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UK and Canada Online Safety Bills
As Canada works on various legislation regarding regulation of the internet, the UK is also discussing a Bill aimed at tackling the difficult issue of internet regulation. Mentioned in some class presentations, the Online Safety Bill is currently in the House of Lords at the Committee Stage, and its progress can be followed on the…
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“AI rights”? US Supreme Court won’t hear case arguing for patents to be issued to inventions made by AI
The plaintiff Stephen Thaler sought to have patents issued for inventions made by his Device for the Autonomous Bootstrapping of Unified Sentience (DABUS) system but his applications to the US Patent and Trademark Office and the US Court of Appeals were rejected because US patent law allows for patents to be issued solely to human…
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Did Ed Sheeran Copy His Hit song, “Thinking Out Loud”?
Remember Ed Sheeran’s hit song “Thinking Out Loud” released in September 2014? It ranked No. 2 on the Hot 100 before winning Song of the Year and Best Pop Solo Performance at the 58th Grammy Awards. Almost 10 years later, Ed Sheeran is now being taken to court for copyright infringement of the song “Let’s…
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EU soon regulating deep fakes for the first time?
Hello everyone! In 2021 the European Commission has proposed the EU AI act, a first attempt of regulating AI at European Union level and about 2 years later it seems like the proposal will soon be adopted by the EU, that is why I thought it would be the perfect time to reflect a bit…
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Elon Musk threatens to sue Microsoft over Twitter data
Elon Musk has threatened to sue Microsoft, claiming that the tech giant has used data from his social media company without permission. Musk made the accusation in a tweet, stating that Microsoft had “trained illegally using Twitter data”. He did not provide further details or evidence to support his claim. The dispute arose after Microsoft…
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Cleopatra Casting Controversy
A new Netflix docudrama series depicting Queen Cleopatra VII as a black African has stirred up controversy in Egypt after an Egyptian lawyer filed a complaint against the series, accusing it of violating media laws and trying to erase Egyptian identity. The lawyer demanded that “the necessary legal measures” be taken, and he ultimately wants…
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Fan fiction author seeking $250 million
A fan fiction writer who wrote a novel based on “The Lord of the Rings” series is suing Amazon and the estate of “The Lord of the Rings” author J.R.R. Tolkien for copyright infringement. The fan fiction writer, whose novel is registered with the US Copyright office, claims Amazon’s show “The Lord of the Rings:The…
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Love is… live?
On Sunday April 16th, over 6 million viewers were tuned in and waiting for the love is blind live reunion special to air at 5pm. Watch parties at home and in bars were in full swing. However at 5pm nothing was happening. Social media was going crazy trying to find out if this was a…
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Fox News and Fake News
You have probably all heard about Fox’s defamation lawsuit by now. In short, Dominion Voting Systems sued Fox News for $1.6 billion claiming that Fox News repeatedly promoted that voting machines were rigged against Trump denying him reelection. The judge presiding the case already found that these allegations about the election being rigged were not…
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A man is suing Netflix for over $1M after his Instagram photo is used in a true crime documentary
Taylor Hazlewood is suing Netflix for defamation and misappropriation of likeness or right of publicity after his Instagram photo was used in The Hatchet Wielding Hitchhiker, a Netflix documentary about convicted murderer Caleb “Kai” McGillvary. Hazlewood only found out that his photo was used when friends messaged him, asking why he was on Netflix. Article…
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