In this episode of the In Conversation with IPR and Competition Law Podcast, our Founder and Host Aditya Trivedi and Co-host Sania Bafna engage in a detailed discussion with Mr. Dirk Auer regarding "The 'Atlantic Divide': US vs. EU Digital Regulation". They examine whether the distinction between the U.S. protecting competition and the EU protecting competitors has become a permanent chasm in the era of the DMA. The conversation analyzes the "error cost" framework, the risk of "false positives" in EU regulation, and the geopolitical tensions arising from "trade-for-tech" negotiations involving tariffs and visa restrictions. They also address the emergence of "digital second-class citizenship" as major AI features and hardware functions are withheld from the European market and speculate on whether the two regions are headed toward completely different internets by 2030.

In this episode, Isheta Boruah is joined by Hadrien Gautrot, co-founder of Nicéphore and a professor at Sciences Po, to explore how generative AI is transforming the very language of cinema.

What makes this conversation particularly compelling is the balance between innovation and responsibility. As a filmmaker working at the frontier of AI, Hadrien offers insight into how creative experimentation with AI can coexist with a conscious respect for intellectual property frameworks and authorship debates.

Through the lens of Nicéphore’s work and films like The Endless Summer (Le Souvenir), the episode unpacks how AI is not just a tool, but a collaborator reshaping storytelling, aesthetics, and the role of the filmmaker.

In Part 2 of this series, we shift from theory to real-world impact. Why is personal data protection a practical concern for ordinary Indians? How do spam calls, digital scams, data breaches, and third-party processors increase everyday risk? And how effective is the DPDP Act in addressing these challenges?

Hosted by Isheta Boruah & joining us again is Yash Vardhan Singh Roy, Data Protection & Privacy Analyst at The Global Data Protection Officer firm in London, Yash unpacks how India’s DPDP regime operates in practice.

We discuss fiduciary obligations, data principal rights, grievance mechanisms, children’s data protections, and whether “reasonable security safeguards” are strong enough to protect users in India’s fast-evolving digital ecosystem.

A focused conversation on privacy, accountability, and what individuals can do to reduce data risks today.