UnitedHealthcare and DMCA

UnitedHealthcare and DMCA

Seems to be a hot topic these days. The killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO, Brian Thompson, certainly has garnered much attention. Now, my intention is not to spark another controversial debate over this issue. In fact, I never though I would be writing anything related to this topic here, well, until I came to know about […]

Patent War in the 3D Printing World (Term Paper)

Patent War in the 3D Printing World (Term Paper)

Background Three-Dimensional printing (3D printing), using fused deposition modeling (FDM), has come a long way since its inception in the late 1980s. A co-founder of Stratasys, Scott Crump, came up with the idea while layering glue using a glue-gun to make a toy.[1] Building on this idea, substitute a glue-gun with a highly precise temperature […]

“Webtoons” and Generative A.I. in South Korea – Is Artistic Style Copyrightable?

“Webtoons” and Generative A.I. in South Korea – Is Artistic Style Copyrightable?

I came across an interesting situation unfolding in South Korea regarding the development of image generating A.I. for web comics (commonly known as “webtoons” in Korea). As a preface, I would like to highlight that I do not know much about webtoons nor about industry all that well. I tried my best translating Korean to […]