Category: Media

GDPR Violations and AI – The firm obtains pioneering interim measures against parties abusing AI

Sector: AI; Media & Social Networks

Practice Area: Private Client; Dispute Resolution; GDPR & Privacy law

In two separate but subject matter-related lawsuits initiated on behalf of two high-profile clients, the firm obtained favourable decisions of the court imposing interim injunctions on the defendants.

In widely publicized proceedings involving a TV station with a state frequency, the firm filed two separate claims against the station and its shareholder for creating and later broadcasting a “deepfake” which unlawfully processed the clients’ personal data.

The High Court in Belgrade, facing with a novel issue and a need to set a precedent on abuse of personal information, accepted the firm’s arguments and imposed interim measures against the defendants prohibiting: further broadcasting of the materials, reproduction of the broadcast, broadcasting it as part of a report, commentary, as an announcement, or in any other way making it available again in a TV program or on social networks or on any other means or platform that is publicly available to a large audience.

The final judgment in the cases will be issued following the completion of the trial.

guest In Media, Public enterprises, White-collar

Successful dismissal of a long-running complex investigation involving allegations of abuses in the media sector and involving state-backed companies

Sector: TMT; Public enterprises

Practice Area: White collar

The firm acted for multiple defendants, including a market-leading media & marketing company in a high-profile criminal investigation focused on allegations of abuses of position related to a state-backed television channel.

The case concerned complex underlying issues of contract, as well as forensic finance. The investigation was handled by the Public Prosecution for Organized Crime.

In an investigation spanning 4 years the defence focused on getting the case dismissed without proceeding to trial. The firm successfully brought forward evidence countering the allegations and, following a detailed forensic report indicating that no underlying damage occurred as a result of any alleged actions, a full dismissal of the investigation in relation to all its clients in the case was achieved.