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Section 230 Survives Yet Another Constitutional Challenge–Huber v. Biden

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

2003); Winter v. Two More Courts Tell Litigants That Social Media Services Aren’t State Actors. Anti-Zionist Loses Lawsuit Over Social Media Account Suspensions–Martillo v. Are Social Media Services “State Actors” or “Common Carriers”? Biden appeared first on Technology & Marketing Law Blog.

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2023 Internet Law Year-in-Review

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

However, those arguments were more theoretical than empirical; there weren’t a lot of high-profile examples of a mass-market consumer service deploying this strategy. 4) Social media “defective design” lawsuits go forward. Battles over politician-operated social media accounts. StopTheSADScheme.

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YouTube Isn’t Liable for User Uploads of Animal Abuse Videos–Lady Freethinker v. YouTube

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AOL from 2003, a case I still include in my Internet Law casebook. The underlying legal principles are not complicated: content rules in TOSes are negative behavioral restrictions on authors’ conduct, not marketing or contractual promises to readers that such content will never appear on the site.

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Shutterstock: What License Allows Third – Party Transfer?

IP and Legal Filings

Founded in 2003 by photographer, programmer and entrepreneur Jon Oringer, the American company had been a pioneer in its field which is now a leading platform, headquartered in New York and spanning across 150 countries [1] , that serves as a two-sided content marketplace to bridge the gap between content creators and end-users.

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Why SNL’s “Muppets” Parody Had Even the Media Fooled

Copyright Lately

Nevertheless, almost immediately after the sketch aired on the East Coast, a number of Muppets fans began to weigh in on social media, wondering if they had just seen an authorized (albeit unconventional) appearance by Kermit and Co. Jason Segel and the Muppets on SNL (2011).

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Can Celebrity Catchphrases be Intellectually Protected?

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Some classic examples of catchphrases in the commercial market include Nike’s “Just Do It,” KFC’s “Finger Lickin’ Good,” Thums Up’s “Taste the Thunder,” Redbull’s “Give you Wings,” among others. This reportedly led her to secure appearances worth $30,000, and widening her social media presence. [i]

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Not Invincible: A Cautionary Tale for Creators

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Crabtree claims that Kirkman talked him into giving up co-ownership rights in “Invincible” by asking him to sign a document in 2005 that Kirkman represented would make it easier to market the work to licensees but which wouldn’t affect any of Crabtree’s rights. Invincible #1. A copy of the Crabtree’s new lawsuit follows. View Fullscreen.