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News of the Week for the week of 3rd of January 2026 (Mostly A.I. Created)
Links for the week: 3rd of January 2026
News of the Week 24 August 2025 (A.I. generated/human edited)
Links for the week: 24th of August 2025
The Dirt on Clean Beauty
Aarthi Kamatchinathan’s Term Paper Introduction In recent years, the beauty industry has undergone a significant transformation, with consumers increasingly prioritizing ingredient transparency over brand prestige or packaging appeal. This shift has been driven in part by the rise of the “clean girl aesthetic,” a TikTok trend that emphasizes a natural, minimalist and health-focused approach to […]
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 […]
Copyright Law in Las Vegas?
This past weekend, I was in Las Vegas for a short trip, and while I should have been focused on not losing all my money to the slot machines, I found myself fixated on something else entirely: did Paris Las Vegas or New York New York have to pay licensing fees to create those massive […]
Wait…They Trademarked What?
Since we’ll be diving into trademarks soon, I thought this article would be a fun way to get everyone in the right mindset! From trademarked colours to sounds to even smells, people have tried to claim ownership over some strange things. Here is a list of the weirdest trademarks out there: https://bestlifeonline.com/surprising-copyright Let me know […]