Copyright & Social Media
Communications Law
Twitch Adds Tools Aimed At Helping Streamers Deal With Copyright Strikes
Hi everyone, https://www.gamespot.com/articles/twitch-adds-tools-to-help-streamers-deal-with-copyright-strikes/1100-6488958/ Currently, Twitch’s policy is that if a streamer gets enough copyright strikes, they will be permanently banned. Recently, Twitch has implemented new tools that streamers can use to address copyright claims made against their streams and clips, which will hopefully help them avoid being banned without warning. One tool will notify streamers […]
fighting the online sale of counterfeit goods
Hi all, I have been doing some research for another class on the online sale of counterfeit goods and thought summarizing some of it could be of interest/relevant to our IP class: The sale of counterfeit goods has exploded with the growth of e-commerce. According to a 2020 report published by the US Department of […]
Amelia + Andy + Alysha IP Project
Hi team, I have attached our IP project – it is a mock guide for start-up companies on how to avoid common IP issues. Hope you enjoy it! Amelia + Andy + Alysha IP Project
A very Canadian passing off lawsuit
https://www.dentons.com/en/insights/articles/2021/february/26/the-tragically-hip-v-mill-street-brewery-a-long-time-running The Tragically Hip are suing Mill Street Brewing over Mill Street’s use of the “100th meridian.” In 2014, Mill Street used this name for one of their beers. One of the Tragically Hip’s most popular songs is titled “At the Hundredth Meridian.” It will be interesting to see if the Tragically Hip can prove […]
Patenting Synthetic Life
Hi Everyone, I was thinking about the Harvard Mouse case and the discussion of the patentability of life forms and thought about something which wasn’t discussed in the case; could you patent a higher life form if it were made synthetically. The higher lifeform argument failed to meet the ‘manufacture’ or ‘composition of matter’ criteria […]
Peak Design is the latest to claim Amazonbasics copied them
Amazonbasics has been earning a reputation of taking unfair advantage of Amazon’s marketplace sellers. The EU is currently conducting anti-trust investigations over their use of sellers’ data, and now the popular bag company Peak Design is the latest to accuse them of dubious respect for IP. (the last high-profile story in this vein being Allbirds) […]
Disnovation and Copyright
Hi Class, I recently came across the idea of Predictive Bots through my research for the class presentation, looking at the intersection between technology, art, and intellectual property. Disnovation is “an algorithm that turns the latest media headlines into artistic concepts.” The algorithm is keen on identifying emerging trends and combining topical keywords to generate […]
Week 9 Video & Slides – March 12, 2021
Slides & video below… Jon
vaccines and patents
Hey team, I came across this article today and I found it interesting. It sheds light on the intersection between patents and accessibility of medical care. The director-general of the World Health Organization called to waive some IP rights (particularly patents) for the COVID-19 vaccines in order to make the vaccines more accessible. This has […]