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Legal Analysis Of Copyright Issues In YouTube And Other Social Media Content

IP and Legal Filings

The nature and notion of copyright, as well as a brief overview of social networking sites, have remained the main focus of this research study. The article then turns its attention to how social media culture is violating owners’ copyrights. Due to excessive mobile use, social media has become a popular platform.

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Show the pictures to your clients and say “this is descriptive fair use”: Solid 21 v Breitling (2d Circuit RED GOLD)

LexBlog IP

Plaintiff has been suing various wristwatch companies over the use of the term RED GOLD. Though the term “rose gold” is commonly used today, references to “red gold” continue; from 2001 to 2017, the Wristwatch Annual included more than 1,300 references to “red gold” by fifty-three different watchmakers.”

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State Farm’s Nod to Nostalgia Sparks Copyright Clash With Atari

Copyright Lately

” A screenshot from the (now deleted) social media video at the center of the controversy. State Farm Plans, the Internet Laughs That said, if you’re going to pander to gamers on social media, you have to expect scrutiny and snarky comments. The Gap, Inc.

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The 5 Worst Copyright Decisions of 2021

Copyright Lately

Instead of directly deciding whether the Java API declaring code copied by Google to create its Android smartphone platform was even subject to copyright protection in the first place, the court shoehorned the copyrightability question into a fair use analysis. Wilmott Storage Services. Am I totally off base?

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SpicyIP Weekly Review (July 29-August 4)

SpicyIP

Play Games 24X7 Private Limited vs R Y Easy Shop Private Limited & Anr on 29 July 2024 (Delhi High Court) The Court ordered that until the next date, the defendant and related parties are restrained from using the mark ‘RUMMYCIRCLE’ in any manner including the logo, domain name, or on social media, etc.

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Nintendo’s Actions Demonstrate Our Intellectual Property Laws are Broken

JIPEL Copyright Blog

Melee is a GameCube game that was released in 2001; unlike most competitive esports, Melee was released without any online features. Players rallied against Nintendo’s actions, causing #FreeMelee to trend across social media and throughout the gaming world. While Nintendo has waffled on its support for the Smash Bros.

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Trump Campaign Due In Court Twice This Week on Copyright Claims

Copyright Lately

The plaintiffs argue that the Trump campaign continued to use the song after the license was revoked, citing multiple instances of public performance documented on social media and video-sharing platforms. Copyright Office. He argues that the sound recording copyright covers all 16 songs on the album, including “Electric Avenue.”

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