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18Nov/25

Global Progress on Tobacco Plain Packaging and Warnings

November 18, 2025HealthcareAustralia, Canada, canadian cancer society, Cigarette, Cigarette packets in Australia, In France, In Norway, Intellectual property law, Plain tobacco packaging, Tobacco control, Tobacco packaging warning messages, Trademark lawadmin

The Canadian Cancer Society (CCS) released a statement on November 18, 2025, concerning the global advancements in tobacco control measures. Specifically, the report details increasing international adoption of plain packaging for cigarettes and the required use of large, graphic picture health warnings. The CCS report, Cigarette Package Health Warnings: International Status Report, ranks countries based on warning size and notes that more countries are moving forward with these public health measures, including innovative requirements for warnings to be printed directly on individual cigarettes in countries like Canada and Australia. The core focus is the worldwide progress in mandated cigarette packaging regulations. Continue reading

28Apr/23

What is the EU proposal regulation on generative AI?

April 28, 2023DevelopersAcademic disciplines, Articles, Artificial intelligence, Computational neuroscience, Copyright, Cybernetics, Intellectual property law, Technologyadmin

The European Commission proposed a regulation on Artificial Intelligence (AI), also known as the AI Act. The AI Act is the first-ever legal framework on AI by a major regulator anywhere. The AI Act aims to ensure that AI systems placed on the market in the European Union are trustworthy and do not pose unacceptable risks to people, fundamental rights, or the environment. Continue reading →

18Apr/23

ChatGPT: what the law says about who owns the copyright of AI-generated content

April 18, 2023LegalArticles, Artificial intelligence, Copyright, Copyright law, Creative Commons, Intellectual property law, Joe Sekhon, Law, Liu, Microsoft, Monopoly, Oleksandra Ozcan, Public domain, Public records, Sercan Ozcan, SHUTTERSTOCK, United Kingdom, United Kingdom copyright lawadmin

Sercan Ozcan, University of Portsmouth; Joe Sekhon, University of Portsmouth, and Oleksandra Ozcan, University of Portsmouth

The AI chatbot ChatGPT produces content that can appear to have been created by a human. There are many proposed uses for the technology, but its impressive capabilities raise important questions about ownership of the content.

UK legislation has a definition for computer-generated works. Under the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 they are “generated by computer in circumstances such that there is no human author of the work”. The law suggests content generated by an artificial intelligence (AI) can be protected by copyright. However, the original sources of answers generated by AI chatbots can be difficult to trace – and they might include copyrighted works.

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