WHETHER NFTs ARE SUBJECT TO THE PRINCIPLE OF EXHAUSTION

With the widespread adoption of blockchain technology and its continuous development, Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs) have garnered significant attention and sparked debates within the legal community. However, how did NFTs come into existence?  The major breakthrough in the world of blockchain occurred with the establishment of the Ethereum blockchain in 2014. This allowed blockchain to be […]

Actions Resulting in High Penalties for Personal Data Protection in 2022 – 2023

Nowadays, technology is progressing rapidly, and with this progress, data sharing and storage  in the digital world is  constantly increasing. With the widespread use of the internet and mobile devices, the need to protect individuals’ personal data  is becoming more prioritized than ever. Protection of individuals’ personal data  is possible through legal regulations on the […]

Amendment to the Regulation on Remote Identification Methods to be Used by Banks and Establishment of Contractual Relationship in Electronic Environment

The Regulation on Remote Identification Methods to be Used by Banks and the Establishment of a Contractual Relationship in Electronic Environment (the “Regulation”) was published in the Official Gazette dated 01.04.2021 and numbered 31441. The regulation has been issued in order to regulate the procedures and principles for remote identification methods that can be used […]

RECORD FINE IMPOSED FOR VIOLATING EU DATA PROTECTION REGULATION

As frequently seen in the agenda, sanctions regarding the protection of personal data continue to be widespread both in Turkey and in the European Union. The Irish Data Protection Commission (DPC) has announced a historic decision regarding Meta Platforms Ireland Limited (Meta) and its violation of EU data protection regulations. The inquiry, which began in […]

Instagram Fined 405 Million Euros For Violating The Data Privacy Of Children

What is Personal Data? In this day and age, with the development of technology, the processing of personal data has become quite common. As explained in the justification of the Law on the Protection of Personal Data, personal data means “any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person”. All kinds of data that […]

Can Artificial Intelligence Have Legal Personality?

Ground Breaking Draft Report of the European Commission on This Topic  With the development of technology, the concept of artificial intelligence has become an important part of our lives. The interaction between humans and machines is getting more and more complex. Artificial intelligence can imitate many human-specific skills such as problem solving and analytical thinking, […]

LEGAL RIGHTS WHEN COPYRIGHT IS INFRINGED ON YOUTUBE

In recent times, with the rapid spread of information sharing has spread rapidly, it is possible to reach an unlimited amount of content through the YouTube platform.  It is often encountered that the contents on this platform are very similar or even the same with various examples. In case of copying, stealing, or having the […]

USING THE TRADEMARK AS AN INTERNET DOMAIN

IN GENERAL It is possible for a sign identical to a trademark to be used as an internet domain name for the same goods and/or services within the scope of the trademark’s registration. The scope of this use is determined by the second paragraph of Article 7 of the Industrial Property Law. According to this […]

NEW PROCEDURE IN INTERNATIONAL TRADEMARK REGISTRATION APPLICATIONS: MADRID-E FILING SYSTEM

In the previous days, the Turkish Patent and Trademark Office announced that the Madrid E-filing (Electronic Application) system which is an online interface concerning international trademark registration applications is available. Thus, Turkey became a participant of the Madrid E-filing system as the fourteenth country. It is aimed to transmit the international trademark registration applications made […]