THE WELDON TIMES

A quarter of the way through the 21st century, we stand surrounded by slop. We are near-universally severed from the tangible creation of things. Instead, our productivity is abstracted to emails, spreadsheets, and Word documents. Most manufacturing of the things around us has been offshored, and, wherever it occurs, it is devoid of craft. This is our Faustian bargain for greater efficiency.

Last year, my friends informed me that my parents’ legal battle against the Canadian government appeared in their Intellectual Property Law I curriculum. This was excellent news. It qualified mom and dad as Where Are They Now interview subjects. Not only is their case interesting, but also they were incredibly easy to track down.

Deepfakes challenge our sense of reality by appearing startlingly real, making it increasingly difficult to separate fact from fabrication. A deepfake is a digitally manipulated video, audio or image that appears real, but is actually generated or altered by artificial intelligence (AI). Deepfakes pose significant legal and ethical challenges within the realm of cybersecurity. These challenges arise from the unethical use of deepfake technology to generate content involving i

The rise of the second-hand fashion market has introduced a number of novel legal questions, especially in the realm of intellectual property (IP). For law students interested in fashion law or IP litigation, the intersection of resale, consignment, and trademark protection offers a fascinating ground for legal analysis and potential career specialization.