IP Tech Blog

MARCH 8, 2024

On September 18, 2023, NetChoice, LLC — a national trade association with members from the tech and social media industry — obtained a preliminary injunction from the District Court for the Northern District of California preventing the State of California from enforcing the California Age-Appropriate Design Code Act (“AADC” or the “Act”).

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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!

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Copyright Lately

AUGUST 14, 2023

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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43(B)log

MARCH 28, 2024

Princeton insured Wonderland from 2016-2018 (with a broad exclusion for defamation, invasion of privacy, and various forms of advertising injury in the second year called the Exhibitions and Related Marketing Exclusion), and agreed to defend the club but reserved the right to deny insurance coverage. 2023); but see Princeton Express v.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

AUGUST 29, 2022

While that is pretty sweet, I will pay for it next year when I teach Internet Law in both Spring and Fall 2023. [FN: 6th Edition of Advertising & Marketing Law: Cases and Materials (with Rebecca Tushnet). Comments to the CPPA’s Proposed Regulations Pursuant to the Consumer Privacy Rights Act of 2020, Aug. NetChoice LLC v.

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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?

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JANUARY 19, 2023

” This is the latest entry in the confusing jurisprudence about when 230 applies to first-party marketing representations that are rendered untrue by users’ activities. Snap appeared first on Technology & Marketing Law Blog. Despite Doe v. So this is not the final word on the matter. Case citation : Bride v.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

OCTOBER 3, 2023

It could also undercut the commercial market for books and works already created; this is because, on demand, the Products are able not only to summarize books in detail, chapter by chapter, but also to regenerate the text of books (§ I.B.110-111). The plaintiffs argue that such conduct would replicate that of Clearview.

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IP and Legal Filings

MAY 17, 2024

In this technologically advanced age, success or failure of a business depends heavily on the marketing strategies that have been adopted. A very common way of marketing a product is to have it advertised and endorsed by celebrities that the public holds in good opinion. 3] CS (COMM) 652 of 2023. [4] 893 of 2002 (Del) (India).

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

MAY 30, 2023

The categorization of social media accounts into “business” and “personal” accounts was a hot issue a decade ago, when states across the country passed laws to protect employees from invasive employer demands to access or control their personal social media accounts.

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43(B)log

DECEMBER 7, 2023

LA CV 21-02069-DOC-KES, 2023 WL 8351525 (C.D. 23, 2023) The individual defendants co-founded COY in 2019 to provide creator clients with a platform to offer subscription services. The invasion of plaintiff’s right to privacy constitutes the harm, entitling plaintiff to recover for all damage caused by the invasion.

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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. 10, 2023). [2] 18, 2022, 2:57pm ET), [link] , and Karen Hao, “What Is ChatGPT?

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LexBlog IP

MAY 4, 2023

Known for producing some of the best triggers in the market, the company continues to push the boundaries of firearms technology. This unique combination of customization and security features sets the trigger mechanism apart from others in the market.

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The IP Law Blog

JANUARY 12, 2023

As 2023 commences, it’s time for companies to review and take stock of their intellectual property assets. For trademarks, a good place to start is the company’s marketing and promotional materials, website, mobile app, and social media. Intellectual property is a company asset, just like inventory.

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LexBlog IP

MAY 11, 2023

Interesting Patents | Rolex: A New Era in Wristwatch Design: Minimizing Frictional Wear with Innovative Fixing Device by Founders Legal Interesting Patents | Thursday, May 11, 2023 The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) grants hundreds of new patents every week, showcasing developments in technology and innovation.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JANUARY 13, 2024

Guardian : Australia will not force adult websites to bring in age verification due to privacy and security concerns US * California AB-1394 : Commercial sexual exploitation: child sexual abuse material: civil actions: (g) (1) A social media platform shall not knowingly facilitate, aid, or abet commercial sexual exploitation. (2)

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

MARCH 25, 2024

“Although social media platforms do not like it, scraping, for various ends, is commonplace.” was indeed motived to spend money in response to CCDH’s scraping in 2023, it was not because of the harm such scraping posed to the X platform , but because of the harm it posed to X Corp.’s 3:23-cv-03836-CRB (N.D.

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LexBlog IP

APRIL 11, 2023

Interesting Patents | USA | Tuesday, April 11, 2023 @media screen and (max-width: 1023px) {.thegem-vc-text.thegem-custom-6435b7e7bf4cc5036{display: important;}}@media screen and (max-width: 767px) {.thegem-vc-text.thegem-custom-6435b7e7bf4cc5036{display: important;}}@media screen and (max-width: 1023px) {.thegem-vc-text.thegem-custom-6435b7e7bf4cc5036{position:

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LexBlog IP

JANUARY 12, 2023

As 2023 commences, it’s time for companies to review and take stock of their intellectual property assets. For trademarks, a good place to start is the company’s marketing and promotional materials, website, mobile app, and social media. Intellectual property is a company asset, just like inventory.

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LexBlog IP

MARCH 30, 2023

Interesting Patents | Thursday, March 30, 2023 @media screen and (max-width: 1023px) {.thegem-vc-text.thegem-custom-64266873580273019{display: important;}}@media screen and (max-width: 767px) {.thegem-vc-text.thegem-custom-64266873580273019{display: important;}}@media screen and (max-width: 1023px) {.thegem-vc-text.thegem-custom-64266873580273019{position:

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

AUGUST 7, 2023

I’m pleased to announce the 2023 edition (14th edition) of my Internet Law casebook, Internet Law: Cases & Materials. Privacy Review: 16 C.F.R. Part 312, the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act’s Regulations Overview of the E.U.’s s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and State Consumer Privacy Laws In re.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

JUNE 7, 2024

Photo by Sara Kurfeß on Unsplash Today marks the fifth anniversary of the entry into force of the Directive on Copyright in the Digital Single Market. In the second half of 2023 , 94,343 such appeals were filed, representing just 0.01% of the 1.02 ContentID claims processed in the same period. So was it worth it?

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IP and Legal Filings

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Union of India [1] , established that privacy is an essential Fundamental right under Article 21 of the Constitution. Unauthorised use of someone’s identity is a violation of both their personality rights and their basic right to privacy. The Court rejected the privacy defence, which is often employed in IP proceedings.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

DECEMBER 1, 2023

The state pretextually claimed this was an attempt to prevent China from siphoning off American private data, but the law was not a privacy initiative at all. This is especially apparent in that the same legislature enacted an entirely separate law that purports to broadly protect consumers’ digital data and privacy.

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IP Tech Blog

JULY 17, 2023

On 14 June 2023, the European Parliament approved its negotiating position on the proposed AI Act. Privacy and data governance – AI systems shall be developed and used in compliance with existing privacy and data protection rules, while processing data that meets high standards in terms of quality and integrity.

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LexBlog IP

JULY 17, 2023

On 14 June 2023, the European Parliament approved its negotiating position on the proposed AI Act. Privacy and data governance – AI systems shall be developed and used in compliance with existing privacy and data protection rules, while processing data that meets high standards in terms of quality and integrity.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JANUARY 26, 2024

Heuberger , 2023 WL 5334192 (D. Alderwood Surgical Center, LLC, 2023 WL 3435305 (W.D. May 12, 2023); and State v. Alderwood Surgical Center, LLC, 2023 WL 3687053 (W.D. May 26, 2023). Pinho, 2023 WL 3017282 (Cal. April 20, 2023). Lulifama.com LLC, 2023 U.S. July 20, 2023). Strain, No.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

In Arkansas, a law requiring parental consent before minors sign up for social media accounts didn’t survive intermediate scrutiny. Griffin , 2023 WL 5660155 (W.D. 31, 2023) Arkansas’ law says minors need parental consent before creating social media accounts. Void for Vagueness.

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LexBlog IP

MARCH 1, 2022

Last month, as part of BakerHostetler’s “Look Back, Look Ahead: Advertising and Marketing Law in 2021 & 2022” webinar series, partners Craig A. In 2021, a judge rejected several California counties’ challenges to opioid medication marketing materials. 5: Marketing to Minors. Takeaway No. Takeaway No.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JANUARY 24, 2023

As bad as 2022 was, 2023 will be worse. and 2023 could officially mark the conclusion of that era. Two recent key developments were the Digital Markets Act and the Digital Services Act. The opinion upheld every aspect of Texas’ social media censorship law. ” A constitutional challenge has been filed.]

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