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Dark Patterns Unmasked: Examining Their Influence on Digital Platforms and User Behaviour

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Dark Patterns Unmasked: Examining Their Influence on Digital Platforms and User Behaviour Srijaa Grover and Yaggya Kapoor Harry Brignull introduced the concept of “dark patterns” in 2010, describing them as deceptive tactics aimed at boosting conversion rates.

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Classmates.com, the right of publicity, and copyright preemption

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1, 2021) Plaintiffs in this putative class action alleged that PeopleConnect misappropriated their names, photographs, and likenesses and used the same in advertising its products and services, “including reprinted yearbooks and subscription memberships to the website Classmates.com.” PeopleConnect, Inc., 2021 WL 5050079, No.

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Section 1052(c) of the Lanham Act: A First Amendment-Free Zone?

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The PTO’s asserted justification for this total ban on registration is “to protect the intellectual property right of privacy and publicity that a living person has in his/her identity.” [10] 22] TRUMP TOO SMALL passes this test because it is commentary on TRUMP, not a disguised advertisement that is merely incidental to Donald Trump.

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2022 Internet Law Year-in-Review

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It also puts users’ privacy and security (including minors’!) Musk bought Twitter, changing its competitive posture (more #MAGA, fewer journalists), decreasing its advertiser base, and otherwise causing Twitter’s implosion. at greater risk. 18, 2022 NetChoice LLC v.

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