<![CDATA[EL PAÍS]]>https://english.elpais.comWed, 03 Jun 2026 16:35:54 +0000en1hourly1<![CDATA[TikTok, Italian brainrot and trademarks: Who owns the rights to Tralalero Tralala? ]]>https://english.elpais.com/economy-and-business/2025-11-22/tiktok-italian-brainrot-and-trademarks-who-owns-the-rights-to-tralalero-tralala.htmlhttps://english.elpais.com/economy-and-business/2025-11-22/tiktok-italian-brainrot-and-trademarks-who-owns-the-rights-to-tralalero-tralala.htmlSat, 22 Nov 2025 04:00:00 +0000A three-legged shark wearing Nike sneakers named Tralalero Tralala; Tung Tung Tung Sahur, a stick with a face, arms, and legs holding a baseball bat; a cappuccino cup wearing a tutu and pointe shoes called Ballerina Cappuccina. They are all part of a singular family of surreal AI-generated creatures that have become the emblem of a phenomenon dubbed Italian Brainrot, which has gone viral thanks to TikTok users. A media wave — driven by Generation Z— now appears on trading cards, T-shirts, plush toys, and all kinds of merchandise, vividly illustrating the challenges creators and brand owners face in protecting their rights in the AI era.

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]]><![CDATA[A gold rush in space: Is it legal for companies to buy and sell the Moon’s resources? ]]>https://english.elpais.com/science-tech/2023-08-21/a-gold-rush-in-space-is-it-legal-for-companies-to-buy-and-sell-the-moons-resources.htmlhttps://english.elpais.com/science-tech/2023-08-21/a-gold-rush-in-space-is-it-legal-for-companies-to-buy-and-sell-the-moons-resources.htmlMon, 21 Aug 2023 13:31:09 +0000The new golden age of space travel includes a multimillion-dollar business: the exploitation of celestial resources. A 2018 study — cited by the European Space Agency (ESA) in the ESA Space Resources Strategy document — predicts that between $73 and $170 billion in revenue could be generated annually from this activity until 2045. Meanwhile, the water from the lunar poles — along with several minerals that are found there — will be essential for the construction of permanent bases.

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