Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JANUARY 18, 2024

In particular, age authentication mandates are riddled with unavoidable privacy and security concerns; they also make it harder to navigate the Internet and create an authentication infrastructure that censors and authoritarians will find easy to weaponize in the future.

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IP and Legal Filings

AUGUST 26, 2024

These rights derive their power from the idea of privacy as enumerated and protected by Article 21 of the Indian Constitution and are accordingly preserved under IPR laws in India. Earlier, particularly in defamation cases, the English law gave lesser significance to the idea of privacy to defend reputation. Topps Chewing Gum Inc. [2]

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

MAY 2, 2022

The court remains skeptical of LinkedIn’s privacy-based arguments: LinkedIn has no protected property interest in the data contributed by its users, as the users retain ownership over their profiles. With that said, the Ninth Circuit did some serious hand-waving on the privacy issues. It’s sooooooo 2003.

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43(B)log

MARCH 21, 2023

He has written and spoken widely on copyright, privacy and other areas of technology law. Kim Thomas, HLS '99, is a Clinical Professor of Law at the University of Michigan Law School, where she has taught since 2003. See more of Professor Lerner's publications at his UC Irvine profile.

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43(B)log

MARCH 15, 2023

He has written and spoken widely on copyright, privacy and other areas of technology law. Kim Thomas, HLS '99, is a Clinical Professor of Law at the University of Michigan Law School, where she has taught since 2003. See more of Professor Lerner's publications at his UC Irvine profile.

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43(B)log

DECEMBER 20, 2022

Nathan directed the allegedly infringing 2013 Documentary, which “tells the story of Pug, a thirteen-year-old child who wants to be a ‘12 O’Clock Boy,’ just like [he] has repeatedly watched in [the 2001 and 2003 Documentaries].” So too with plaintiffs’ 2003 Documentary. This gave them a different “total concept and feel.”

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IP and Legal Filings

MAY 29, 2022

Although there’s no statute or act in India relating to secret laws in India, the courts perform their responsibilities beneath enactments like legal philosophy, principles of equity, copyright law, and customary law action of breach of confidence. Copyright Law- Trade secrets are also enclosed in works protected by copyright.

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Michael Geist

APRIL 5, 2022

First, companies such as Facebook deserve much of the criticism that has come their way and there is a desperate need for stronger regulatory measures, most notably involving privacy, competition, taxation, and appropriate accountability for foreseeable harms that arise from the platforms. in a single year.

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IIPRD

JANUARY 29, 2023

The issues pertaining to the rights of VTubers encompass rights to the design of the character, the privacy of the individual, licensing and taking inspiration from an existing character. 3] The legal pitfall people ignore is the lack of clear communication over the copyrights of the character. 4] Andrew L. 2d 119 (2d Cir.

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IIPRD

APRIL 28, 2023

5] In order to foster innovation in the nation, this broad protection for IPRs is supported by their legal entitlement to privacy and seclusion. 12, Acts of Parliament, 2003 (India). [5] 12, Acts of Parliament, 2003 (India). [6] 12, Acts of Parliament, 2003 (India). Xerox Corp., 2d 1195 (2d Cir. 2008) 13 SCC 30. [7]

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IP and Legal Filings

OCTOBER 14, 2022

Any inappropriate use of the software may subject the customer to liability for claims of copyright or other intellectual property rights violations brought by the producer. Afzal and Others (2003). The producer of the commodity or service is protected by the shrink-wrap agreement. Browse-wrap agreements.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

AUGUST 2, 2021

Some of the major changes to the book this year: I added a note on the Copyright Claims Board. I’ve now framed it as a note about California’s consumer privacy laws. Primer on the Copyright Claims Board (CCB). Copyright Basics (Copyright Office Circular 1). Note on the Copyright Claims Board (CCB).

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JULY 12, 2022

Primer on the Copyright Claims Board (CCB) (now deleted). Copyright Basics (Copyright Office Circular 1). Part 312, the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act’s Regulations. s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and State Consumer Privacy Laws. Review: CAN-SPAM Act of 2003 [[link] and 16 C.F.R.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

AUGUST 16, 2024

I added a summary of contributory and vicarious copyright law principles from the Frontier Communications case. Copyright Copyright Basics (Copyright Office Circular 1) Note About Fair Use Cartoon Network v. 512 [[link] Primer on Contributory and Vicarious Copyright Infringement Overview of Section 512(c) UMG v.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

AUGUST 7, 2023

Primer on CCPA/CPRA (partially deprecated) Primer on FOSTA Primer on the Copyright Claims Board (CCB) (now deleted) Primer on Section 230 Excerpt on right to be forgotten Excerpt on CFAA/Nosal/Power Ventures (now deleted) Excerpt on transborder content enforcement Excerpt on Brazil’s Marco Civil (now deleted) Excerpt on notes about UMG v. .

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IP and Legal Filings

DECEMBER 6, 2023

Right To Publicity- A Constitutional Right The right of publicity stems from the right of privacy. But right to privacy only came to be recognised as a fundamental right in the year 2017 in the case of Justice K.S. Arvee Enterprises in 2003. Puttaswamy (retd.) Union of India and Ors. Nonetheless, in R. Rajagopal v. State of T.N.,

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JANUARY 27, 2022

It creates a third asset for creators to sell, in addition to any physical item and the work’s copyright. Apple positions itself as more privacy-supportive than the other tech giants, but then it committed an unforgiveable privacy faux pas by unveiling plans to proactively scan client-side files for illegal CSAM.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JANUARY 24, 2023

It also puts users’ privacy and security (including minors’!) SMART Copyright Act. A very dumb law that would authorize the Copyright Office to force UGC sites to adopt expensive and overrestrictive technological controls as dictated by copyright owners. at greater risk. EARN IT Act. 18, 2022 NetChoice LLC v.

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43(B)log

AUGUST 8, 2024

Copyrightability of sex toys: court says that providing sexual pleasure is a purely utilitarian function, not creative. Threats to privacy: personal info used as training data. Copyright infringement claims: uncertainty creates enormous risk for ML developers. Critical distance from work matters. Industry might self-regulate.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JANUARY 9, 2025

Copyright owners are hoping to take down Generative AI (as indefatigably catalogued by my colleague Ed Lee ). IAPs and Copyright Infringement. Tattoos and Copyrights. 2024 brought a couple interesting rulings limiting copyright enforcement over tattoos. Copyright and Bananas. Pixel Cases. Suing a DAO. Alexander v.

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