Can You Copyright a Style? Studio Ghibli, AI Art & the Law Behind the Headlines
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- April 1, 2025
By Boo Kok Chuon Why DIY Estate Planning and Implied Trusts Make for Expensive Regrets What you have created is valid on its face. What you have not asked is a far more dangerous question: Did you actually have the right to give away what you just gave? Picture this. You’re doing up your will.
READ MOREBy Boo Kok Chuon Carousell sold two separate warranties for two separate devices, collected two separate fees, and then attempted to honour only one, relying on an undisclosed internal claim matrix that contradicted its own published terms. When that position was challenged, it was reversed within five hours. What followed was not resolution, but a
READ MOREBy Boo Kok Chuon A recent review of pianist Wang Congyu’s recital at Victoria Concert Hall in The Straits Times by pianist, Geoffrey Lim, prompted me to reflect on the broader ethics of criticism. In the arts, criticism is not merely inevitable, it is necessary. A vibrant cultural life depends on the willingness of writers,
READ MOREBy Boo Kok Chuon Modern conflicts, whether in courtrooms or on battlefields, are increasingly decided not by force alone, but by economics. In commercial litigation, experienced practitioners quickly learn that the filing of a claim can trigger consequences far beyond the courtroom. A simple Statement of Claim lodged in the State Courts can immediately activate
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