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Copyright and AI

Copyright and AI

Since our class is focused on Canadian IP law, I’m working to incorporate some relevant discussions from Swiss legal literature that I’ve come across. This paper examines copyright issues related to generative AI, with a focus on text and image generation programs. The first part briefly outlines the basics of such AI programs. The discussion […]

“Text Mining” as Fair Dealing?

“Text Mining” as Fair Dealing?

At the end of the last class, we realized that one of the pressing questions related to AI that courts around the world will soon have to answer is whether the equivalent of the Canadian “fair dealing” is met when generative AI uses copyrighted works to “learn”. That same day, I came across an interview […]

China finds in favour of copyright in AI

China finds in favour of copyright in AI

As we’re wrapping up the course section on copyright and considering we have focused a lot on AI, I thought it would be interesting to share a case from 2023 in China where it was held that there can be copyright in works of AI. The case involved an AI generated image which was created […]

Week 7 Fall 2024 – Slides & Video

Week 7 Fall 2024 – Slides & Video

My experience suggests mentally budgeting for roughly one technical gaffe per semester when using lecture capture. Guess this week was that class for IP Law. So close to Halloween the horrors of the “headless instructor” does seem oddly appropriate. As well, the sound is not working for the first few seconds of the class, but […]

Could Canadian IP Law Benefit from Anti-SLAPP Legislation? 

Could Canadian IP Law Benefit from Anti-SLAPP Legislation? 

This term I am taking another IP course with Professor Reynolds about the intersection between IP and human rights. I decided to write my final paper on how enacting Anti-SLAPP legislation at the federal level could bolster users’ rights (framed as free expression rights as well as IP rights) and the doctrine of fair dealing […]

Copyright Exemption to fix McDonald’s Ice Cream Machines

Copyright Exemption to fix McDonald’s Ice Cream Machines

I came across an interesting story regarding a copyright issue and McDonald’s ice cream machines: https://ktla.com/news/consumer-business/mcdonalds-restaurants-find-solution-for-infamous-broken-ice-cream-machine-issues McDonald’s ice cream machines are notorious for frequently being out of service. These machines are exclusively supplied by Taylor Company, which previously held the sole copyright and the exclusive right to repair them. This restricted McDonald’s franchisees and other […]

Week 6 Fall 2024 – Slides & Video
Qualcomm may no Longer be Allowed to use ARM IP to Design CPUs

Qualcomm may no Longer be Allowed to use ARM IP to Design CPUs

Qualcomm is an American company that designs CPUs. ARM is a British company that licenses off-the-shelf CPU core designs to other manufacturers. Unlike the x86 architecture designed by Intel that is featured in virtually all modern desktops and laptops, ARM-based CPU designs are low power and are widely used in smartphones, cars, and the burgeoning […]

Temu: Selling “Exact Copies” of Independent Designers’ Creations

Temu: Selling “Exact Copies” of Independent Designers’ Creations

I recently read an interesting article about Temu, an online retail platform known for copying the works of independent designers and selling them at a very low cost. The article highlights the challenges these designers face in seeking justice, shedding light on the feelings of powerlessness many experience when their work is replicated by a […]