Michael Geist

JULY 11, 2024

I open by noting that the Canadian government’s efforts to regulate big tech companies sometimes feels like a series of high-stakes poker matches in which the government foolishly bets that readily apparent risks can be ignored. government. government threat is just a bluff. tariff retaliation.

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LexBlog IP

JULY 14, 2022

A new collective bargaining agreement governing the use of SAG-AFTRA (the Union) performers in commercials has been reached between the Union and the Joint Policy Committee (JPC). Read on to learn more about notable changes and how they will affect advertiser and agency signatories and the Union’s member performers.

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Intepat

JUNE 19, 2024

In the Indian jurisdiction, various forms of evidence are presented in court daily and the field of evidence law within our country is governed under the Indian Evidence Act, 1872. Advertisements : Documentation of advertising efforts, including e-commerce platforms play a key role to show engagement and reputation amongst the consumers.

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43(B)log

JULY 20, 2023

for deceptive advertising of dietary supplements in violation of the FTCA and the COVID-19 Consumer Protection Act. Since early 2020, Defendant Nepute and Quickwork have used several platforms, including social media, emails, and radio, to tout the purported benefits of Vitamin D and zinc and to promote Wellness Warrior supplements. ”

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Trademark and Copyright Law Blog

JANUARY 14, 2021

Advertising can take many forms, including statements about a company’s products on websites and social media platforms. In this 60-minute webinar, designed exclusively for in-house counsel, you will learn how you can protect your company against legal challenges based on its advertising practices.

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43(B)log

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

22, 2021) This case should be of interest to people working on contextual advertising. Yet plaintiffs are suing Vogue , because Vogue has an agreement with the website Moda Operandi to link from Vogue to Moda if anyone wants to purchase the designer clothes featured in Vogue online stories. In one way, it's a replay of the Stewart v.

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IP and Legal Filings

MARCH 5, 2024

Trademark infringement has grown more complex and pervasive, ranging from counterfeit goods to digital squatting and keyword advertising. Governments also supported the efforts by enforcing customs laws, which gave officers the authority to stop the entry of counterfeit products into domestic markets by stopping them at the border.

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Michael Geist

AUGUST 9, 2023

The Canadian government released a detailed document last week outlining the specifics behind its draft Digital Services Tax Act. No actual legislation has yet been passed, but the government is providing guidance on how the potential law would be interpreted assuming it takes effect next year.

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The IPKat

DECEMBER 14, 2023

In Nigeria, Airtel Nigeria Limited neglected to renew their contract with actor and filmmaker Adewole Ojo to use his photographs for advertisements. The photographer, Esther Umoh called this person out for copyright infringement on social media platform “X”. The company was ordered to pay Ojo, ₦20 million (US$44 448) in damages.

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Michael Geist

DECEMBER 19, 2022

In Twitter’s case, the company took the position that certain links posted by users – namely links to rival services – create unfair competition since Twitter is competing with services such as Instagram for the same user base and the same advertisers. paid advertising). negotiated or arbitrated licence).

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JUNE 4, 2024

I’m ignoring the complicating effects of various social media censorship laws that may require Internet services to enforce their TOSes as written, a requirement I think is unconstitutional). It’s not hard to imagine how a negligent design claim could have been structured here. Case citation : Freethinker v.

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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. The surveillance on viewing the habit of individuals is often used to advertise similar targeted content.

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LexBlog IP

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

Similar to celebrity-filled ads, collaborative relationships between influencers and companies on social media continue to be prevalent. Like Patrick + Brittany and Travis + Taylor: Partnerships Are Key Nowadays, celebrities and social media influencers are more business savvy. Edited by Coby Turner and Cathy Feldman

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LexBlog IP

DECEMBER 26, 2023

I’ve seen enough stock graphic elements when doing trademark and copyright searches to know that the crown elements and scales of justice elements are likely to be highly similar to or identical to crown and scales designs owned by Getty Images or some other entity or artist. This isn’t limited to logo design.

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Michael Geist

DECEMBER 16, 2021

The Liberal government committed in the 2019 election campaign to a digital services tax primarily designed to target large U.S. technology companies that generate significant revenues in Canada from online advertising and user data. that threatens to retaliate with tariffs on sensitive sectors of the economy.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

AUGUST 29, 2022

6th Edition of Advertising & Marketing Law: Cases and Materials (with Rebecca Tushnet). Regulation of Political Advertising (2022 Edition). Regulation of Housing Advertising (2022 Edition). Comments on CA AB 2273, The Age-Appropriate Design Code Act). Books and Academic Articles. Analysis of CA AB587).

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43(B)log

MARCH 25, 2024

These warnings “shall comprise the top 50 percent of the front and rear panels of the package” of cigarettes and “at least 20 percent of the area of [any] advertisement.” Moreover, the government may not demand a private party “undertake contextual analyses, weighing and balancing many factors. Now it’s the 5 th Circuit’s turn.

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TorrentFreak

DECEMBER 24, 2021

In an injunction application dated December 2, 2021, Nintendo requested a website blocking order under section 97A of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988. It targeted six major ISPs (BT, EE, Plusnet, Sky, TalkTalk and Virgin Media) demanding that they block subscriber access to five domains carrying NSW2U and NSWROM branding.

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TorrentFreak

DECEMBER 26, 2022

What it does, however, is open the door to collaboration with intermediaries, governments, and law enforcement agencies in other countries. Collaborating with Governments and Law Enforcement. In addition, advertising companies and payment processors help to cut off revenue to pirate sites and services, when appropriate.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

DECEMBER 2, 2021

Earlier this year, the Texas legislature enacted HB 20 , a blatant attempt to censor social media service. The opinion emphatically slices through the FUD that’s been generated by pro-censorial forces questioning whether social media services exercise editorial discretion. The Opinion. ” [cite to USTA v.

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Canadian Intellectual Property Blog

MARCH 17, 2021

On February 11, 2021, the Canadian government announced that due to the Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement (CUSMA), Canada has agreed to extend, by the end of 2022, the protection period to a minimum of the author’s lifetime, the remainder of the calendar year in which the author died, plus 70 years following that calendar year.

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43(B)log

JULY 6, 2022

The court rejected defendants’ arguments that the putative classes were too heterogenous for certification: Some of the identified differences – for example, differences in advertisements that the named plaintiffs or class members may have seen over time or differences in the amount of JUUL product purchased – are simply not material.

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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.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

DECEMBER 7, 2022

” Prager, which makes misleading videos that appear designed to radicalize kids to the MAGA agenda, sued YouTube over its demonetization decisions, claiming that YouTube had engaged in biased content moderation. Note how this explicitly covers both leave-up and takedown decisions. 230’s Constitutionality.

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Herbert Smith Freehills

DECEMBER 8, 2022

But the list of territorial and customer restrictions is now more clearly structured and there is greater protection for exclusive and selective distributors and more flexibility in the design of distribution models. Consumers will benefit from enhanced protection from unscrupulous practices such as fake reviews and subscription traps. .

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Herbert Smith Freehills

DECEMBER 8, 2022

But the list of territorial and customer restrictions is now more clearly structured and there is greater protection for exclusive and selective distributors and more flexibility in the design of distribution models. Consumers will benefit from enhanced protection from unscrupulous practices such as fake reviews and subscription traps. .

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Corsearch

MARCH 13, 2023

Looking at the clip of Oswald below, you can clearly see elements of the character in Mickey’s modern design. Corsearch customers also benefit from expert enforcement across P2P services, streaming websites, cyberlockers, social media, app stores, paid search & advertising, and UGC platforms. Oswald the Lucky Rabbit.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

APRIL 3, 2023

VIP Products sells a toy that imitates the trademarks of Jack Daniel’s Properties using a design similar to the company’s whisky label and bottle shape, but with the name “Bad Spaniels”, a spaniel’s face, and poop jokes. Jack Daniel’s contends this design infringes its trademarks and tarnishes its brand.

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SpicyIP

NOVEMBER 26, 2023

Laxmi Kohlu Ghar vs Controller General Of Patents, Designs and Trademarks on 22 November, 2023 (Delhi High Court) A writ petition was filed by the plaintiff alleging that reasons for orders passed by the trademarks office accepting or directing advertisement of a mark are not made publicly available.

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Copyright Lately

MAY 1, 2023

Within just over a month, a raft of barely-underground Discord servers like AI Hub have popped up to provide users with access to software—and step-by-step instructions—for creating new songs using hundreds of community-made AI models designed to mimic specific artists’ voices. At least until the computers start touring, that is.

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The IPKat

OCTOBER 16, 2023

In the background, the bottle design was displayed (see pictures below). The use in advertising and commercial correspondence is of particular relevance. Beers in large bottles are usually advertised as ‘XXL beer’ but not by using the word ‘giga’. A video of the announcement is available here. Despite the challenges that Art.

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SpicyIP

JANUARY 2, 2022

The Vidya Drolia case laid down certain conditions for non-arbitrability of disputes and stated that grant and issue of patents and registration of trademarks were exclusive sovereign or government functions, thus making them non-arbitrable. The Supreme Court also touched upon issues relating to Covid drug procurement through importation.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

NOVEMBER 26, 2021

It operates a Facebook page entitled “ City of Sammamish – Government.” As one would expect from local governments creating speech policies, there are many obvious problems with the list. The Facebook Page is a Designated Public Forum. Sammamish is a city in the greater Seattle metro area. 11) Anonymous posts.

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43(B)log

APRIL 7, 2023

YouTube is an OCSSP, but other than that much is unclear—are all different types of social media OCSSPs? 22 requirement to ensure that notices submitted by trusted flaggers w/in their designated area of expertise, should be processed w/o undue delay. Is that governed by Member State law? We don’t have definite caselaw.

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IP and Legal Filings

DECEMBER 21, 2022

Today, social media has become a vital part of our lives. Before, there were various print media outlets that we could rely on such as newspapers, television, and radio. However, now, with the rise of social media, users can now create their own content and spread it with thousands of people. What is Social Media?

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

APRIL 26, 2022

I’m continuing coverage of the legal challenge to Texas’ social media censorship law, now on appeal to the Fifth Circuit. And government cannot compel continued publication any more than it can compel initial dissemination. I recently rounded up the Texas opening brief and its supporting amici briefs. “H.B.

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IP and Legal Filings

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Let’s give you some insights as to What constitutes such infringement, what can be done against this, and the relevant laws governing such situations . ” Dark patterns are deceptive tactics or design patterns that impair people’s autonomy, decision-making, or choice to force them to do something. Interesting right?

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