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TRU Library Book Displays

Student ambassadors and library technicians have curated book displays on a wide variety of topics. You can see the latest book displays on display at the Learning Commons or the Law Library.

On Display at the Law Library

A book display at the law library. The shelves are decorated with a 3D printed video game controller and a 3D printed scale of justice, both painted teal colour. A sign is positioned beside the display that reads "Video games and artificial intelligence and the law",

Video Games and the Law 

While many of us play video games for fun, we often do not stop to consider all the legalities the industry goes through before a game is made available to us. Games and their franchises need licensing approvals and renewals, not just for the games themselves, but for marketing merchandise like books, toys, and clothing. The industry may deal with laws relating to employment contracts for various projects during game development, and issues relating to privacy or freedom of speech may arise that need to be properly managed. 

Some of us may not play video games for fun, but instead, as a professional sport. To be legitimized, esports events need to follow proper laws for handling the financial costs or investments required to operate, as well as the employment of players, teams and organizers. There are legalities around intellectual property, which may concern laws relating to streaming copyrighted content, promoting company logos and licensed products.

Artificial Intelligence and the Law 

Artificial intelligence has been around for some time, but as of late, it has grown to become more and more integrated into our lives. It can not only be used for simple everyday conveniences but can accomplish tasks on a much larger scale. It is being consulted to fast-track decision-making processes in the business world and can even be used in court litigation to determine criminal sentences. There is, of course, debate on the ethicality of using AI for such decisions, and whether or not they should be left to human judgment. Because we are constantly finding new ways to use AI to manage workloads and analyze data and decisions, new laws are constantly being added and amended to ensure human rights and moral laws regarding intellectual property and privacy are not breached.