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The US Copyright Office Clarifies that Copyright Protection Does Not Extend to (Exclusively) AI-Generated Work

Katie Graham is an IPilogue Writer and a 2L JD Candidate at Osgoode Hall Law School In March 2022, the Canadian Intellectual Property Office (“CIPO”) allowed its first artificial intelligence (AI)-authored copyright registration of a painting co-created by the AI tool, RAGHAV Painting App (“RAGHAV”), and the IP lawyer who created RAGHAV, Ankit Sahni. RAGHAV is the […]

The (Not-So) Secret Side of Bill C-18: Google Tests Blocking Online News Content for Canadians

Quebec Court of Appeal Sears “Halloumi” Trademark (Again)

Japanese IP High Court Steps on Louboutin’s Toes (Again) Over its Red Sole Mark

Hockey Memorabilia Iced Out of the Scope of Copyright Law

Drake and 21 Savage May Have More (Legal) Issues Than Vogue

The WaterRower: A Work of Art “Oar” Not?

Small Claims for Copyright: A Check-in on the CASE Act

Trademarks, Sports, and Superstition: Why a Premature Filing Could Cost You

Celine Dion Takes On Satirical Blogger In David And Goliath Fight (Spoiler: Goliath Wins)

Jennifer O'Dell is a JD candidate at Osgoode Hall and Denise Brunsdon is a social media writer and researcher. Only one post remains on the Ridiculous Pictures of Celine Dion Tumblr and it is tellingly tagged "RIP" and "the dion effect." Dion's lawyers sent Nick Angiolillo, the New York blogger who runs the satirical Tumblr site […]