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TMT weekly highlights—14 October 2021

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Published on: 14 October 2021

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Information technology
Court of Justice—licensee may decompile a computer program to correct errors even when restricted by licence (Top System SA v Belgium)
New technologies
BEUC publishes position paper on EU AI Act proposal
BEIS publishes report on potential impact of AI on UK employment
BEIS publishes report on robotics and autonomous systems across UK sectors
Commission launches public consultation into drone strategy for smart and sustainable mobility
Future Mobility—MLex Special Report
Telecommunications
Formation of a contract, incorporation of standard terms and conditions, onerous/unusual clauses and penalty clauses (Blu-Sky Solutions Ltd v Be Caring Ltd)

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Welcome to this week’s edition of the TMT weekly highlights: a hand-picked summary of news analysis, updates and new content from across the technology, media and telecoms sectors. These highlights focus on key topics including new technologies, software, cloud computing, internet, outsourcing, music, film & television, publishing, defamation and telecoms.

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