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Corruption Authority Set To Release Third Inquiry Report on Tax Department Practices

by THEFUTURE.TEAM

November 10, 2025

The Independent Authority Against Corruption is poised to make public its third investigative report, with the Tax Department taking center stage. Recent reliable information confirms that this forthcoming finding highlights significant issues within the Tax Department, as disclosed by the Transparency Commissioner and Head of the Authority, Haris Pogiatjis, during his recent address in the Parliament.

Tax Department Inquiry In Focus

According to verified sources, two of the three reports pertain to complaints raised by MP Christos Christofides and the widely followed Trimiklini case. The third, by contrast, relates to an earlier allegation submitted by a senior Tax Department official. Although details remain sparse, this report will determine whether the investigation reveals potential criminal or disciplinary liabilities.

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Investigation Methodology And Approval Process

The Authority’s process is rigorous: once the inspection teams compile a final report, a concise explanatory document is drafted. Authority members then review and approve this document prior to any public disclosure. This careful vetting ensures that any publication of names or sensitive details adheres strictly to legal protocols.

Details Of The Allegation

Sources indicate that the complaint, rooted in events dating back to the mid-2000s, alleges malpractice within the Tax Department. The complainant, having accused the department of improper conduct before the proper authorities, subsequently faced retaliatory measures. In his detailed submission, the senior official criticized the unfaltering intolerance toward misconduct and the subsequent disciplinary proceedings that were initiated.

Procedural And Disciplinary Implications

The complaint further accuses the official of becoming a target of a systematic campaign, stating that he pursued appeals to the Administrative Court in efforts to block the promotion of unqualified colleagues. Correspondence related to these issues was sent both to the Public Service Committee and to the General Prosecutor’s Office. A formal disciplinary inquiry had been launched against the complainant, which scrutinized not only this matter but also earlier incidents involving a business leader and a prominent football club official, as well as a letter to the former President of the Republic.

Upcoming Findings And Complementary Investigations

Parliamentary announcements indicate that a report on this inquiry is expected to be released by the end of November. The Authority will also determine, pursuant to existing legislation, whether the identities of those involved should be revealed. In a related development, findings from MP Christofides’ complaints—focused on two specific allegations regarding foreign investors and issues tied to the Promsvyazbank case—are projected for publication next week. This latter inquiry scrutinizes transactions and affiliations that have raised considerable public and political interest.

The forthcoming reports are expected to shed new light on both longstanding and contemporary issues within Cyprus’s public institutions, reinforcing the imperative for transparency and accountability at the highest levels.

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by News Editor

August 24, 2026

Courts Are Still Applying Old Copyright Rules To AI

AI companies train models on enormous amounts of published material, including books, articles and academic research. Whether using that content without authors’ permission violates copyright law remains unresolved.

Much of the debate centres on fair use, which allows copyrighted material to be used without permission in certain circumstances. Courts consider factors such as the purpose of the use, how much material was involved and its impact on the original market.

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Anthropic Case Sets An Important Precedent

A major case involving Anthropic and a group of authors provided one of the clearest rulings so far. Judge William Alsup found that using copyrighted books to train AI models was lawful, comparing the process to people reading and studying literature before creating something new.

Anthropic was nevertheless ordered to pay $1.5 billion in a settlement. The penalty concerned books the company had obtained from illegal online libraries rather than the AI training itself.

For AI companies, that distinction could prove significant because it separates studying copyrighted material from directly copying it.

Competition Could Be The Key Issue

A case involving Thomson Reuters and Ross Intelligence offers a different perspective. A court ruled that Ross could not claim fair use after using Reuters’ copyrighted material to develop a competing AI-powered legal research platform.

The decision suggests courts may be less willing to consider AI training fair use when copyrighted content is used to build a product that directly competes with the original.

For authors, an unresolved question is whether AI-generated content should be considered competition for the works used to train these models.

The Law Has Yet To Catch Up

US copyright law predates generative AI by decades, leaving courts to apply old principles to new technology. Questions also remain over copyright protection for AI-generated works. In Thaler v. Perlmutter, a court ruled that material created entirely by AI cannot receive copyright protection.

Major AI companies remain involved in copyright litigation, and different courts could reach different conclusions. For now, there is no universal rule: the legality of AI training will depend on the circumstances of each case and how courts ultimately interpret copyright and fair use.