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Court to Revisit Fair Use in Tattoo Infringement Case

Copyright Lately

Photographer Jeff Sedlik filed the lawsuit in February 2021 , claiming that Von D infringed the copyright in his photo of Miles Davis by tattooing a reproduction of the image on her friend Blake Farmer’s arm and by displaying images of the tattoo on her social media accounts.

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Announcing the 2021 Edition of My Internet Law Casebook

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

I’m pleased to announce the 2021 edition of my Internet Law casebook, Internet Law: Cases & Materials. I’ve now framed it as a note about California’s consumer privacy laws. US case, which overwrote most of my prior note on Nosal and Power Ventures. Note About Fair Use. Register.com v. 512 [[link].

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Announcing the 2022 Edition of My Internet Law Casebook

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

You might also check out (1) my Internet Law course page , which includes a quarter-century of syllabi and old exams with sample answers, (2) my article on “ Teaching Cyberlaw ,” (3) my blog post on teaching Internet Law as an online-only course , and (4) my Canvas modules for my Fall 2021 online-only course. Note About Fair Use.

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Announcing the 2024 Edition of My Internet Law Casebook

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

Second, the growing number of plaintiff wins against social media services (even if just overcoming MTDs), such as the addiction and sexual predation cases, are inconsistent with this ruling. Copyright Copyright Basics (Copyright Office Circular 1) Note About Fair Use Cartoon Network v. Privacy Review: 16 C.F.R.

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My “Summer” 2022 Activities

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

I completed my last Internet Law class before Thanksgiving 2021 and had Spring semester off. That’s a long prelude to explaining how my “summer 2022” really dates back to November 2021 and won’t end until January. Comments on the California Consumer Privacy Rights Act (CPRA) Rulemaking , May 2022.

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Kat Von D, Think Before You Ink

IPilogue

Back on February 7, 2021, award-winning professional photographer Jeffrey B. Sedlik claims that Kat Von D infringed the copyright protection of his iconic photograph of world-famous jazz musician Miles Davis (“Davis”) when she tattooed the image onto a client’s body without authorization and posted photos of the tattoo on social media.

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Yearbook Defendants Lose Two More Section 230 Rulings

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

2021 has seen the emergence of a litigation genre against “yearbook” database vendors that publish old yearbooks online. In particular, they are having some success bending Section 230, and this genre offers some interesting considerations for folks paying attention to the privacy/230 borders. 2021 WL 5050079 (N.D.