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    Deepfake of Ukraine’s Zelenskyy shows that IP laws governing such tech is urgently needed

    Recently, a video featuring a deepfake version of Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy appeared on social media, asking his troops to surrender in the ongoing war with Russia.
    The video was quickly identified as a fake, partly due to its poor quality. Zelenskyy also swiftly posted a video of himself exposing the deepfake, and Facebook, YouTube and Twitter announced they had removed the vide

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    The important role of IP as Philippines aims to become Southeast Asia's top creative economy

    In September 2021, the Philippines’ House of Representatives passed a landmark bill known as the Philippine Creative Industries Development Act. It could soon become a law, and its goal is nothing less than to make the country Southeast Asia's top creative economy by 2030.
    Already, the Philippines’ creative sector is full of potential. In 2014, with little government support, the creative econo