Copyright & Social Media
Communications Law
New TikTok IP Rules: Is This the End of Fan Edits?
While scrolling through TikTok the other day, I got a notification about upcoming changes to the platform’s intellectual property policies, set to take effect on April 26, 2025. Naturally, this got me thinking—what does this mean for creators? From what I can tell, TikTok is looking to more strictly enforce its existing copyright rules, which […]
Patent Pending?
While I was getting my morning coffee today before my Administrative Law exam, I noticed a “patent pending” notice on Starbucks’ automatic espresso machine (I think!). The Patent Act in Canada does not require an article to be marked as patented, and as such, it has no legal effect (Government of Canada). Therefore, I decided […]