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All our legal articles.
Browse all 34 articles written by the firm's lawyers, from the most recent to the oldest.
- INFLUXIO21/07/2026· Raphaël Molina
How to remove a Google review (fake or defamatory): doctors, hotels, restaurants, e-commerce…
How to remove a fake, defamatory or disparaging Google review: legal characterisation, formal notice to the platform under the DSA, court-ordered lifting of the author's anonymity and compensation claim.
- INFLUXIO16/07/2026· Raphaël Molina
"Anti fast-fashion" Act of 8 July 2026: influencers facing a firm ban with still uncertain contours.
Analysis of Act no. 2026-602 of 8 July 2026, whose Article 7 prohibits influencers, from 1 January 2027, from any direct or indirect promotion of products and brands falling within ultra-express fashion, on pain of an administrative fine of up to 100,000 euros, and review of the grey areas left to the Conseil d'État decree and to EU law.
- INFLUXIO02/07/2026· Raphaël Molina
Abusive content notifications: the notifier who gets it wrong incurs liability, even in good faith.
Analysis of the Paris Court's judgment of 19 June 2026 (3rd ch., 2nd sect., no. 24/03517): a notifier who obtains removal of content from a platform on the basis of a legal characterisation that is ultimately rejected incurs civil liability towards the ousted publisher, regardless of good faith, together with a lump-sum method for assessing damages.
- INFLUXIO19/06/2026· Raphaël Molina
Image rights and copyright on social media: reposting on Instagram can be sanctioned.
Analysis of the Paris Court's judgment of 5 June 2026 (3rd ch., 2nd sect., no. 23/10745), which distinguishes sharing performed through a platform's native tools, in principle lawful, from extracting and modifying a video for promotional purposes, which requires express authorisation under both image rights and copyright.
- INFLUXIO05/06/2026· Raphaël Molina
Paedocriminal hunters and AI-generated avatars: admissible evidence, an exposed vigilante.
Analysis, before the criminal judge, of the admissibility of evidence obtained by a private individual through a sting operation using an AI-generated minor avatar, and of the criminal exposure of the trapper under Articles 226-1 and 226-2 of the French Criminal Code.
- INFLUXIO28/05/2026· Raphaël Molina
Seized phone in preliminary investigation: consent to a search of personal effects entails consent to exploitation of the data.
Commentary on Cass. crim., 19 May 2026, no. 25-87.563, in which the Criminal Chamber holds that consent to the search of personal effects entails consent to the technical exploitation of the data contained in seized phones, and narrowly construes the reach of the European Landeck case law.
- INFLUXIO05/05/2026· Raphaël Molina
Lifting online anonymity: identifying cybercriminals for the purposes of criminal proceedings.
Analysis of the Paris Court order of 17 April 2026 and the French framework enabling content creators to obtain the identification of anonymous perpetrators of online offences (Article 145 CPC, Article L34-1 CPCE).
- INFLUXIO10/04/2026· Raphaël Molina
Greenwashing and influencer marketing: a now structured legal framework, with controls set to intensify.
Analysis of the legal framework applicable to environmental claims in commercial collaborations on social media.
- INFLUXIO31/03/2026· Raphaël Molina
Platform liability: is the Meta and Google conviction in the USA a turning point?
Analysis of recent US court decisions on platform design liability and their implications for European law.
- INFLUXIO26/02/2026· Raphaël Molina
A new mandatory permit for influencers based in the United Arab Emirates.
Analysis of the new regulation requiring a permit for influencers based in the UAE.
- INFLUXIOJanvier 2026· Raphaël Molina
Blocking online content and the role of the judge: the case of platforms Kick and WatchPeopleDie.
Analysis of the judge's role in blocking platforms broadcasting unlawful content.
- INFLUXIO20/11/2025· Raphaël Molina
Obtaining the identity of an anonymous Gmail user: a blackmail victim wins in emergency proceedings.
Lifting anonymity through emergency proceedings for a blackmail victim.
- INFLUXIO07/10/2025· Thomas Ascione
Streaming fraud: Paris Court orders targeted blocking without derailing the hosting regime.
Analysis of the Paris Court decision ordering the blocking of fake music streaming sites.
- INFLUXIO21/08/2025· Raphaël Molina
Can ChatGPT be accused of defamation if it says something false about you?
Cross-analysis of American case law and French press law on AI defamation.
- INFLUXIOJuillet 2025· Raphaël Molina
The unlawfulness of a Google My Business listing without consent.
Lessons from a ruling on the non-consensual creation of a Google Business listing.
- INFLUXIO21/05/2025· Raphaël Molina
Commercial exploitation of children influencers' image.
Unprecedented legal framework for the exposure of children by influencer parents.
- INFLUXIOAvril 2025· Raphaël Molina
Judicial removal of defamatory content in cases of author anonymity.
Adjustment of the adversarial principle to remove anonymous defamatory content.
- INFLUXIOMars 2025· Raphaël Molina
US bill: a new legal liability for chatbots.
Analysis of an American bill on AI chatbot liability.
- INFLUXIO28/02/2025· Alexandre Bigot-Joly
Luxury bag counterfeiting: legal analysis of the Hermès v. Blao & Co. ruling.
Analysis of the ruling on Hermès bag counterfeiting.
- INFLUXIOMars 2025· Raphaël Molina
The legal framework for podcasts: copyright protection and fair remuneration.
Legal framework applicable to podcasts in terms of copyright.
- INFLUXIOFévrier 2025· Raphaël Molina
Louboutin: the protection of position marks by the Paris Court of Appeal.
Case law on the protection of the Louboutin red sole as a position mark.
- INFLUXIO31/01/2025· Raphaël Molina
Bill to distinguish AI-generated content on social media.
Analysis of the bill requiring the labelling of AI-generated content.
- INFLUXIOJanvier 2025· Raphaël Molina
"Emily in Paris" alcoholic drink: the Paris Court says no!
Prohibition of exploiting the "Emily in Paris" brand for an alcoholic beverage.
- INFLUXIO13/12/2024· Raphaël Molina
Generative AI: legal issues and risks under French copyright law.
Legal risks of generative AI with regard to copyright.
- INFLUXIO06/12/2024· Alexandre Bigot-Joly
How to remove unlawful content from Google or Instagram: DSA vs LCEN.
Comparison of content removal mechanisms under the DSA and LCEN.
- INFLUXIO29/11/2024· Raphaël Molina
The limits of judicial expertise in the face of algorithms: Google's trade secrets.
Conflict between judicial expertise and the protection of Google's algorithm secrets.
- INFLUXIO14/11/2024· Thomas Ascione
French courts crack down on online music piracy - a landmark blocking order.
Analysis of the Paris Court order blocking illegal music download sites.
- INFLUXIONovembre 2024· Raphaël Molina
AI regulation in California: an innovative and protective approach.
Overview of California's regulatory framework for artificial intelligence.
- INFLUXIO21/10/2024· Alexandre Bigot-Joly
EUIPO Board of Appeal: protection of wine PDOs against evocation.
EUIPO decision on the protection of protected designations of origin for wines.
- INFLUXIONovembre 2024· Raphaël Molina
Copyright on Instagram posts: analysis of the legal framework.
Copyright protection regime for content published on Instagram.
- INFLUXIO11/10/2024· Alexandre Bigot-Joly
Creation of the Appeals Centre Europe: does the DSA offer an effective remedy?
Analysis of the creation of the European appeals centre under the DSA.
- INFLUXIO10/10/2024· Raphaël Molina
The endless fight against online piracy: Paris Court ruling of 11/07/2024.
Commentary on the Paris Court's decision on online piracy.
- INFLUXIOOctobre 2024· Raphaël Molina
The influencers' law put to the test of European law: draft compliance order.
Articulation between the French influencers' law and European law (DSA).
- INFLUXIOOctobre 2024· Raphaël Molina
Copyright or parasitism: what protection for photos and videos on social media?
Comparison of legal grounds for protecting visual content online.