Are you a software publisher or active in the fields of artificial intelligence (AI) or cybersecurity? You may be exporting cyber-surveillance items without knowing it. Following the publication of new guidelines by the European Commission, this article explains how to identify these items and the actions to take starting today.

The European Commission has issued formal notices to 23 Member States, including France, for their delay in transposing the NIS 2 Directive into national law. While only Belgium and Italy have met the prescribed deadlines, France is significantly behind schedule. This article assesses the situation in France and the concrete actions your company can undertake. Do not be caught off guard by the upcoming transposition!

The NIS 2 Directive imposes specific requirements on Digital Service Providers, such as Cloud Service Providers, Data Centers, or Social Networks. These rules are defined by the European Commission. This article explains why and presents the security obligations imposed, as well as solutions to help companies comply with them.

The NIS 2 Directive imposes new cybersecurity obligations on essential and important entities in the European Union. Their service providers and suppliers are also affected. This FAQ in 10 questions explains how to determine if your organization is impacted, what your obligations are, and the penalties for non-compliance. Get ready now.

Entropy works with Mozilla & Columbia

In February, Mozilla and the Columbia Institute of Global Politics brought together over 40 leading scholars and practitioners working on openness and AI for the Columbia Convening. These individuals, among which Adrien Basdevant — spanning prominent open source AI startups and companies, nonprofit AI labs, and civil society organizations — focused on exploring what “open” should mean in the AI era.

On 1 November 2023, the Litigation Committee, with support from the Technology Law Committee, presented an information-packed session on ‘Litigating in and about the metaverse’. Moderated by the fantastic Lydia Danon (Cooke Young & Keidan, England) and Robert Schwinger (Norton Rose Fulbright, US), the engaging panel consisted of: Adrien Basdevant (Entropy, France), Sarah Malik (SOL International, United Arab Emirates), Carolina Veas (CMS Carey & Allende, Chile) and Sarah Zadeh (NautaDutilh, Netherlands). Aided by a terrific, short video (see below), the panel attempted to demystify the question of what the metaverse is and addressed some of the issues that litigators will need to confront as this new medium evolves.