Copyright & Social Media
Communications Law
Copyright law professors going against Meta
In yet another battle with the use of copyrighted materials to train AI models, I came across this interesting news article[1], which caught my attention about copyright law professors in the US submitting an amicus brief[2] in support of authors suing Meta in the case of Richard Kadrey, et al. v. Meta Platforms, Inc. for […]
AI & Fair Dealing: Thomson Reuters v Ross Intelligence
If you have been, much like I, keenly awaiting Thomson Reuters v Ross Intelligence’s threequel and have been, much like I, disappointed not to have received such a threequel in time for the exam, this post is for you! No, Ross’s appeal has not been heard, but I don’t come begging completely empty handed; what I […]
Hey Raymond, Can I Copyright That?
Hello everyone, Welcome to my short, “Hey Raymond, Can I Copyright That? In this 10 minute movie, you will find reference to the Copyright Act R.S.C (1985) C-42. I explore the question of “Hey Raymond, Can I Copyright That?” through 5 scenarios: sports move, fashion, artistic work, musical piece and literary piece. Each vignette holds […]
Pokemon Case Settled
I was reading recent news update from earlier this month and saw that Pokemon has settled its lawsuit against an alleged copycat mobile game maker Pocket Monster: Remake. In September, the Shenzhen Intermediate People’s Court ruled in favour of The Pokémon Company, ordering the defendants to pay ¥107m ($15m) for unfair competition. This is still […]
HOW ITALY (AND EUROPE) ATTEMPTED TO TRADEMARK ITS FOOD
Food is sacred to Italians: they do not eat to live, they live to eat. That is why Italian food is so special. Apart from ontological considerations, the Italian cuisine market was estimated to be valued at 353 billion Canadian Dollars[1]. Out of this massive number, only 123 billion Canadian Dollars are represented by internal market production or […]