Kluwer Copyright Blog

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

This post looks back at the key developments in AI and copyright in 2022, covering generative AI, text and data mining exceptions, the pastiche exception, deep fakes, voice cloning and infringement and enforcement of copyright using AI. Generative AI Computer-generated art reached a tipping point in 2022.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JANUARY 3, 2023

” However, Wallshoppe does not allege Defendant knew of the specific acts of infringement at issue here—Sienna Lewis selling products featuring the Palm Design on Defendant’s website. .'” 2022 WL 16555584 (S.D.N.Y. Grande Communications Networks LLC (November 3, 2022). Verizon Media, Inc.,

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

AUGUST 29, 2022

That’s a long prelude to explaining how my “summer 2022” really dates back to November 2021 and won’t end until January. Nevertheless, as the semester has already started at Santa Clara Law, I’ll do my rundown of my 2022 outputs-to-date anyway. Regulation of Political Advertising (2022 Edition).

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Patently-O

MARCH 16, 2024

This recent decision from the Supreme Court case grapples with the issue of when a public official’s social media activity constitutes state action for purposes of a First Amendment claim under 42 U.S.C. I’ve been following the case as part of my work on internet and media law issues. 507 (2022).

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Corsearch

MARCH 19, 2025

54% of Gen Z spend over 4 hours on social media every day More than two thirds of Gen Z use TikTok 40% of Gen Z follow brands on social media 97% of Gen Z use social media as the first port of call when looking to buy something They live, shop, and engage digitally, making them one of the most influential consumer groups today.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JULY 8, 2022

Doe’s negligent design claim similarly aims to hold Snap liable for communications exchanged between Doe and Guess-Mazock. I know there are many people who support that outcome; indeed, that’s the inevitable effect of California’s proposed Age-Appropriate Design Code. This claim is also barred by Section 230.

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IPilogue

OCTOBER 26, 2022

In April 2022 , Uffizi sent a cease-and-desist in response to Jean Paul Gaultier’s current use of the Birth of Venus , but the fashion brand never replied and continued its unauthorized use. . Jean Paul Gaultier originally used Birth of Venus in its S/S 1995 Collection on a sheer mesh top.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

MARCH 19, 2024

You may recall the 2022 Buffalo mass-shooting , which was committed by a murderer responding to the “ Great Replacement Theory.” The victims sued social media companies for allegedly radicalizing the shooter by exposing him to third-party content. Case Citation : Jones v.

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Michael Geist

MAY 16, 2024

For those new to the bill, the government has called it “fundamentally flawed” since it contemplates measures that raise privacy concerns through mandated age verification technologies, website blocking, and extends far beyond pornography sites to include search and social media.

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LexBlog IP

JANUARY 26, 2022

Hayley Paige is a bridal gown designer. The parties are now fighting over control and ownership of certain social media accounts created during the pendency of Ms. As of January 2022, the Instagram account had over a million followers (@misshayleypaige). Paige may not use the social media accounts to do so.

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IPilogue

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

This includes at least eight US design patents filed by Adidas in 2016 that claim the ornamental design of the Yeezy sneakers. Adidas reportedly intends to take advantage of its design rights by selling the Yeezy sneakers using its own branding. Katie Graham is an IPilogue Writer and a 2L JD Candidate at Osgoode Hall Law School.

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Copyright Lately

JANUARY 23, 2024

Photographer Jeff Sedlik will ask a federal jury to find that celebrity tattoo artist Katherine Von Drachenberg (aka Kat Von D) infringed the copyright in his iconic portrait of Miles Davis by reproducing the photo in a tattoo and then displaying images of her handiwork on social media. Take-Two Interactive.

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TorrentFreak

JUNE 19, 2024

While still hiding out in Northern Cyprus to avoid extradition back to the UK, in June 2022 Hornung was found guilty in his absence. Policing Isn’t a Popularity Contest… While it’s possible to assess sentiment across social media posts, social media users tend to group around certain topics which can lead to bias.

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TorrentFreak

MARCH 29, 2023

For reasons that make absolutely no sense while somehow making perfect sense, millions of internet users think that social media platforms are perfect for piracy. Nevertheless, the masses love quick and easy so in common with similar platforms everywhere, social media has a piracy problem.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

APRIL 11, 2022

At the same time, it opened the door to potential liability for all tools that help content creators make their content, basically suggesting that the tools would be negligently designed in ways that expose the tool authors to liability for personal injuries. The Lemmon court disagrees with the lower court in Maynard v.

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The IPKat

AUGUST 17, 2022

Recently, this Kat reported on Beyoncé’s decision to remove a sample from her song, after Kelis took to social media to complain, even though the rights had been cleared and there was no copyright infringement. As I explained in the Guardian : “It doesn’t matter that Beyoncé didn’t actually infringe Kelis’s rights.

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The IPKat

OCTOBER 4, 2022

On September 22, 2022 , the European Union Intellectual Office (EUIPO), through its European Observatory on Infringements of Intellectual Property Rights, published a discussion paper entitled " Automated Content Recognition: IP Enforcement and management use cases ".

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IPilogue

DECEMBER 13, 2021

Candidate at Osgoode Hall Law School, enrolled in Professor David Vaver’s 2021-2022 Intellectual Property Law & Technology Intensive Program. The use of interactive face filters on social media platforms complements this integration of face detecting technology into our daily lives. Samantha Melhado is a 3L J.D.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

MARCH 10, 2022

Defendants also managed the social media presence of the “La Baguette” business, which primarily consisted of a Facebook page. Moore, Find Out Who Your Friends Are: A Framework for Determining Whether Employees’ Social Media Followers Follow Them to A New Job, 39 CAMPBELL L. See generally, Christopher A.

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The IPKat

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

Background of the case On 26 October 2018, the Estonian company Eco Oil OÜ filed the following EU Registered Design No. The decision The BoA focused its attention on the (unproven) disclosure of prior designs under Article 7 CDR by means of printed screenshots of web pages. 5809746-0001 (the contested RCD).

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Copyright Lately

DECEMBER 28, 2022

Remembering another lousy year with a countdown of the most ill-considered, unsatisfying and wrongly-decided copyright rulings of 2022. So what better way to commemorate 2022 than with a look at the worst copyright decisions from coast to coast? Well, there you have it—the worst copyright rulings of 2022, according to yours truly.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JANUARY 18, 2024

The term “link taxes” refer to the government compulsion of large Internet services, such as social media or search engines, to pay news media for indexing and publishing their headlines and links. 4) Social media “defective design” lawsuits go forward. #StopTheSADScheme. TikTok bans.

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Michael Geist

DECEMBER 14, 2023

But given a bill that envisions government-backed censorship, mandates age verification to use search engines or social media sites, and creates a framework for court-ordered website blocking, there is a need to pay attention. Those notices can include the steps the agency wants followed to bring the site into compliance.

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TorrentFreak

OCTOBER 4, 2022

Alleged Infringement of ‘Copyrighted Images’ In March 2022, Richard Byrne of freetech4teachers.com uncovered a scam in which website operators were informed by supposed law firm Arthur Davidson Legal that they’d infringed copyright in an image and a lawsuit could follow. – GetSocialGuide.com.

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Michael Geist

APRIL 20, 2023

Consider how millions of people watched the 2022 World Cup finals live on YouTube. When they make money from these activities, social media companies must be obliged to reinvest in our creators and into local content creation. Last year, they attracted hundreds of millions of viewers. Section 4.1(2)

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The IPKat

JANUARY 2, 2022

The analysis also referred to a pending case before the CJEU dealing with Community design law ( EUIPO v The KaiKai Company Jaeger Wichmann | C-382/21-P) and other EU trade mark cases from 2021. The final part of the round-up provides an update on the latest referrals to the CJEU and cases that will be decided in 2022. 21-438).

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IPilogue

DECEMBER 1, 2021

Bonnie Hassanzadeh is a 3L JD Candidate at Osgoode Hall Law School, enrolled in Professor David Vaver’s 2021-2022 Intellectual Property Law & Technology Intensive Program. Apple, formerly known as “Apple Computer”, changed its original logo depicting Isaac Newton sitting under an apple tree to a more minimalistic design.

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The TTABlog

JANUARY 6, 2022

87627828 (January 3, 2022) [not precedential] (Opinion by Judge Christopher Larkin). Applicant maintained that its mark "is dominated by the design elements of the stately manor house, not by the improperly dissected, somewhat similar text elements of the mark and the cited mark[]."] How do you think they turned out?

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SpicyIP

OCTOBER 23, 2024

Recently, Delhi High Court granted an interim injunction to Zydus against social media influencer Prashant Desai’s allegedly disparaging post on nutritional health drinks. SpicyIP Intern Manya Gupta analysis the Court’s rationale on disparagement and assesses the implication of this order on free speech.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

MAY 11, 2023

These contract law provisions, totally alien to the Irish legal tradition, are designed to apply in negotiations and contractual relationships between artists and commercial exploiters of their works, including social media platforms and streaming services.

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Intellectual Property Law Blog

DECEMBER 7, 2023

a Brooklyn-based art collective, designed and manufactured the “Wavy Baby” sneakers as a collaboration with rapper Tyga as a parody of the Old Skool skate shoe made by Vans, Inc. See Vans, Inc. MSCHF Prod. Studio, Inc. , 3d 358 (E.D.N.Y. The Vans case and appeal had both been stayed pending the outcome of Jack Daniel’s.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

NOVEMBER 27, 2022

2022 WL 16753197 (C.D. “Identifying content of social media users requires monitoring third-party content. Plaintiffs try to avoid Section 230 immunity, insisting, in the Lemmon lingo, that they are seeking to hold Snap liable for Snap’s actions and negligent design. 2022 WL 16752071 (C.D. Airbnb, Inc.,

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LexBlog IP

JULY 14, 2022

The new 2022 SAG-AFTRA Commercials Contract (the 2022 Contract), which is retroactively effective to April 1, 2022, appears to offer certain benefits to advertiser and agency signatories of the Commercials Contract, particularly JPC authorizers, as well as Union member performers.

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Trading Secrets

MARCH 22, 2022

But for famed wedding dress designer, Hayley Paige Gutman, she certainly is ruing the Second Circuit’s recent decision to revive its 1999 holding of Ticor Title Ins. 2022), the Second Circuit held that JLM Couture’s non-compete was enforceable through New York’s oft-overlooked “uniqueness” exception. Cohen , 173 F.3d 3d 63 (2d Cir.

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U.S. Department of Commerce

APRIL 20, 2022

April 20, 2022. Wed, 04/20/2022 - 10:51. Earthday.org’s theme for Earth Day 2022 is “Invest in our Planet™offsite link. Follow your curiosity and join one of a number of volunteer projects designed for you to contribute directly to real-life scientific research. . New for Earth Week 2022! KCPullen@doc.gov.

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IPilogue

JANUARY 17, 2023

As a student of Osgoode’s Intellectual Property Law and Technology Intensive for the Fall 2022 semester, I had the opportunity to complete an internship placement at Ontario’s public educational broadcaster, TVO. This article was written as a requirement for Prof. Pina D’Agostino’s IP Intensive Program.

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IP and Legal Filings

MARCH 5, 2024

Trademark Law Before pre-digitalization The US Trademark Office (USPTO) defines a trademark as a word, phrase, design, or symbol that serves to identify and distinguish the products or services you sell apart from those of others. also, Misuse of social media involves using trademarks without authorization to mislead or damage companies.

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