World IP Review reports that Mrs Justice Joanna Smith has been appointed deputy president of the Business and Property Division of the UK High Court. The judge decided the case Getty Images v Stability AI, among other notable cases, which is regarded as landmark.
Change at the top
According to the same report, Sir Colin Birss takes over from Sir Geoffrey Vos as the new Master of the Rolls. The source describes both moves as part of a reshuffle; the available excerpt contains no further details on timing or background.
Context
For companies, the personnel change mainly signals that responsibilities around the Getty proceedings have been redistributed. Whether and how this affects future AI copyright decisions cannot be substantiated from the source and remains open.
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