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What do you actually own when you buy an NFT?
What do you actually own when you buy an NFT? Just the metadata, not the actual work itself, an intellectual property law expert explains NFTs and copyright.
Future of Media, Entertainment and Sport
We're lying more. And social media could be to blame
Researchers revisited a 2004 study to see if the tendency to lie has increased in line with the rise of digital communication platforms and social media.
Cybercrime
Global police must partner up to prevent a ransomware crisis - here's how
By collaborating to raise cybersecurity awareness and investigate cyberattacks, law enforcement agencies around the world can prevent a ransomware crisis.
Blockchain
How to predict where blockchain regulation may be heading: an expert explains
To predict where blockchain might be heading, experts need to understand antitrust laws. Dr. Thibauld Schrepel explains the connections between the two.
Emerging Technologies
This is best practice for using facial recognition in law enforcement
Facial recognition technology can help conduct faster investigations and bring offenders to justice, but guidance is needed to prevent human rights abuses
Future of the Environment
Ecocide: How to protect nature and the people who are dying to save it
Hindou Ouarou Ibrahim says ecocide becoming a crime would be a significant change in environmental protection - and the world should learn from indigenous people.
SDIS2021
SDIS21: Beyond Geopolitics - What are the challenges in making our world more sustainable?
We need more progress on peace, justice and developing strong and effective international institutions – which are essential to building a better world.
Virtual and Augmented Reality
The knotty problem of applying real-world laws to VR and AR
VR and AR are evolving fast, but our slow-moving legal systems are unprepared. Here are the challenges this poses, and the questions we should be asking.
Human Rights
Nelson Mandela Day: Understanding how far we have to go an equal future
To mark Nelson Mandela Day, two experts from the World Bank examine past research to build an inclusive society through the lens of social identities.
Justice and Law
How trade-based money laundering works and its impact on world finances
Trade-based money laundering and tax evasion are big business. Although global trade complexities make tackling these crimes difficult, it's not impossible
Climate Change
What do the Dutch court ruling on Shell and shareholder moves at Chevron and Exxon mean for large oil companies in the era of climate action?
A Dutch court ruled against Royal Dutch Shell, and in the US shareholders in Exxon and Chevron pushed for more climate action. Here's what it all means.
New Zealand
Parents who experience a miscarriage are now entitled to paid leave in New Zealand
The legislation gives a bereavement allowance of three days leave to mothers and partners when a pregnancy ends with a stillbirth.
Justice and Law
3 things governments and donors can do now to protect women from violence
Three founding members of the Global Survivor Network share recommendations for investments that will keep women safe during and after COVID-19.
Cybersecurity
Beyond IT: why lawyers are the key to cybersecurity
Cyber risk is now so profound that it sprawls well outside the information security team's purview including governance, privacy and corporate culture.
United States
Dying inside: The hidden crisis in America's jails
The number of women in America’s jails is on the rise. Many inmates arrive pregnant, suffering from mental health disorders and drug addictions. Rising deaths show they're not getting the...
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