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The TikTok Block: Why Does the Canadian Government Seem to Embrace Weak Privacy Rules?

Michael Geist

The Canadian government often talks about the importance of privacy, but actions speaks louder than words. Not only has privacy reform clearly not been a priority, but the government seems more than willing to use the weak privacy rules to further other policy goals.

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Progress or Impediment? Global Privacy Law’s Impact on the Data-Driven Music Industry

LexBlog IP

The commercial use of personal data—accumulated via digital streams, online searches and applications that capture an individual’s musical tastes and listening habits —drives the way music is commoditized, consumed and promoted.

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Media Laws, Rights & Privacy Of Celebrities

IP and Legal Filings

Celebrities have objected to this because it interferes with their personal lives and their right to privacy. Cable, Video & Music Piracies The illegal production and sale of videos/movies are referred to as video piracy. Celebrities have objected to this because it interferes with their personal lives and their right to privacy.

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Why is the Canadian Government So Indifferent to Privacy?

Michael Geist

The privacy alarm bells have been ringing for weeks. For example, the Globe and Mail recently featured an important story on children’s privacy , working with Human Rights Watch and other media organizations to examine the privacy practices of dozens of online education platforms. .”

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ISP Must Unmask Alleged Pirates But Rightsholders Can’t ‘Harass’ Them

TorrentFreak

In recent years, music and movie companies have filed several lawsuits against U.S. Frontier vs. Movie and Music Companies Frontier is fighting not one, but two legal battles. The music and movie companies requested this information in part to back up their claims that the ISP’s customers directly infringed their works.

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How Generative AI Generates Legal Issues in the Games Industry

Intellectual Property Law Blog

Music, film, art, comic books, and literary works are some other uses. What are the privacy implications? The first two test tools create generative AI content from a text prompt and enable generative AI to complete computer code. AI tools are powerful and their use will no doubt be far reaching.

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Strategic Partnerships Advance Music and Gaming Synergy

LexBlog IP

A newly inked strategic partnership between Sony Music Entertainment and Roblox is another indication of a maturing relationship amongst the music, gaming, and esports industries, a synergy that has evolved for years and in particular, during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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