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The MIT Review released an article discussing Nightshade, a tool for artists to protect their images from web scraping. The research was conducted by Ben Zhao’s team at the University of Chicago. Nightshade was created as a tool that artists can use to stand up against AI companies that use images to train models without […]

  One of the fundamental tenets of trademark law is to safeguard consumers. Trademarks are a type of intellectual property consisting of a word, phrase, symbol, logo, design, or expression distinguishing products or services from others and identifying their source.[1] For fashion brands, the use of trademarks endows “customer loyalty and generates commercial value”, thereby […]

As a fan of video games, one of the benefits to gaming on PC rather than on console is the freedom to “mod” the games. Modding is when fans create assets or software which change an aspect of the game, such as its appearance or mechanics. For example, one of my personal favourites is the […]

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Is it really intelligence if it is artificial?   As technology becomes more advanced, the lines between human intelligence and artificial intelligence blurs. What really is intelligence? And can it truly be “artificial?”   The Cambridge Dictionary Online defines intelligence as “the ability to understand and learn well, and to form judgments and opinions based […]

In recent years, “green branding” has become a prominent marketing practice for companies around the world including Canada. Particularly in BC, shoppers witness this practice on a daily basis through many local brands via their products and services. In essence, green branding is where a company markets itself as “green” or “sustainable” whether through their […]

I do not know much about the Beatles except for the fact that there are only two members of the foursome who are still alive. However, imagine my surprise, waking up on November 2 and opening up Twitter only to see the Beatles trending for releasing a new song – and not a re-recorded song […]

The rapid expansion and progression of AI capabilities has left many excited and impatient to see what the future of AI holds. However, many have warned about the dangers of this rapid advancement without adequate protections.These warnings are becoming more real than ever, as AI is now able to take the clothes off a subject […]

This post has a little to say besides: Check out this article on the CBABC website. It summarizes the genius of Barbie’s brand strategy, which includes leveraging multiple forms of protection—copyright, trademark, patent, and industrial design—for their IP. Another great article about Barbie’s IP in the New Yorker. Both articles discuss how, in addition to […]

Canada has an electronic waste problem, and copyright law is partly to blame. Canada’s electronic waste has increased more than threefold over the last two decades, increasing from 8.3 kg per person in 2000 to 25.3 kg per person in 2020. In total, Canada produced approximately one million tonnes of e-waste in 2020. Copyright law […]

Original article: https://www.reuters.com/legal/litigation/judge-pares-down-artists-ai-copyright-lawsuit-against-midjourney-stability-ai-2023-10-30/ Summary: visual artists accuse Stability AI, Midjourney and DevianArt of misusing their copyrighted works in connection with the companies’ generative artificial intelligence systems. Allegations: Stability (AI system) used billions of images “scraped” from the internet, including theirs, without permission to teach Stable Diffusion to create its own images. Outcome: judge dismissed all […]

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It’s November, which means that it’s time to take off your Halloween decorations and replace it with Christmas decorations and blast Christmas songs until the best day of the year! It also means that Mariah Carey will once again make millions as people around the world plays her 1994 hit song ‘All I Want for […]