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Yearbook Defendants Lose Two More Section 230 Rulings

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

As another example, when the search results provide the records associated with Mr. Abraham, “adjacent to the list of records containing [his] name, photograph, and likeness” is an advertisement promoting the subscription membership. FWIW, I raised this issue as a possible paper topic in 2008. Section 230. ” (Tautology alert).

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Takedown Services Under Copyright Law

IP and Legal Filings

Temporary or incidental storage of work or performance to provide electronic links, access, or integration, where the owner has not expressly prohibited such links, access, or integration, falls under the ambit of fair use of copyright, according to Section 52(1)(c) of the Indian Copyright Act, 1957.

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The 5 Worst Copyright Decisions of 2022

Copyright Lately

The company has brought over 300 cases since 2017, often using copyrighted product images as a technical hook to shut down undesired resellers who advertise its products at below retail prices. In 2008, Morford’s concoction appeared for less than two seconds out of a nine minute YouTube video seen by fewer than 500 people.

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Image Rights Alright—But Can They Trump Established Rights and Doctrines? Should They?

SpicyIP

My submission is that it has to be safety against disparagement, dilution, advertising related passing off and offences of similar nature/gravity. Before bestowal, courts need to think, in appropriate cases, of rights of third parties, fair use covering mime, research/educational advancement, criticism and the like.

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2022 Internet Law Year-in-Review

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

On the heels of the mandatory editorial transparency provisions in Florida and Texas’ social media censorship laws, the California legislature thought it could one-up those states by passing a law with at least 161 different disclosure requirements. The opinion upheld every aspect of Texas’ social media censorship law.

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