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Fox News Facing Another Defamation Lawsuit
I thought this was an interesting case! Fox News is facing another defamation lawsuit and this one looks promising. The New York State Supreme Court greenlighted the lawsuit yesterday. Smartmatic USA Corp et al v Fox Corp et al, New York State Supreme Court, Appellate Division, 1st Department, No. 2022-01291 “The earth is round, two…
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Presentation: Dance, Copyright, and the Digital World
The availability of copyright over choreography is an area with very (very) sparse Canadian case law, although there are interesting US examples of ways that artists have protected their bodies of work such as the Balanchine Trust. We will question whether there is enough protection for this art form in law, or whether copyright law…
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Spring 2023: Class 8
Slides & video below…
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RadioGPT: End to Radio Jockeys?
Article: https://www.wionews.com/technology/end-of-rjs-radiogpts-ai-generated-radio-jockeys-to-start-reading-news-570381 Hi everyone! I came across this article discussing the “future of radio”. It states that an Ohio-based media company has created RadioGPT – the “world’s first-ever radio platform powered by artificial intelligence”. The technology will scan online news sources for interesting topics, then create and read a script itself with “personalities”. It will…
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Image Rights
In preparation for Niklas & Jordan’s presentation please have a look at the following article.
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Seattle schools sue tech giants over social media harm
Hey everyone! I came across this article about how the Seattle district schools tried suing several tech giants such as snapchat and Facebook over the fact that their student’s mental health has been affected by these platforms! They did not argue the platforms were responsible for what other people post on said platforms but rather…
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Spring 2023: Class 7
Slides & video below…
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Paramount breaches half a billion dollar contract with Warner Bros. Studios over exclusive rights to cartoon South Park?
I found this recent article about a New York State Supreme Court case brought to the court by Warner Bros. Discovery, suing Paramount over their contract for the cartoon South Park’s exclusive rights. In 2019 Paramount and the South Park creators sold the exclusive rights to the first 23 seasons of South Park and three…
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“Never Gonna Give [the rights to my voice] Up!”
Hi everyone! In preparation for Chris and Laura’s presentation next week on voice rights, please read and watch the following article and videos about a performer’s “right of publicity” with respect to their iconic voice. Our presentation will focus on whether copyright can subsist in a person’s voice, and if so, where and when liability…
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Snapchat hops on the AI Train
This article discusses Snapchat’s new AI-powered chatbot called “My AI” (that Snapchat+ subscribers can get for $3.99/month). This is just another example of how ChatGPT is entering the commercial world. I found it interesting/kind of creepy how the CEO frames the new feature as just like any other friend/family member that you can speak to.…
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