transparency obligations under Art. 50 AI Regulation
• EU Parliament: Copyright and generative AI
• BMDS: “Agentic AI Hub” launches pilot in municipalities
• EU Commission: Draft guidelines on the classification of high-risk AI systems

Event Highlight

• Digital Law Day on June 24 in Frankfurt
• Webinar: “The EU Cyber Resilience Act - What businesses need to do now” on July 2

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