We are revisiting the AI-copyright interplay for the first time in nearly three years. Copyright remains very relevant to our sphere of interest, not least because the EU AI Act specifically points at EU copyright law with regards to training data and transparency requirements for AI models.
Malcolm Bain is an English solicitor and Spanish abogado. He has worked as an Information Technology and Intellectual Property lawyer over the last 20 years, with a specialisation in technology licensing, open source software and content, technology transfer and privacy. In 2006, together with his partner Manuel Martínez, he founded his own firm “id-law partners” as a boutique specialized in IP and ICT. In May 2018, both incorporated this firm into Across Legal.
In addition to his professional activity advising entrepreneurs, private companies, public administrations and open source projects, Malcolm is a member of the Free Software Foundation Europe and ASTP, associate professor of law at the University of Barcelona, mentor in Tecniospring Industry and other programs for entrepreneurs and frequent speaker at conferences and seminars in the field of ICTs and entrepreneurship in the digital world.
References:
Monkey selfie copyright dispute (Wikipedia)
Report on Copyright and Artificial Intelligence (UK Intellectual Property Office)
Stability AI largely wins UK court battle against Getty Images over copyright and trademark (AP News, November 2025)
German Court Rules OpenAI Infringed Song Lyrics in Europe’s First Major AI Music Ruling (November 2025)
Jakob Plesner: Copyright Exceptions for Generative AI (Masters of Privacy, October 2023).
(NOTE: The second part of this conversation was recorded in Spanish and is available in our separate Masters of Privacy ES channel.)
