COLD CELEBRATION. HOT IP MOVE. By Jessica Debrah Football has always loved flair. Modern football also rewards foresight. When Cole Palmer, the Chelsea and England Midfielder unveiled his now-famous “cold” goal celebration, it felt like pure swagger. Arms folded. Shoulders rubbed. Ice-cold face. Fans saw vibes. The internet saw memes. But somewhere between Stamford Bridge and the UK Intellectual Property Office, someone saw something else entirely. An Asset. Palmer turned that moment into a legally protected commercial asset. And that’s where sports and intellectual property collide in the best way. When vibes turn into brands Trademark protection isn’t about how clever something looks. It’s about whether the public connects it to a single source. Palmer’s celebration crossed that line fast. People didn’t just recognize it. They associated it with him. “Cold Palmer” became shorthand for calm finishes, confidence under pressure, and a specific footballing identity. Tha...
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WHEN THE CODE GETS CREATIVE: ANTHROPIC, AI OWNERSHIP, AND THE LAW By Jessica Debrah In April 2023, a song called Heart on My Sleeve shot across TikTok and streaming platforms like wildfire. It sounded like Drake and The Weeknd teaming up for a surprise drop. Except neither artist had ever stepped into a studio for it. The track was written, composed, and “performed” entirely by AI. A few years earlier, in Christie’s auction room, a solemn-looking gentleman with blurry edges portrait titled Edmond de Belamy sold for over $432,000 and yet again the “artist” was not human, but a generative algorithm trained on thousands of other works. From viral songs to record-breaking paintings, AI is no longer just assisting creativity, it’s producing it. Who then owns these works? Who gets the royalties? And in a world where the “creator” could be a line of code, does the current Copyright Laws even have the right tools to keep up? Anthropic isn’t a household name like ChatGPT or M...
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FROM CULT COLLECTIBLE TO COUNTERFEIT CRISIS: LABUBU AND THE IP LINE By Jessica Debrah Once an eccentric little creature living in the hearts and shelves of die-hard collectors, Labubu has gone from pop culture darling to the poster child of an IP migraine. What started as a lovable designer toy from Pop Mart has now produced a jungle of knockoffs flooding markets, cluttering feeds, and blurring the line between fan love and IP theft. The question is no longer “Have you seen Labubu?” but is “Can you tell which one’s original?” As this very peculiar icon goes viral and rogue, we're diving into the messy space where art meets ownership, and where cute becomes controversial. From copyright chaos to trademark tangles, let’s talk about how Labubu is teaching us a very real lesson in the value and vulnerability of creative property. Labubu is a quirky collectible toy character created by Hong Kong artist Kasing Lung and sold by Pop Mart since 2019. It gained global tractio...