Intellectual Property
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September 17, 2024
Competition Commissioner: AI consultation shows concerns about algorithmic pricing, collusion
The Competition Bureau has received submissions highlighting concerns about the potential use of artificial intelligence (AI) for algorithmic pricing, algorithmic collusion and deepfakes, Competition Commissioner Matthew Boswell said in a speech on Sept. 16.
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September 12, 2024
Aird & Berlis expands with 2 new partners
Aird & Berlis recently announced the addition of new partners John Munnis and Andrea Kroetch, a recent news release stated.
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September 12, 2024
Minimizing bias in GenAI interactions | Connie L. Braun
During our lifetimes, every one of us has developed propensities and biases toward life, people, institutions and organizations — pretty much everything. These biases shape how we interact with technology and can be particularly apparent in our interactions with generative artificial intelligence (GenAI). Since the humans who make AI are biased, it may be natural to conclude that AI also is likely to be biased.
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September 11, 2024
Get it in writing!
A recent decision of the Federal Court illustrates the importance of having a clear understanding and a written agreement concerning who owns the underlying intellectual property rights in a new business venture (2572495 Ontario Inc. v. Terlin Construction Ltd. 2024 FC 1366).
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September 10, 2024
Securities panel discusses trends in emerging AI for retail investors
Artificial intelligence (AI) is being developed for the benefit of investors at the end-user stage, with a focus on offering accurate and helpful financial advice and services, according to a panel at the North American Securities Administrators Association (NASAA) conference on Sept. 9, hosted for the first time in Canada since 2000.
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September 10, 2024
Federal lawyers’ union contends Ottawa’s return-to-office order is ‘arbitrary, counterproductive’
Arguing that the federal government’s return-to-office directive to public servants is “costly, inefficient, arbitrary, and counterproductive,” the union for more than 3,500 federal lawyers has challenged the federal Treasury Board direction that lawyers and most other federal workers must be physically present in their workplaces at least three days a week.
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September 06, 2024
Recent decision provides a road map for future AI copyright cases
A recent U.S. class action lawsuit has created a roadmap that is likely to guide future artificial intelligence (AI) copyright infringement cases.
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September 03, 2024
B.C. Supreme Court upholds $350K damages award against influencer for defamatory videos
The B.C. Supreme Court recently issued a significant ruling in the case of I Buy Beauty LLC v. Dong, 2024 BCSC 815, awarding a beauty company $350,000 in damages after a YouTuber made a series of defamatory videos about the company and its products. In awarding such a large damages award, the court sought to compensate the plaintiffs, denounce the defendant’s conduct and deter other social media personalities from seeking to profit by saying increasingly scandalous things online.
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September 03, 2024
Consequences of arbitrating non-commercial disputes under Commercial Arbitration Act
Through the enactment of the Commercial Arbitration Act (the Act), the federal government adopted the 1985 version of the UNCITRAL Model Law, although with some significant changes. While arbitration is not a subject matter falling within federal constitutional jurisdiction, it is within the federal government’s jurisdiction to legislate with respect to the liability of the Crown and federal Crown agents.
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August 29, 2024
New international practitioner for Segev
Boaz Nahshoni who is called to practise in the State of New York and in Israel is joining the business, technology, securities and gaming law firm Segev LLP.