The Center for Art Law hosted a lecture about the rapidly evolving landscape of AI regulations in the EU, particularly in the context of the EU AI Act, and their implications for the visual arts sector. A networking reception followed.
Artificial Intelligence is an expanding technology that needs to be understood and regulated to protect the rights of creators. Many legislators are currently reviewing existing laws to determine the right balance in regulations to manage and monitor AI generated content. Our expert panelists delved into the obligations imposed on the visual arts sector by these regulations and provided valuable insights into the challenges and opportunities they present.
We had Professor Séverine Dusollier, a distinguished scholar, specializing in intellectual property law and the regulation of new technologies, as one of our panelists. Prof. Dusollier’s work focuses on the legal implications of AI, including copyright and data protection issues, making her an invaluable contributor to this discussion. Mathilde Razou, Counsel specializing in IP at Fieldfisher Paris, talked about the risks associated with the use of generative artificial intelligence by authors and shared some tips to mitigate these risks. Moreover, she also evoked the question of the protectability of creations generated by artificial intelligence. Special Guests: Noor Kadhim, Advisory Member, Center for Art Law and Atreya Mathur, Director of Legal Research, Center for Art Law. The session was moderated by Irina Tarsis, Founder, Center for Art Law.
This event was sponsored by Fieldfisher Paris.
Meet our Speakers
Séverine Dusollier
Séverine Dusollier is a Professor of Intellectual Property and Innovation Law at Sciences Po Law School in Paris, France. She holds a Doctorate in Law from the University of Namur, Belgium, and has been teaching intellectual property law, information technology law, property law, competition law, and media law since 2000.
Professor Dusollier was an associate researcher at the Faculty of Law of the University of Berkeley (United States) in 2001, a Jean Monnet Fellow at the European University Institute of Florence in 2005-2006 and a Visiting Fellow at Columbia University. Prior to joining Sciences Po, Dusollier served as a Professor at the University of Namur, where she was also the Director of the CRIDS (Research Centre in Information, Law, and Society). She is currently the Vice-Dean for research at the Sciences Po Law School and a member of its doctoral committee. Additionally, she is the Head of the Master in Innovation Law program.
Dusollier also teaches at the CEIPI of the University of Strasbourg and is a member of the Belgian Intellectual Property Council. With other European academics, she founded the European Copyright Society to express the positions of academic experts on copyright in European law.
Professor Dusollier’s research interests include digital issues of copyright, the concept of authorship, contractual protection of authors and performers, exceptions and limitations, commons and property, and the public domain. From 2014 to 2019, she was the holder of a prestigious European Research Council (ERC) research grant on commons and inclusivity in property.
In addition to her academic work, Professor Dusollier is a Qualified Member of the CSPLA (French Copyright Council).
Mathilde Razou
Mathilde Razou is an IP counsel at Friedfisher. Her expertise covers trademark, design and model law, copyright, patents, unfair and parasitic competition, as well as Internet law (issues related to e-commerce, e-reputation, domain names). She possesses extensive experience in intellectual property litigation and regularly appears before specialized courts, particularly in cases involving the infringement of trademarks, designs and models, copyright, and also in patent litigation. Admitted to the Paris Bar in 2011, she holds a DEA in industrial and artistic property law from the Université Panthéon-Sorbonne (PARIS I). Before joining Fieldfisher in 2014, she was a lawyer at CASALAONGA AVOCATS, a firm specializing in intellectual property. She is a member of APRAM (Association of Trademark and Design Law Practitioners). She works in both French and English.
Noor Kadim
Solicitor Advocate of the English Courts, Noor Kadim has over 15 years’ experience in international dispute resolution. Her areas are commercial and investment arbitration, UK and cross-border litigation, litigation funding, art and cultural heritage law, and international law. Listed in the Financial Times Best Lawyers 2023 List in the category of Art Law, Noor Kadim earned a diploma in Italian Renaissance Art History from Oxford University (in 2022). In arbitration, she has been on the Steering Committee for Young Members at the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, and Editor for the Middle East section for Kluwer Arbitration Blog. Noor Kadim is an advisor to the Center and is also a Member of the IBA Sub-Committee on Art and Culture and am on the European Legal Institute Task Force for Litigation Funding.
Irina Tarsis
Irina Tarsis is an attorney and Founder of the Center for Art Law.
Special thanks to Rachel Sundar (Center for Art Law) and Noor Kadim (Fieldfisher).
About Fieldfisher
Fieldfisher Paris has the skills and knowledge necessary to provide services to a broad range of industries and businesses including, in particular, key economic growth sectors such as healthcare, environment, new technologies, the luxury sector, financial institutions, and fintech. Legal counsel and litigation services are intrinsically linked and both are an essential part of our practice. Our lawyers are skilled in transactional representation, dispute resolution, and litigation, providing client-focused solutions at every step of the process.
Handouts and Reading Material
Read the handouts HERE.
