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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IPilogue

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

On October 25, 2022, following a string of antisemitic remarks and hate speech from Ye (formerly known as Kanye West) on social media, Adidas announced their decision to terminate their co-branding partnership with Ye and end production of all Yeezy branded products. While Ye’s company, Mascotte Holdings Inc.

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IPilogue

JUNE 1, 2022

With more businesses developing and using AI-based automated decision-making (ADM) systems, algorithmic discrimination (at work , social media , or public services ) has been in the spotlight (in both the public and governments’ eyes). 701 (Warehouse Quota Law, 2022). California: Assembly Bill No. Employers (?25

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The IP Law Blog

NOVEMBER 12, 2021

So, clearly, the Cleveland Indians knew of the roller derby team’s ownership of the IP and exactly how it was used. Instead, on July 23, 2021, after the teams had the discussions referenced above, the Cleveland baseball team announced its intent to rebrand for the 2022 season as the Cleveland Guardians.

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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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The IPKat

JANUARY 2, 2022

The dispute raised questions about a long-debated issue, namely the unauthorized use of images first posted on Instagram and other social media platforms (particularly in light of social media platforms' terms and conditions that allow authors to grant an implied license to repost their works on the platform).

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IP and Legal Filings

JANUARY 23, 2023

Due to the recurrent copyright difficulties, which have a significant impact on an individual’s business interest, it is imperative to preserve the ownership rights of digital works. The media industry as a whole encourages creativity and innovation, and copyright is crucial for digital media platforms.

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The IPKat

JUNE 13, 2022

The case was brought by Lavinia Deborah Osbourne (founder of Women in Blockchain Talks) against Ozone Networks (trading as OpenSea) in January 2022, after two NFT artworks that she had purchased from the Boss Beauties collection were taken from her digital wallet without her consent.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

MAY 30, 2022

Judging from the Rusty Krab’s marketing efforts and social media promotion as detailed in Viacom’s complaint, the pop-up was far more focused on providing the backdrop for Instagram-worthy selfies than it was on producing edible food. Pixi Universal, LLC, 2022 WL 909865 (S.D. March 25, 2022). The complaint.

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IPilogue

AUGUST 16, 2022

On April 5 th 2022, the Federal Court released its decision for August Image LLC v AirG Inc , a copyright infringement action concerning images of singer-actress, Jennifer Lopez. 2022 FC 470: [link]. 2022 FC 470: [link]. Federal Court Dismisses Copyright Claim Due to Plaintiff’s Failure to Establish Ownership: [link].

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Michael Geist

MAY 25, 2022

Appearance before the House of Common Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage, May 24, 2022. . When Minister Rodriguez introduced this bill, he stated “we listened to concerns around social media and we fixed it.” Good morning. My name is Michael Geist. First, regulation of user content. While the Section 4.1

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IP and Legal Filings

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

Legally, when we talk about “music under copyright,” we’re referring to the ownership of the composition or recording itself. This ownership grants the holder exclusive rights to its distribution and reproduction, as well as the ability to license it and earn royalties.

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IPilogue

OCTOBER 1, 2022

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. On May 31, 2022, Judge Dale S. Background. Lynn Goldsmith, et al.

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IP Tech Blog

JANUARY 4, 2023

Compared to NFTs as defined in the US, the DC in China: 1) are under strict market supervision that caps their valuation and pricing by avoiding social media hyping of the same; and 2) can only be purchased with Chinese currency, the Ren Min Bi (RMB) in the traditional or digital form. Ownership and Enforcement.

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43(B)log

MARCH 4, 2022

Tito & Tita Food Truck, LLC, 2022 WL 622234, No. 3, 2022) Plaintiffs alleged that they employed the individual defendants in part to manage social media advertising and promotion for plaintiffs’ baking businesses, aka La Baguette. Pan 4 America, LLC v. DLB-21-401 (D.

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Copyright Lately

AUGUST 2, 2022

The duo’s passion project was nominated for a 2022 Grammy Award in the Best Musical Theater Album category. on July 26, 2022. Netflix filed its lawsuit against Barlow & Bear on Friday July 29, 2022. But that was only the beginning. “ [W]hy sign a label deal and not own all of our masters and publishing?

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The IPKat

DECEMBER 14, 2023

Interested readers can find the Africa IP Highlights 2022, here. The Regulations were made pursuant to section 45 of the Copyright and Neighbouring Rights Act and came into force on 18th March 2022. The photographer, Esther Umoh called this person out for copyright infringement on social media platform “X”.

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Copyright Lately

MARCH 13, 2024

is flexing its copyright muscles once again, this time targeting the developers of hundreds of games inspired by Wordle, the popular word game the Times purchased in 2022. purchased the copyright in Wordle in 2022 from original developer Josh Wardle. ” The New York Times Co. The aforementioned Lingo first premiered in the U.S.

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SpicyIP

DECEMBER 15, 2024

The plaintiff could successfully prove through social media posts that the depiction by the defendant caused confusion in the minds of the people. The plaintiff successfully proved his copyright ownership. Hence, a decree of permanent injunction was awarded in favour of plaintiff and against defendant.

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IP and Legal Filings

MAY 17, 2024

The IT (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics) Rules place responsibility on the Social Media Intermediaries to ensure that no prohibited content is allowed to be published or circulated on their platforms. The aspect of ownership in this regard narrows the scope of the application of Copyright Act.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

© Simon Geiregat 2022. In relation to objects subject to ownership, like tangible items, such an entitlement to revindicate ( rei vindicatio ) is commonly guaranteed as one of the prerogatives of the owner. By contrast, digital data are, as such, not undisputedly considered to be subjectable to ownership rights.

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Copyright Lately

FEBRUARY 6, 2022

Rory Felton, “Business Builders – Boise” Podcast, January 24, 2022. pic.twitter.com/ivXSOKu6gr — David C Lowery (@davidclowery) February 3, 2022. pic.twitter.com/prVXdAAQGT — Wolf Van Halen (@WolfVanHalen) February 2, 2022. This is from a podcast interview with founder. You have my full permission.

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43(B)log

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

2:21-cv-07929-MEMF(PVCx), 2022 WL 18674459 (C.D. 22, 2022) This is a super messy case with a lot going on; I’m going to blog about it mainly to highlight a new thing you can apparently do with a trademark application , which is use it on non-Amazon platforms to gain advantages. Hollywood Unlocked, Inc.,

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LexBlog IP

NOVEMBER 12, 2021

So, clearly, the Cleveland Indians knew of the roller derby team’s ownership of the IP and exactly how it was used. Instead, on July 23, 2021, after the teams had the discussions referenced above, the Cleveland baseball team announced its intent to rebrand for the 2022 season as the Cleveland Guardians.

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Copyright Lately

JULY 23, 2024

In 2019, Vetter served a termination notice on Windsong and its successors in interest under Section 304(c) of the 1976 Copyright Act, terminating the 1963 assignment and recapturing the rights he and Smith had previously assigned, effective in 2022. grant of rights does not affect the ownership of rights granted for use in other countries.

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IP and Legal Filings

AUGUST 22, 2022

The primary source of law with respect to the media sector in the UAE is Federal No. The legal framework covers a large number of regulations on the media including ownership, prohibitions on certain kinds of defamation. In the initial stages, the Ministry of Culture and Information was the national media regulator.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JUNE 9, 2022

BrandTotal “provides advertising consulting services to corporate clients regarding how those clients’ and their competitors’ digital advertisements are presented to social media users.” 2022 WL 1990225 (N.D. June 6, 2022). ” Click on the image to see the animation. BrandTotal, Ltd. –Meta v.

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LexBlog IP

MARCH 15, 2022

” Defendants first argued that the network of salespeople and customer lists on Facebook were owned by them, as they have ownership interests in their Facebook profiles, and that because each defendant’s Facebook friends could see the rest of their friend network, these lists were not confidential. 7, 2022) can be found here.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

DECEMBER 27, 2023

Moreover, contrary to The Satanic Temple’s novel argument, domain registration is not the same as registration for a social media website.” 512(f) case in the context of an ownership dispute is sent to a jury. 4, 2022): The KeyBank, SoFi, and Wells Fargo incidents are the best evidence of confusion. March 29, 2023).

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SpicyIP

AUGUST 26, 2024

2022), the Court held fictional characters to be copyrightable, if they met the test of identifiability and originality, protecting “Del Boy” in the sitcom “Only Fools and Horses.” 2022) and Anil Kapoor , in which the Court took cognisance of these rights amidst emerging technological threats. Only Fools the Dining Experience Ltd.

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IP and Legal Filings

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

In 2022, “Gucci” and “Roblox” opened a permanent “Gucci Town” as part of their ongoing partnership. When Tanishq introduced its “Romance of Polki” collection in 2022, it became the first Indian jewellery company to enter the metaverse.

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Corsearch

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

The average US consumer is planning to spend $192 on Valentine’s Day gifts in 2023, up by 8% from 2022 – and just shy of 2020’s record ($196), according to The National Retail Federation [2]. CUPID appeared in 481 trademarks registered in 2022. The top filers for VALENTINE in 2022 were: 1.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

OCTOBER 23, 2024

Authorised use A harmonised SPR should allow authors to post their research in a variety of suitable fora that do not directly compete with the original publisher, including non-profit repositories, institutional and university websites, personal web pages, and social media.

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Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

JUNE 23, 2022

The case focused around a comic image depicting a chubby tiger receiving a vaccine shot, which was one of many artworks from the popular cartoon series “ Fat Tiger ” released on Weibo, China’s principal social media site, by a Chinese artist. Shenzhen Qice Diechu Cultural Creativity Co., The ruling of the court.

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Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

JUNE 23, 2022

The case focused around a comic image depicting a chubby tiger receiving a vaccine shot, which was one of many artworks from the popular cartoon series “ Fat Tiger ” released on Weibo, China’s principal social media site, by a Chinese artist. Shenzhen Qice Diechu Cultural Creativity Co., The ruling of the court.

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IP and Legal Filings

MARCH 15, 2023

Social media propaganda has gained roots and therefore it has become important for business corporations to preserve their innovations in order to secure the distinctiveness of the products. Advertisements are for public display and therefore, claiming the ownership is a debatable question in the domain of intellectual property.

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Copyright Lately

MAY 6, 2022

Statement of TMNTNFT’s IP lawyer, March 31, 2022. This seems to be the distinction that attorney Marc-Olivier Deblanc was trying to draw in his March 31, 2022 statement.). Here’s the first clause, section (i), dealing with ownership of the Bored Ape NFTs: “i. You Own the NFT. ” Sounds pretty good, right?

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