IPilogue

JULY 18, 2022

Best Blog in IP Law and Technology Prize for 2021-2022. Our stories also delve into related areas including: internet law, privacy rights, broadcasting, social media and free speech. . Winter 2022 Term: . IP Osgoode would like to congratulate the winners of the? Gowling WLG ?Best Fall 2021 Term: .

Blogging 106

Blogging Technology IP Law 106

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.

Social Media 99

Social Media Privacy Government Reporting 99

IP Tech Blog

MARCH 20, 2023

“[N]o legacy is so rich as honesty” 1 might fairly summarize the Federal Trade Commission (FTC)’s theme to the advertising industry for 2023, as gleaned from the National Advertising Division (NAD) 2022 Annual Report. What Privacy-Related Claims Does Your Company Make? Disclosures, Endorsements, Dark Patterns – Oh, My!

Advertising 62

Advertising Advertising Reporting Privacy 62

LexBlog IP

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

People reported median losses of $7.7K – up from $5K in 2022. Social media scams. Scams starting on social media accounted for the highest total losses at $1.4 billion – an increase of 250 million from 2022.

Privacy 40

Privacy Social Media Reporting Government 40

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

MAY 11, 2022

Furthermore, the age authentication process would expose both under-18s and adults to extra privacy and security risks. The bill regulates “social media platforms,” defined as an “electronic medium” that allows “users to create, share, and view user?generated What The Bill Says. generated content.”

Social Media 144

Social Media Privacy Law Government 144

LexBlog IP

MARCH 20, 2023

“[N]o legacy is so rich as honesty” 1 might fairly summarize the Federal Trade Commission (FTC)’s theme to the advertising industry for 2023, as gleaned from the National Advertising Division (NAD) 2022 Annual Report. What Privacy-Related Claims Does Your Company Make?

Advertising 52

Advertising Advertising Reporting Privacy 52

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. Does anyone care?

Law 104

Law Social Media Advertising Advertising 104

IPilogue

JUNE 27, 2022

This article was originally posted on E-TIPS For Deeth Williams Wall LLP on June 15, 2022. On June 2, 2022, the Supreme Court of British Columbia (the Court) issued its decision in the ongoing class action matter, Douez v Facebook, Inc. , 2022 BCSC 914 , holding that Facebook, Inc.

Privacy 59

Privacy Social Media Advertising Advertising 59

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JULY 8, 2022

First, Snapchat may not have had the legal right to snoop into the conversation due to the ECPA and other privacy laws, so there’s no way for Snapchat to tell if the conversation was about helping with homework or sexual grooming. 2022 WL 2528615 (S.D. July 7, 2022). This matters a lot for the victim’s claims.

Social Media 105

Social Media Designs Design Privacy 105

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

AUGUST 16, 2024

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. I posted the 2022 version. Privacy Review: 16 C.F.R. Social Media People v. Pharmatrak (1st Cir.) Lopez (Cal.

Editing 100

Editing Law Social Media Contracts 100

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. First, the bill is not limited to pornography sites.

Law 145

Law Social Media Government Privacy 145

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

AUGUST 18, 2024

Creators, a term which I and many in the creator economy agree includes influencers, is a unique and distinct set of end users that generate content on platforms (or online service providers or social media platforms). In October 2022, the White House published its Blueprint for an AI Bill of Rights.

Blogging 91

Blogging Reporting Privacy Branding 91

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.

Social Media 128

Social Media Advertising Advertising Copyright 128

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.

Social Media 82

Social Media Contracts Ownership Business 82

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

DECEMBER 14, 2022

If he is, either the clinic is violating medical privacy rules or 50 Cent consented to the disclosure, and that consent could potentially extend to the photo. Potential irony alert: 50 Cent has taunted Diddy for getting botox … When, if ever, can a company share a photo of a customer/friend on social media without consent?

Social Media 118

Social Media False Advertising Advertising Advertising 118

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

AUGUST 19, 2022

Tinder social media channels.'” The allegations expressly referenced the publication function, always a tipoff: “Counts VII and VIII allege that Match Defendants ‘published Plaintiff Alberts’ images, private activities, likeness, voice and/or identity on. ” IP Exception. In Almeida v. Tinder, Inc.,

Social Media 115

Social Media Intellectual Property Publishing IP 115

43(B)log

JANUARY 19, 2022

2022 WL 141561, No. 14, 2022) Once in a blue moon, a false advertising-based antitrust claim survives a motion to dismiss in a circuit that imposes a list of excessive requirements on such claims. For example, it defeated Google+ in part because of privacy concerns, along with network effects. Facebook, Inc.,

False Advertising 59

False Advertising Advertising Advertising Privacy 59

Michael Geist

AUGUST 9, 2023

Digital services revenue can arise from (1) online marketplace services revenue (which would cover an Ebay, Airbnb or Uber), (2) online advertising services revenue (Google or Microsoft), (3) social media services revenue (Facebook or TikTok), and (4) user data revenue (any company that collects and sells user data).

Social Media 52

Social Media Government Advertising Advertising 52

Traverse Legal Blog

MAY 1, 2022

Included in a standard AUP are clauses specifying the purpose and scope of the policy, the user’s rights and responsibilities, acceptable uses, prohibited uses, and privacy standards. For example, creative teams and marketing teams may need greater access to certain social media websites to look for trends. Pornography.

Social Media 97

Social Media Reporting Business Fair Use 97

LexBlog IP

MAY 19, 2022

Also on the agenda was a policy statement proclaiming that ed tech is a priority area for agency Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) enforcement. Social media companies are warned to look closely at their platform disclosures and whether they are sufficient. Meeting adjourned.

Social Media 52

Social Media Privacy Technology Publishing 52

IPilogue

APRIL 4, 2022

This article was originally published online on 28 March 2022 on New Internationalist and will be included in their March-April 2022 publication. Her privacy has been repeatedly invaded by complete strangers since childhood. Privacy matters. Roxana Olivera is an award-winning investigative journalist based in Toronto.

Privacy 120

Privacy Publishing Journalism Copyright 120

SpicyIP

JUNE 27, 2022

We’re pleased to bring our readers a 2 part guest post series by Surabhi Pande and Devvrat Joshi, on the recently proposed draft amendments to the IT Rules, 2021 (which were released on 6th June, 2022). The Amendment to the IT Rules, 2021: Part 1 – Locked, Loaded, and Aimed at the Intermediaries. Surabhi Pande and Devvrat Joshi.

Due Diligence 116

Due Diligence Privacy Publishing Government 116

LexBlog IP

MARCH 15, 2022

In particular, defendants argued that because Belle Cosmetics made the information available to thousands of network salespeople on Facebook, “the world’s largest social media website,” that information was by definition non-confidential, and could not be a trade secret. 7, 2022) can be found here. Stay tuned.

Marketing 52

Marketing Marketing Confidentiality Social Media 52

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

DECEMBER 27, 2022

30, 2022): Tofurky prevails on the merits of its argument that that [sic] the speech it not inherently misleading. 2022 WL 17248983 (9th Cir. Parker, 2022 WL 17403220 (D.D.C. targeted social media advertising. Comptroller , No. C-02-cv-02-10509 (Md. Turtle Island Foods SPC v. Soman , No. 4:19-cv-00514-KGB (E.D.

Privacy 100

Privacy Marketing Marketing Social Media 100

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. 2] CS (COMM) 819 of 2022. [3] References: [link] [link] [link] [1] CS (O.S.) 893 of 2002 (Del) (India).

Personality Rights 77

Personality Rights Intellectual Property Social Media Intellectual Property Law 77

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

MAY 25, 2022

The opinion holds that the key parts of Florida’s social media censorship law (SB 7072) likely violate the First Amendment and should remain enjoined. ” The opinion also highlights the madness of the Fifth Circuit allowing the Texas social media censorship law to take effect via a 1-line order. “S.B.

Social Media 100

Social Media Law Blogging Publishing 100

Kluwer Copyright Blog

OCTOBER 3, 2023

To create its product, Clearview scraped billions of publicly available photos from websites and social media platforms. Such class actions can be considered part of the evolution of the regulatory landscape dedicated to Generative AI. 4th 1149 (9th Cir. 3d 723, 743 (9th Cir. 2019); Worldwide Church of God vs Phila.

Fair Use 132

Fair Use Privacy Copyright Technology 132

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. Further Reading.

Copyright Infringement 130

Copyright Infringement Fair Use Art Copyright 130

Garrigues Blog

JULY 11, 2022

Consequently, the Supreme Court has confirmed the previous judgment by the Madrid Appellate Court, which was appealed by the sponsor of the festival, ordering it to pay compensation of 20,000 euros, and to partially publish the judgment in a media outlet in print and on two social media outlets.

Personality Rights 52

Personality Rights Cease and Desist Social Media Advertising 52

43(B)log

DECEMBER 7, 2023

One of the individual defendants is “a social media personality and model who became well-known for her photos and videos, and who has also started an agency to provide management services to other models and influencers.” COY hired MG to develop COY’s subscription platform.

Web Development 59

Web Development Social Media Copying Copyright 59

Michael Geist

MAY 25, 2022

Appearance before the House of Common Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage, May 24, 2022. . Further, I agree with former Supreme Court Chief Justice Beverly McLachlin, who recently noted with respect to the Internet platforms that there is a need for legislated transparency, accountability, and rules on data governance and privacy.

Social Media 136

Social Media Government Television Music 136

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JUNE 9, 2022

Any legal policy that encourages data snarfing must simultaneously contend with the potentially anti-competitive and anti-social effects of preventing legitimate players from snarfing, along with the potentially massive privacy and security risks that data snarfers create. 2022 WL 1990225 (N.D. June 6, 2022).

Contracts 106

Contracts Privacy Social Media Advertising 106

LexBlog IP

APRIL 18, 2022

The complaint alleges that defendants marketed their products with a Made in the USA label and also featured images of their products with the label on the company’s website and on social media. ” They allegedly missed the mark there, however, and had to pay a $100,000 civil penalty as a result.

Social Media 52

Social Media Marketing Marketing Settlement 52

LexBlog IP

APRIL 11, 2023

A brand that uses material generated by AI in a public-facing manner – such as in an ad or a social media post – could run the risk of infringing on another’s rights, for which the brand could be held liable. 18, 2022, 2:57pm ET), [link] , and Karen Hao, “What Is ChatGPT? 10, 2023). [2]

Social Media 52

Social Media Branding Brands Branding 52

IIPRD

JANUARY 29, 2023

It varies from creating an alternate persona on a social media account to voicing an animated character in a movie. The issues pertaining to the rights of VTubers encompass rights to the design of the character, the privacy of the individual, licensing and taking inspiration from an existing character. 4] Andrew L. 6] Stuart D.

IP 52

IP Artwork Contracts Intellectual Property 52

IP Tech Blog

MARCH 18, 2022

For a succinct background on NFTs, see Your NFT Playbook , by our colleagues Kyle Fath, Alan Friel, and Carlton Daniel, posted in Consumer Privacy World. The Amended Complaint, filed on March 2, 2022, provides additional background and context for Hermès’ claims. And in February 2022, Nike, Inc.

Trademark 62

Trademark Non-Fungible Tokens Branding Brands 62

The IPKat

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

that the DSA might be with us in 2022. Privacy concerns might, it was said, be a barrier to market for such traders and suppliers. Eleonora gave some helpful background to this forthcoming EU regulation, focussing on the 20 years-old E-commerce Directive. She expressed some optimism (that wasn’t necessarily shared!)

Reporting 126

Reporting Law Due Diligence Branding 126