Trademark Law and the Metaverse: What we know so far

Trademark Law and the Metaverse: What we know so far

In Mark Zuckerberg’s 2021 letter, he imagined a world where “in the metaverse, you’ll be able to do almost anything you can imagine – get together with friends and family, work, learn, play, shop, create”. Key emphasis on shop.  In October 2024, Nike was granted trademark protection in Canada for virtual goods “for use online […]

News Publishers sue AI search engine Perplexity for copyright infringement

News Publishers sue AI search engine Perplexity for copyright infringement

Came across another example today of news publishers suing AI for copyright infringement. The Wall Street Journal and New York Post sue AI search engine Perplexity accusing Perplexity of copying copyrighted news and using it to generate responses to users’ queries. The article notes how it is among other actions taken against Perplexity by news […]

Using Music on Social Media and Copyright Infringement

Using Music on Social Media and Copyright Infringement

Came across this CBC story today https://www.cbc.ca/amp/1.7333706 discussing Sony’s lawsuit against SUVA Beauty, a local beauty brand. Sony alleges that SUVA was not authorized to use music by popular artists as the soundtrack in videos used to promote its brand on social media. Use of popular music in videos is not a rare occurrence on […]