The IP Law Blog

AUGUST 17, 2023

On July 17, 2023, the Ninth Circuit issued its opinion in Hunley v. Ever since the massive explosion of content creation that gave rise to social media, content creators worldwide have utilized embedding to showcase and link users to content that otherwise would not have been as readily accessible.

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Corsearch

JANUARY 31, 2025

For many brands, the holiday season brings a surge of infringements on across marketplaces and social media. But seasonal infringement also stretches far beyond marketplaces, with social media used as a means to reach a wider audience under less scrutiny from platform operators.

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JD Supra Law

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

While social media influencers were showing off pictures from the Amalfi Coast this summer, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) was finalizing its guidelines regarding the endorsements that paid for their vacations in Italy. By: Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.L.L.C.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

OCTOBER 7, 2023

Her latest trash lawsuit claimed that social media, the government, and Procter & Gamble were all doing the RICO against her. With respect to the social media services’ status as publishers, the court says: the plaintiff’s RICO claims depend on Twitter and Facebook’s acting as publishers. The complaint.

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Corsearch

DECEMBER 10, 2024

This blog explores the threat of counterfeit hauls and livestreams, as first detailed in our Brand Protection: The Social Media Threat eBook. Digital influence: The role of social media and influencers in promoting dupes has normalized counterfeits, positioning them as stylish and savvy rather than deceptive.

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TorrentFreak

OCTOBER 26, 2024

Had a crystal ball been available back in 2017, Merrell would’ve observed the operators of Flawless being sent to prison in 2023 for more than 30 years. Media Maverick Without the benefit of such foresight, Merrell continued to run a school during the day and began reselling Flawless subscriptions on the side.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

DECEMBER 27, 2023

Grande Communications Networks, LLC, 2023 WL 1422808 (W.D. Jan 31, 2023). 11, 2023): Time and again we have declared that “prevailing defendants in copyright cases are presumptively entitled (and strongly so) to recover attorney fees.” Hoffmann Air Conditioning and Heating, LLC, 2023 WL 2681994 (E.D. March 29, 2023).

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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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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JULY 10, 2024

In the mid-2010s, plaintiffs filed about 20 lawsuits filed around the country seeking to hold social media services liable for allegedly facilitating terrorist attacks. In Fall 2023, the district court asked the plaintiffs to provide a proposed Fourth Amended Complaint (FAC). Two of those cases, Gonzalez v. Google and Taamneh v.

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TorrentFreak

JANUARY 24, 2023

When BBB fans aren’t glued to their TVs waiting for the drama to unfold, many can be found on social media, usually speculating about what comes next, based on what they’ve just seen. For example, there is an impact on the attractiveness of audiovisual products for the advertising market,” it reads.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

DECEMBER 9, 2023

ICS provider: “message boards and social media sites qualify as ‘interactive computer services.'” Twitter Corporate Office , 2023 WL 8452200 (S.D.N.Y. 6, 2023) The post Suspended Twitter User Loses Lawsuit Over Data Access–Thomas v. Twitter appeared first on Technology & Marketing Law Blog.

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Patently-O

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

by Dennis Cxrouch In re Lizzo LLC (TTAB 2023) In a new precedential opinion, the PTAB has sided with the musical artist Lizzo — agreeing to register her mark “100% THAT B H” for use on apparel. Rather, Lizzo apparently saw a social media meme about being 100% that b h and then added it to her song.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

AUGUST 27, 2023

Tim Pool, the Babylon Bee, and National Religious Broadcasters, which are (respectively): “a social networking app, an active social media content creator, a satirical news website, and a nonpartisan association of Christian communicators.” Bonta appeared first on Technology & Marketing Law Blog.

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Intepat

MARCH 25, 2025

Several luxury brands, including Tom Ford, Chanel, and Dior, annually invest millions into developing and marketing their signature perfumes. Dupe perfumes are often marketed as affordable alternatives to their premium counterparts, offering similar fragrances without the hefty price tag. billion in 2025.

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TorrentFreak

MAY 25, 2023

The US Chamber of Commerce 2023 International IP Index report is a pretty big read at 213 pages, but for those interested in intellectual property matters, it’s an interesting one too. The 2023 International IP Index report is available here From: TF , for the latest news on copyright battles, piracy and more.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

MARCH 19, 2024

The victims sued social media companies for allegedly radicalizing the shooter by exposing him to third-party content. 810316/2023 (N.Y. Mean appeared first on Technology & Marketing Law Blog. Despite the tragedy, this should be an easy dismissal on Section 230 and causation grounds. Case Citation : Jones v.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

AUGUST 31, 2023

” “Plaintiff appears to argue Twitter’s placement of information in “social media feeds” renders it an information content provider. 2023 WL 5493823 (N.D. 23, 2023) The post Lawsuit Over Twitter Suspension Fails Again–Zhang v. Twitter appeared first on Technology & Marketing Law Blog.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JULY 21, 2024

Apparently the publication took place in 2019 and he filed suit in 2023. The post Section 230 Preempts Two More Harassment Lawsuits appeared first on Technology & Marketing Law Blog. A defendant also does not “use” the mark under the Lanham Act if it merely produces search results that contain the plaintiff’s mark.”

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TorrentFreak

MAY 17, 2023

Hovering a cursor over the blacked-out area revealed what should’ve been hidden and click led directly to the site considered most damaging to the home market in Japan. That’s highly relevant information but when the Agency of Cultural Affairs was alerted to the buzz on social media, the information was immediately taken down.

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Copyright Lately

OCTOBER 20, 2024

The judge did side with the airline on its copyright infringement claim, ruling that Skiplagged had used American’s flight symbol logo without permission as recently as August 2023. Let me know in the comments below or @copyrightlately on social media. As always, I’d love to hear what you think.

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Copyright Lately

FEBRUARY 17, 2025

Goldsmith in the days following the Supreme Courts 2023 landmark fair use decision. Judge Bibas acknowledged this in his original 2023 summary judgment ruling, stating that whether Rosss copying was transformative “depends on the precise nature of Rosss actions. A case with potentially limited impact.

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LexBlog IP

AUGUST 17, 2023

On July 17, 2023, the Ninth Circuit issued its opinion in Hunley v. Ever since the massive explosion of content creation that gave rise to social media, content creators worldwide have utilized embedding to showcase and link users to content that otherwise would not have been as readily accessible.

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TorrentFreak

OCTOBER 31, 2023

Late March 2023, Russia augmented its long-burning VPN crackdown with a series of PSAs claiming that using a VPN for security is actually much worse than not using a VPN at all. The latter may take some time to emerge but in the meantime, Russia is attempting to remove as many as possible from the market.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

MAY 18, 2023

Today was the 2023 Super Bowl of Internet Law at the U.S. FN: I say the 2023 Super Bowl because the Supreme Court necessarily will be taking Internet Law cases every term for the foreseeable future, and each new Internet Law case they take has the capacity to rock our world.] Supreme Court [FN]. Taamneh and Gonzalez v. Twitter, Inc.

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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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The IPKat

JANUARY 22, 2023

erty Rights as Allied Rights: Bill Cornish and the Making of Today’s Intellectual Property System' The Faculty of Law at the University of Cambridge will host this conference on 17th March 2023. Contributions from the fields of media, competition, information and data (protection), intellectual property, and constitutional law are welcomed.

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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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The IPKat

MARCH 1, 2024

On 22 February 2024, the UK Intellectual Property Office (UKIPO) released its report on “ The impact of complicit social media influencers on male’s consumption of counterfeit goods in the UK ”. 24% of UK males aged 16 to 60 purchase counterfeit goods under the endorsement of social media influencers.

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43(B)log

MAY 19, 2023

2023 WL 2433970, -- F. 9, 2023) Roblox runs a “digital world where users create virtual games and experiences and connect with other users.” Defendants allegedly marketed the My Avastars dolls with a “code” that could be used in the Roblox platform. Roblox Corp. 22-cv-04476-SI (N.D. This was enough survive the motion to dismiss.

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43(B)log

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

2023 WL 7109914, No. Bluegreen sued a lot of entities, but only the marketing defendants remained in the case: their role was “to advertise timeshare exit services by promoting a legitimate process to exit timeshare contracts while protecting the customers’ credit.” In a particularly “yikes” bit, one marketing defendant 1990.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

AUGUST 14, 2023

Bouzy , 2023 WL 5013654 (D.N.J. 7, 2023) BONUS 1: Lima Jevremovic v. Brittany Jeream Courville , 2023 WL 5127332 (D.N.J. Budd , 2023 WL 4938545 (Colo. Woolford-Smith, 2023 WL 3563052 (Del. Common Pleas May 19, 2023). Bouzy appeared first on Technology & Marketing Law Blog. BONUS 3: Reeves v.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

JULY 24, 2024

While study of social media and online platform private ordering is a very well-established way to find out how providers deal with copyright, data protection and consumer protection, studies of generative AI T&C have been slower to get going. As of February 2024, EU online platforms (not just very large ones or “VLOPs”!)

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IP and Legal Filings

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

The transition from simply turning on the television to logging into accounts such as social media and OTT platforms, has resulted the entertainment industry to witness an astonishing evolution. To address these alarming concerns, India has introduced Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023, a long-awaited legislation.

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Michael Geist

JUNE 8, 2023

Meta stopping news sharing in Canada if forced to pay hundreds of millions for links entirely predictable [link] — Michael Geist (@mgeist) June 7, 2023 Rodriguez tried to portray Bill C-18 as a market-based approach with limited government interference which only requires media outlets and Internet platforms to negotiate agreements.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

MARCH 2, 2023

Tennessee and Kentucky sued it over its marketing practices, such as allegedly overclaiming buyers’ eligibility for tax credits. Ideal Horizon Benefits, LLC, 2023 WL 2299570 (E.D. Ideal Horizon Benefits appeared first on Technology & Marketing Law Blog. The case involves Solar Titan, a vendor of solar installations.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JUNE 27, 2023

Morford’s work had been displayed on social media, including YouTube, Facebook, and BlogSpot. We first made some marketing material where high tech faculty and staff wore banana costumes to celebrate the copyright battles over the costumes. Cattelan , 2023 U.S. VINDICATED!!! Case citation : Morford v.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

The “has two main requirements: (1) a mechanism for social media users to file complaints about instances of “hateful conduct” and (2) disclosure of the social media network’s policy for how it will respond to any such complaints.” Law § 394-ccc.

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