Copyright & Social Media
Communications Law
Should Fashion Be Copyrightable?: Recommendations on How to Protect Creative Expression in Designs
The fashion industry is known for its creativity. Yet, its legal framework offers limited protection for the designs that fuel its dynamic nature. Unlike music, literature, or visual art, fashion designs often fail to qualify for copyright protection, leaving them vulnerable to imitation. Uniquely, the fashion giants and trendsetters do not oppose this notion because […]
Vantablack: Can you Own a Colour?
Can you own a color? Well, Anish Kapoor does—or at least, he exclusively owns the right to use one of the blackest materials ever made: Vantablack. Developed and patented by Surrey NanoSystems, Vantablack is a substance so dark it absorbs 99.96% of visible light. It’s created using a cutting-edge process that grows microscopic carbon nanotubes, […]
Tesla’s Open Source Revolution: Balancing Corporate Strategy and Public Good
Hi everyone! This is my term paper. Congratulations on finishing the exams, and have a great holiday season 🙂 As someone deeply interested in corporate innovations, I’ve always been drawn to stories that challenge traditional ways of thinking. Growing up, I was fascinated by how technology could reshape our lives—whether it was seeing the early […]
IPKat: The UK’s New Consultation on AI and Copyright: Purr-suing Balance?
Hi all, I came across an interesting read on the IPKat website and it made me think “News of the Week” Find the Post here: https://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2024/12/guest-post-newsflash-uks-new.html
The Biggest Trade in Sports History
During stressful times (like the past two weeks…), I often find myself unwinding with the lovable cast of Inside the NBA. For the uninitiated, this long-running, critically acclaimed basketball analysis show aired on TNT, hosted by the steady Ernie Johnson alongside Kenny Smith, a two-time NBA champion with the mid-90s Houston Rockets; Shaquille O’Neal, whose […]
Birkin up the Wrong Tree?: NFTs & Trademark Protection
For my final project, I will examine a trademark infringement case about NFTs and its potential implications on Canadian IP law. What are NFTs? Non-fungible tokens, commonly known as NFTs, are digital tokens with a unique, one-of-one identifier distinguishing them from any other blockchain token. In recent years, NFTs have blossomed as novel digital assets. […]
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)
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 […]
Understanding ‘Brat’: Charli XCX, Copyright Law, and TikTok Dances
This project was prepared by Mariam Zaidi and Mckenna Seebach (Listen to the album while you read our post: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CmGw-DBcP98!) What is “brat”? Charli XCX’s latest album “brat” stands entirely separate from her past albums. It was embedded into a campaign for the US presidential election and inspired a new cultural language, among many other […]
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[Term Paper] A Legal ComPLEXity
Introduction Upon Netflix’s entrance to the market and subsequent dominance, steaming was heralded as the killer of television and movie piracy.[1] Its ease of use, relatively low cost, and wide library of titles led many to believe that pirating content was simply not worth the hassle or risk (of legal action or malware). However, as […]