Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JUNE 20, 2024

It then went further and used the photo to promote the robe: In 2023, Sunny Khachatryan obtained a copyright registration for “Brave’s” photo. June 14, 2024) The post Reusing Social Media Photos for Ads? The opinion doesn’t explain the relationship between “Brave” and Sunny. Be Careful!–Khachatryan

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TorrentFreak

OCTOBER 31, 2024

Today’s social media users see copyright conflicts on a regular basis, but probably due to the way copyright is enforced, tend to view images and text as faiir game when compared to movies and music. The belief that somehow everything is free on the internet was widespread in the late 1990s.

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The IPKat

DECEMBER 1, 2023

It is time to vote for your favourite intellectual property law books of 2023 in the annual IPKat Book of the Year Awards! This can be a link to your work profile, LinkedIn or other social media page. But there can be only one winner (per category) of this prestigious prize, so vote wisely.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

DECEMBER 8, 2023

Plaintiffs CAN’T WAIT to sue Internet services using the Texas social media censorship law. Nevertheless, the plaintiffs argued that the law “evidences a strong public policy to protect Texans from wrongful censorship on social media platforms.” 2023 WL 8434452 (N.D. 4, 2023) Also noted: Reaud v.

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Copyright Lately

DECEMBER 29, 2024

The trouble began when Albany radio station WGNA asked its social media followers to vote for the regions best fried chicken and tagged a few contenders, including Chicken Joes, which retweeted the stations original post. Share your thoughts in the comments below or on social media @copyrightlately. Sydney Nicole LLC v.

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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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TorrentFreak

OCTOBER 28, 2024

Often subject to intense planning and strict media embargoes, we simply stumbled across the live campaign website early October 2023. The main campaign video (above) was uploaded to YouTube on September 12, 2023, and when we spotted it early October, it had already been viewed 484,000 times.

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TorrentFreak

JANUARY 22, 2025

The mere suggestion that social media operators in the United States could face arrest overseas, for the alleged misconduct of a minority of users among more than a billion, would not be well received. That post is dated January 27, 2023, suggesting that RuTracker made little to no use of the channel during the last two years.

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Copyright Lately

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

A new crop of copyrighted works (including rights in a certain famous British detective) will enter the public domain in the United States on January 1, 2023. public domain on January 1, 2023. Happy Public Domain Day 2023. On January 1, 2023, Frank and Joe Hardy will be in good company. public domain on January 1, 2023.

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TorrentFreak

MAY 14, 2024

The Australian government has released the 2023 edition of its Consumer Survey on Online Copyright Infringement. Overall Online Consumption 2023 Survey data for overall online content consumption in Australia means respondents’ consumption in total, regardless of whether the sources used were legal or illegal.

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Michael Geist

JUNE 9, 2023

The policy direction is open for public comment until July 25, 2023, after which the government will release a final version that gives the CRTC guidance on its expectations for how the bill will be interpreted. A key definition is who qualifies as a “social media creator”, since it is their content that is brought into the exclusion.

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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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Plagiarism Today

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

The country of Croatia is scheduled to begin using the Euro as its currency on January 1, 2023. ” However, those on social media, in particular Croatians, were not so quick to dismiss the issue. However, ahead of that change, the country has a large amount of preparation both publicly and behind the scenes.

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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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Indiana Intellectual Property Law

FEBRUARY 17, 2025

Fortner Services, a pest control company based in Bedford, Indiana , operates a website and maintains a presence on social media. On December 13, 2023, Fortner allegedly displayed Sadowskis copyrighted photograph on its website and social media without obtaining permission.

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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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LexBlog IP

JULY 12, 2023

The new social media platform Threads was launched on July 5, 2023. Although social media activity is largely concentrated on a few major platforms, new networks have continued to pop up and compete for users. Brands should consider taking advantage in order to maximize social media strategies moving forward.

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JD Supra Law

JULY 12, 2023

The new social media platform Threads was launched on July 5, 2023. Reports indicate that within the first day of launch, more than 30 million users have signed up. The app is designed for text-based conversations instead of photo updates.

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JD Supra Law

AUGUST 18, 2023

On July 17, 2023, the Ninth Circuit issued its opinion in Hunley v. The Ninth Circuit recently revisited the issue of “embedding” content by a website and its implication for copyright infringement claims.

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The IPKat

DECEMBER 14, 2023

This Africa IP Highlights 2023 is the result of collaboration between myself and several IP practitioners and researchers across Africa: Clarisse Mideva ; Rita Chindah ; and Jessie Mgonga. The photographer, Esther Umoh called this person out for copyright infringement on social media platform “X”.

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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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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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LexBlog IP

MARCH 21, 2023

Interesting Patents | Meta | Tuesday, March 21, 2023 @media screen and (max-width: 1023px) {.thegem-vc-text.thegem-custom-641a8606e5b6f2733{display: important;}}@media screen and (max-width: 767px) {.thegem-vc-text.thegem-custom-641a8606e5b6f2733{display: important;}}@media screen and (max-width: 1023px) {.thegem-vc-text.thegem-custom-641a8606e5b6f2733{position:

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JD Supra Law

OCTOBER 9, 2023

22-277: This case involves a First Amendment challenge to a Florida statute that restricts certain social media companies from removing content based on the user’s viewpoint. Today, the Supreme Court of the United States granted certiorari in 12 cases: Moody v. NetChoice, LLC, No. By: Dorsey & Whitney LLP

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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

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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JD Supra Law

APRIL 26, 2023

On April 6, 2023, the U.S. By: Pillsbury - Internet & Social Media Law Blog Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit affirmed Judge Gilstrap’s ruling in SAS Institute, Inc. World Programming Limited, which effectively denied copyright protection to SAS Institute’s data analysis software.

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JD Supra Law

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

It is hard to go more than one or two days without reading a headline in the news or on social media about Elon Musk’s Tesla. Perhaps as a sign of what is to come as the push to carbon-free vehicles continues, the EV automaker is also becoming more prevalent in the patent litigation dockets across the country.

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TorrentFreak

JUNE 19, 2024

And let’s not forget, a single prosecution put five men behind bars for over 30 years in 2023 ; deterrent messaging doesn’t get any better than that. In this case the discussion takes place on police social media accounts where piracy-related matters represent a tiny minority.

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JD Supra Law

MARCH 10, 2023

On February 21, 2023, the Copyright Office eclipsed its prior decisions in the area of AI authorship when it partially cancelled Kristina Kashtanova’s registration for a comic book titled Zarya of the Dawn. By: Pillsbury - Internet & Social Media Law Blog

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The IPKat

DECEMBER 28, 2023

Readers are reminded that they can vote for their favourite intellectual property law books of 2023 in the annual IPKat Book of the Year Awards! This can be a link to your work profile, LinkedIn or other social media page. Votes must be made via email before 15th January 2024 as per the instructions below.

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JD Supra Law

OCTOBER 23, 2023

By: Pillsbury - Internet & Social Media Law Blog Our wide-ranging discussion covered how regulators can address the privacy, security and transparency concerns that underlie this transformative technology.

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SpicyIP

DECEMBER 30, 2023

As 2023 comes to an end, in line with our annual tradition, we take stock of the top IP developments that occurred this year. We have also included a list of other notable IP developments of 2023. The judgement was passed in October 2022, but was uploaded in September 2023 on the High Court’s website. A special thanks to Mr. G.

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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.” The plaintiffs in this case are Minds, Inc., Case Citation : Minds, Inc.

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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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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

AUGUST 1, 2023

The court also notes the Supreme Court’s Taamneh opinion , saying it “rejected the argument that a social media company’s algorithms could constitute substantial assistance to terrorists.” 2023 WL 4853650 (D.S.C. July 24, 2023). 2023 WL 4853650 (D.S.C. July 24, 2023). The complaint.

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JD Supra Law

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

The plaintiff brought the action in late 2023 when she discovered that a number of fake accounts, which had passed Tinder’s verification protocol, were using her photos – even though she left the. By: Morrison & Foerster LLP - Social Media At the center of the suit is Tinder’s photo verification process.

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