David Baker
Google unleashes ChatGPT competitor, the AI chatbot Bard
As widely reported, Google finally has rolled out public access to its new chatbot Bard. Google is positioning Bard as a direct...
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David Baker
- Mar 21
- 2 min
Coca-Cola bottler leads the move away from plastic aluminum can packaging
Biodegradable cardboard will replace plastic rings In what is being hailed by many as a “first of its kind” move, a Philadelphia-based...
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David Baker
- Mar 20
- 3 min
WonderCon 2023 is (almost) here!
You'd better grab your pass now if you haven't already If you’re a regular reader of Section 8, then you know that we’re devoted...
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David Baker
- Mar 17
- 4 min
Happy St, Patrick’s Trademarks Day
Break out the Lucky Charms and let loose the leprechauns! Whether your strongest connection to Ireland is the green beer in your hand or...
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David Baker
- Mar 16
- 3 min
ChatGPT 4.0 is Here! But, does it really matter?
If I'm still having to write my own blog posts, then the promise of AI has been a false one As you’ve undoubtedly heard (or read), the...
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David Baker
- Mar 15
- 2 min
Buffalo Wild Wings under fire for 'mislabeling' chicken parts
When are wings not wings? When they’re breasts. While some might call it a moral failure and others would question my sanity, I’ve never...
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David Baker
- Mar 14
- 1 min
Hungry for math? Then, You Should Celebrate Pi Day
Pi Day is an annual celebration of the mathematical constant π (pi), which is approximately equal to 3.14. Pi Day is observed on March...
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David Baker
- Mar 11
- 1 min
Raise a Slurpee in toast to Masatoshi Ito
The Japanese billionaire who globalized 7-Eleven died yesterday at the age of 98 Ito succeeded in making megabrand 7-Eleven the place to...
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David Baker
- Feb 25
- 1 min
SCOTUS Still Has a Few (Dog) Tricks to Play
As we’ve been following and previously reported, the Supreme Court has agreed to consider the scope of protection afforded by the First...
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David Baker
- Feb 14
- 3 min
ChatGPT Takes Over the Online World
Copyright infringement may be the least of concerns when it comes to AI For decades, pundits have warned us of the dangers posed by...
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David Baker
- Jan 30
- 4 min
Wouldn’t a Simple D20 Roll Have Been Easier?
Dungeons & Dragons fans worry over licensing rights to the popular RPG Did you play Dungeons & Dragons as a kid? If you did, then there’s...
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David Baker
- Jan 25
- 2 min
Great balls of fire! But no whiskey?
Sazerac Company, Inc., the makers of Fireball whiskey, have found themselves on the wrong side of a class action lawsuit claiming that a...
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David Baker
- Jan 5
- 3 min
PRACTICAL IP - Cybersecurity Insurance 101
Cybersecurity Insurance 101 Does your business have cybersecurity insurance? If not, does it need cybersecurity insurance? And, if it...
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David Baker
- Dec 20, 2022
- 3 min
Fortnite abuse leads to record fines, Canadian lawsuit
Just in time for Christmas, the Federal Trade Commission has been making a list, checking it twice, and deciding that the maker of the...
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David Baker
- Dec 20, 2022
- 4 min
Elon plays Scrooge
Just in time for Christmas, gazillionaire Elon Musk bought himself the ultimate holiday present, social media giant Twitter. But since...
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David Baker
- Dec 20, 2022
- 1 min
A Yuletide Note from The Editor
Just in time for Christmas and based on a stated concern that its Chinese owners are misusing the data it allows them to access (and,...
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David Baker
- Dec 15, 2022
- 3 min
Nicklaus wins right to use own name
Just in time for Christmas, a court has ruled that legendary professional golfer Jack Nicklaus can once again use his own name when...
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David Baker
- Dec 13, 2022
- 2 min
Taylor Swift shakes off copyright infringement lawsuit
Just in time for Christmas, Federal court Judge Michael W. Fitzgerald has dismissed a copyright infringement lawsuit filed by songwriters...
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David Baker
- Dec 9, 2022
- 3 min
FTC sues to block Microsoft's Activision Blizzard acquisition
Just in time for Christmas, the Federal Trade Commission has put on its bright green Grinch costume, hitched up Max the dachshund to his...
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David Baker
- Nov 11, 2022
- 2 min
100 years and still as popular as ever
Today would have been the 100th birthday of the man who wrote, "We are what we pretend to be, so we must be careful about what we pretend...
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