Cats, Knives, and Tentacles:  Practical IP Protection through Personal IP Stories

Cats, Knives, and Tentacles: Practical IP Protection through Personal IP Stories

Hi all, Here’s another PechaKucha presentation! This one’s on some practical ways to protect IP through personal IP stories, including my own. (I did another PechaKucha on NILs in the context of US college sports so if you’re curious about that, its a few posts back.) To access the presentation via Google Slides, click the […]

Does Monopoly not have a monopoly on “opoly”? (Does anyone know what’s going on here?)

Does Monopoly not have a monopoly on “opoly”? (Does anyone know what’s going on here?)

While I was in London Drugs looking for a study snack, I came across these couple of boardgames, “Canada-opoly” and “British Columbia-opoly”… does anyone know the story behind them?! They’re made by a company called “Offset Media” based in Victoria, BC.  Offset Media sell other kinds of “opolies” including Bible-opoly, Fort Mcmurray-opoly, and Santa-opoly. They […]

From Zilch to NIL: A Mini Presentation on NILs

From Zilch to NIL: A Mini Presentation on NILs

Hi all! For my participation component, I did a mini presentation on college athlete NILs in the States. To access via Google Slides, click the image below:  

Microsoft’s Copilot Copyright Commitment

Microsoft’s Copilot Copyright Commitment

To encourage customers continue buying and using their Generative AI-based products, Microsoft is offering legal protection for AI copyright infringement challenges:  https://blogs.microsoft.com/on-the-issues/2023/09/07/copilot-copyright-commitment-ai-legal-concerns/ Microsoft says “if a third party sues a commercial customer for copyright infringement for using Microsoft’s Copilots or the output they generate, we will defend the customer and pay the amount of any […]