Intellectual Property

May 12, 2026

Sony Seizes Pop Music Empire in $3.4 Billion Deal for Global Hit Catalog

Sony Music Publishing has announced the acquisition of the music rights portfolio of Recognition Music Group in a deal valued at approximately $4 billion, or 3.4 billion euros, dramatically expanding Sony’s control

Artificial Intelligence

2026 Could Decide the Fate of AI and Copyright in U.S. Courts

The sprawling legal battle over tech companies’ use of copyrighted material to train artificial intelligence systems is poised to enter a decisive phase in 2026. Following a wave of new lawsuits and a landmark $1.5 billion settlement in 2025, courts

January 6, 2026

Who Will Manage Global IP Protections?

Sri Lanka Guardian Essays

Amid the military posturing, economic sanctions, and political power struggles shaping the U.S.-China rivalry, intellectual property (IP) disputes remain a major battleground. In January 2025,

Sony Seizes Pop Music Empire in $3.4 Billion Deal for Global Hit Catalog

May 12, 2026

Sony Music Publishing has announced the acquisition of the music rights portfolio of Recognition Music Group in a deal valued at approximately $4 billion, or 3.4 billion euros, dramatically expanding Sony’s control

2026 Could Decide the Fate of AI and Copyright in U.S. Courts

January 6, 2026

Artificial Intelligence

The sprawling legal battle over tech companies’ use of copyrighted material to train artificial intelligence systems is poised to enter a decisive phase in 2026. Following a wave of new lawsuits and

Who Will Manage Global IP Protections?

February 6, 2025

Sri Lanka Guardian Essays

Amid the military posturing, economic sanctions, and political power struggles shaping the U.S.-China rivalry, intellectual property (IP) disputes remain a major battleground. In January 2025, Chinese company DeepSeek’s latest AI model helped wipe $1

Balochistan: The Female Face of Insurgency

On 22 September 2026, the Balochistan Liberation Front (BLF) –

India’s Vote Under Suspicion

In May 2026, three United Nations Special Rapporteurs issued a

Land-mining Sri Lanka in Vadunnagala

The article examines the controversy surrounding the planting of a

The Mountain Men Who Humiliated the Mighty

What began as a conflict involving a relatively small Yemeni

Has India’s Election Commissioner Sinned?

The Special Intensive Revision has exposed deep political divisions over

After Kohat: Why Pakistan’s Strikes on Taliban Were Needed

In March 2008, Colombian jets crossed into Ecuadorian airspace and

Politics Limits Arms Deliveries to Taiwan

The recent visit of President Xi to Washington highlights Washington’s

Donald Trump and the Age of Evil

We must fight back while we can. But to do

Kashmir’s UN Ghost Returns

The Kashmir dispute has once again found its way onto

Munir’s Ascendancy

There are moments in the life of a nation when

Can Mark Carney build a new middle power alliance?

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney went to France over the

Can The UN Still Deliver?

World leaders gathering in New York for the 81st United

Greed and Conflicts – Are Humans Unwise?

The article questions whether humanity’s endless pursuit of power, wealth,

Women of the Latin American Left: Leaders in Power or Power-Hungry Women?

Three powerful Latin American women — Venezuela’s Delcy Rodríguez, Nicaragua’s

Different times, shared hearts: What brings China and the US together

This column looks beyond government tensions to explore the human