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Traditional Tattoos on the Red Carpet: Continuing the Conversation of Collective Ownership

IPilogue

These events point to two prevalent issues within the current legal framework: First, that current intellectual property laws do not properly acknowledge collective ownership over shared culture within Indigenous communities and second, whether tattoo designs have the potential to be protected through copyright laws.

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“Murky Terms of Purchase and Ownership”: Nike Sues StockX Over Virtual Sneaker NFTs

IPilogue

This type of lawsuit was bound to happen, and the intellectual property law sector needs answers. Regarding StockX’s comment, I believe it is true that NFTs, a new concept that has taken society by storm in the last two years, continue to grow.

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Copyright Ownership of Movies and Films in Canada: Who’s on First?

IPilogue

David Vaver is the Acting Director of IP Osgoode and a Professor of Intellectual Property Law at Osgoode Hall Law School. The following is a preview of a paper to be published in the Intellectual Property Journal. . Part I of the Act deals with the ownership of copyright in works. Section 34.1(1)

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Safeguarding Access to Culture in the Digital Era in European Copyright law

Kluwer Copyright Blog

Indeed, intellectual access to works in the public domain, their enjoyment and their use presuppose prior material access to these works. The public domain is a necessary and organic component of intellectual property law: only certain intellectual assets may, because they are original or new, be appropriated.

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The USPTO and USCO Delivered a Report to Congress on IP Issues with NFTs – Maintains Existing IP Regime

Intellectual Property Law Blog

The Report looked at: i) current and future applications of non-fungible tokens (“NFTs”); ii) how intellectual property laws apply to NFTs and assets associated with NFTs; iii) intellectual property-related challenges arising from the use of NFTs; and iv) potential ways to use NFTs to secure and manage intellectual property rights.

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Australia’s Reversal of its DABUS decision on AI-Generated Inventions: How Does this Impact an Imminent Canadian Discussion on AI Inventorship?

IPilogue

Reversing what seemed like a victory for supporters of AI-owned intellectual property, the full bench of the Federal Court of Australia has confirmed the majority view of the world: only human inventors can own patent rights to their creations. This signals a shift in Canadian attitudes towards AI ownership of their work.

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The Interaction of Intellectual Property with Data Privacy in the Realm of Artificial Intelligence

Intepat

When AI relies on extensive datasets, questions around the ownership, control, and protection of both personal and IP-related data become critical. AI’s capacity to generate content, inventions, and insights from this data intensifies concerns, not only about ownership but also about copyright and trade secrets. Rajagopal v.