Centre for IT & IP Law (KU Leuven, Belgium). Legal research in ICT, IP & Media. Partner of imec & LICThttps://bsky.app/profile/citip.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/citip.bsky.social/post/3mlv4hxhups2y📣Have some time to spare and want to spend it on an interview with our prof. Jozefien Vanherpe? That's fortunate, as this past Labour Day, she had the honour of speaking at length with the great Michael Schack, on music, IP law and everything in between.🎶 Watch/listen to the recording 👇 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vzxPkRyLOQY15 May 2026 10:23 +0000at://did:plc:pejisyydoppvbhipmfensc6y/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlv4hxhups2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/citip.bsky.social/post/3mfbph7ibls2d📣New blogpost @emmaaldibs.bsky.social dives into how Generative AI is revolutionizing classrooms, but at what cost? How can we protect children’s right to development if we don’t clearly define it? As GenAI reshapes education, understanding what to safeguard is urgent for meaningful protection. https://www.law.kuleuven.be/citip/blog/genai-and-childrens-development-what-are-we-really-protecting/20 Feb 2026 08:39 +0000at://did:plc:pejisyydoppvbhipmfensc6y/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfbph7ibls2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/citip.bsky.social/post/3mfbp4ku4vs2d🤖On 22 April 2026 the editorial board of Jura Falconis warmly invites you to its annual seminar dedicated to AI in the Belgian legal landscape. CiTiP will be strongly represented with contributions from: ✨ Prof. Jan De Bruyne ✨ Prof. Peggy Valcke ✨ Dr. Elora Fernandes ✨ Shannen Verlee More info👇 https://www.law.kuleuven.be/apps/jura/pages/studiedag/20 Feb 2026 08:33 +0000at://did:plc:pejisyydoppvbhipmfensc6y/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfbp4ku4vs2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/citip.bsky.social/post/3meit3enjrc2c📣Vacature! Het CiTiP is op zoek naar een nieuwe medewerker om het Kenniscentrum rond Data & Maatschappij te vervoegen en ook mee te werken aan andere data- en AI-projecten binnen het onderzoekscentrum. Interesse? ⌛Deadline 25 februari 2026. Meer informatie👇 https://www.kuleuven.be/personeel/jobsite/jobs/60621441?lang=nl10 Feb 2026 11:07 +0000at://did:plc:pejisyydoppvbhipmfensc6y/app.bsky.feed.post/3meit3enjrc2chttps://bsky.app/profile/citip.bsky.social/post/3meingxioqc2d📣 New blogpost In this post, @tkouloufakos.bsky.social examines the deployment of Foresight Methodologies as a useful tool to identify, address and resolve gaps and risks in critical infrastructure research. https://www.law.kuleuven.be/citip/blog/foresight-methods-for-revealing-gaps-in-critical-infrastructures/10 Feb 2026 09:26 +0000at://did:plc:pejisyydoppvbhipmfensc6y/app.bsky.feed.post/3meingxioqc2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/citip.bsky.social/post/3megt7vfh6s26📣New blogpost Poland is currently the only EU Member State that has failed to establish a Digital Services Coordinator and fully implement the Digital Services Act after President Karol Nawrocki’s veto. Kamila Brylak breaks down the reasons for his decision. https://www.law.kuleuven.be/citip/blog/poland-the-dsa-rebel-presidential-veto-stalls-implementation/09 Feb 2026 16:04 +0000at://did:plc:pejisyydoppvbhipmfensc6y/app.bsky.feed.post/3megt7vfh6s26https://bsky.app/profile/citip.bsky.social/post/3mdfgpr6wh22m📣New blogpost by Arne Vincken EU–US data transfers survive another legal test. The Latombe judgment upholds the Data Privacy Framework, but legal certainty remains fragile. What does the judgement really mean? 👇👇👇 https://www.law.kuleuven.be/citip/blog/eu-us-data-transfers-survive-what-latombe-really-tells-us/27 Jan 2026 09:23 +0000at://did:plc:pejisyydoppvbhipmfensc6y/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdfgpr6wh22mhttps://bsky.app/profile/citip.bsky.social/post/3mctypq7jec2n📣 New blogpost How does the Data Act regulate business-to-government data flows in the case of an exceptional need? @hernameissultan.bsky.social & Shannen Verlee break down the current regime, key criticism of the current wording of the legal provision, and the proposed Digital Omnibus reforms. https://www.law.kuleuven.be/citip/blog/b2g-data-sharing-simplification-or-complication-the-data-act-meets-the-digital-omnibus/20 Jan 2026 10:57 +0000at://did:plc:pejisyydoppvbhipmfensc6y/app.bsky.feed.post/3mctypq7jec2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/citip.bsky.social/post/3mcc7lvwpb22n📣New blogpost! As #AI enters the judiciary, it can subtly reshape legal reasoning. @victoriahendrickx.bsky.social explores how AI changes not just what is decided, but how justice is expressed through McLuhan’s ‘Medium is the Message’. https://www.law.kuleuven.be/citip/blog/the-medium-is-the-message-in-the-age-of-judicial-ai/13 Jan 2026 09:12 +0000at://did:plc:pejisyydoppvbhipmfensc6y/app.bsky.feed.post/3mcc7lvwpb22nhttps://bsky.app/profile/citip.bsky.social/post/3mbqn3rvpdc2p📣New blogpost by Julie Mannekens on the definition of personal data in the Digital Omnibus proposal. Based on an analysis of the Court of Justice case law, it reflects whether a generalization in the GDPR is appropriate or if further refinement should be left to case law and guidance. Read more 👇 https://www.law.kuleuven.be/citip/blog/personal-data-in-the-digital-omnibus-where-are-we-going/06 Jan 2026 09:25 +0000at://did:plc:pejisyydoppvbhipmfensc6y/app.bsky.feed.post/3mbqn3rvpdc2phttps://bsky.app/profile/citip.bsky.social/post/3ma3lojmlus2d📣New blog post by @noemiekrack.bsky.social Research results from the ISD warn about the prominence and easy discoverability of tools for non-consensual sexual deepfakes creation. This blog calls for a perspective shift to address the imbalance between their easy production and difficult removal. https://www.law.kuleuven.be/citip/blog/easy-to-make-hard-to-remove-and-impossible-to-forget-the-unfair-speeds-of-non-consensual-intimate-and-sexually-explicit-deepfakes/16 Dec 2025 07:09 +0000at://did:plc:pejisyydoppvbhipmfensc6y/app.bsky.feed.post/3ma3lojmlus2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/citip.bsky.social/post/3m7p6tuoh3k2j📣New blogpost by @tatianaduarte.bsky.social Recently, the CJEU decided on the SRB v. EDPS. The blog post critiques the Court's articulation of the concept of pseudonymous data and examines the consistency of the decision with data protection law. https://www.law.kuleuven.be/citip/blog/identifiability-on-trial-insights-from-srb-v-edps/11 Dec 2025 08:47 +0000at://did:plc:pejisyydoppvbhipmfensc6y/app.bsky.feed.post/3m7p6tuoh3k2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/citip.bsky.social/post/3m733nicvcc24🚨 New Blog Post by @msas25.bsky.social From Australia’s bans to Europe’s push for mandatory age verification, lawmakers are reshaping how children access social media. But do these measures truly protect children or risk excluding them from vital online opportunities? #ChildRights #OnlineSafety https://shorturl.at/TMl0d03 Dec 2025 08:57 +0000at://did:plc:pejisyydoppvbhipmfensc6y/app.bsky.feed.post/3m733nicvcc24https://bsky.app/profile/citip.bsky.social/post/3m6yqpqj5ss23We welcomed Iagê Miola, director of the Agência Nacional de Proteção de Dados at CiTiP at the occasion of the event 𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭’𝐬 𝐧𝐞𝐱𝐭 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐁𝐫𝐚𝐳𝐢𝐥’𝐬 𝐝𝐢𝐠𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐚? 𝐀 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐁𝐫𝐚𝐳𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐚𝐧 𝐃𝐚𝐭𝐚 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐀𝐮𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐲, co-organized by @lsts-vub.bsky.social.02 Dec 2025 10:36 +0000at://did:plc:pejisyydoppvbhipmfensc6y/app.bsky.feed.post/3m6yqpqj5ss23https://bsky.app/profile/citip.bsky.social/post/3m6yqgfq6nc23📣We are recruiting! CiTiP is looking for an enthusiastic and proactive researcher to join its team, work on data/AI law and provide research and valorisation support. Interested in this multifaceted job? ⌛Deadline 15 December 2025. More information👇 https://www.kuleuven.be/personeel/jobsite/jobs/60584379?lang=en02 Dec 2025 10:31 +0000at://did:plc:pejisyydoppvbhipmfensc6y/app.bsky.feed.post/3m6yqgfq6nc23https://bsky.app/profile/citip.bsky.social/post/3m6yqa7qt722q📣New blogpost on the new concept of ‘Regulatory solutionism’, forged in the context of a recent research on the EU regulation of AI and sustainability. The authors explain how we came to this concept and why it is relevant – beyond the sole case of AI and sustainability regulation. https://www.law.kuleuven.be/citip/blog/regulatory-solutionism-applied-to-ai-and-sustainability-when-legislative-inaction-takes-the-form-of-legislative-activism/02 Dec 2025 10:27 +0000at://did:plc:pejisyydoppvbhipmfensc6y/app.bsky.feed.post/3m6yqa7qt722qhttps://bsky.app/profile/citip.bsky.social/post/3m6yq4r4yrs2q📢 Wanted: Participants for the Knowledge Center on Data & Society’s new Policy Prototyping project! 🗓 In 2026, the Knowledge Center on Data & Society is organising a 𝗰𝗼-𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝘀𝗵𝗼𝗽 and are seeking participation from 𝗔𝗜 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘃𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗲𝗿𝘀 in the AI value chain and 𝗹𝗲𝗴𝗮𝗹 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘁𝘀. https://data-en-maatschappij.ai/en/news/policy-prototyping-2026-call-for-participants02 Dec 2025 10:25 +0000at://did:plc:pejisyydoppvbhipmfensc6y/app.bsky.feed.post/3m6yq4r4yrs2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/citip.bsky.social/post/3m4sp6gib6s2d📣New blogpost by @manonvdh.bsky.social EU design law distinguishes between various types of parts. Whether a ‘part’ qualifies in one of those categories has important consequences on the validity and scope of protection of design rights. Read more 👇 https://www.law.kuleuven.be/citip/blog/part-or-component-part-in-eu-design-law-compartmentalising-terminology-in-eu-design-law-part-1/04 Nov 2025 14:02 +0000at://did:plc:pejisyydoppvbhipmfensc6y/app.bsky.feed.post/3m4sp6gib6s2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/citip.bsky.social/post/3m4babemr7c2k📣New blog post! In June 2025, the MDCG issued its long awaited Q&As on AI-based medical devices, but key gaps remain. In their new blog, @bisilisib.bsky.social & Marie Kohoutova unpack missed opportunities and offer recommendations for the next guidance. Read their full blog post here 👇 https://www.law.kuleuven.be/citip/blog/quo-vadis-mdcg-the-missed-opportunities-on-ai-based-medical-devices/28 Oct 2025 15:20 +0000at://did:plc:pejisyydoppvbhipmfensc6y/app.bsky.feed.post/3m4babemr7c2khttps://bsky.app/profile/citip.bsky.social/post/3m4ba5losdk2n📣New blog post! Marta Musidlowska reflects on the EHDS Regulation, its push for digital healthcare in the EU, and the limited safeguards for those unable or unwilling to go online, raising questions about a potential “right not to use the Internet". https://www.law.kuleuven.be/citip/blog/offline-by-right-the-ehdsr-and-the-choice-not-to-go-online/28 Oct 2025 15:18 +0000at://did:plc:pejisyydoppvbhipmfensc6y/app.bsky.feed.post/3m4ba5losdk2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/citip.bsky.social/post/3m3ezwniq4k2q✨Our researchers in the media!✨ This month, several of our colleagues shared their insights and expertise in the media — bringing their research to a wider audience. 🎙️📺 🗞️ Curious where to watch, listen, or read? See the links below👇👇👇17 Oct 2025 10:12 +0000at://did:plc:pejisyydoppvbhipmfensc6y/app.bsky.feed.post/3m3ezwniq4k2q