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Thousands of Pirate Sites are Listed on WIPO’s Advertising Blacklist

TorrentFreak

This is why the advertising industry is seen as an ally in the fight against piracy. In the UK , hundreds of advertising agencies began banning pirate sites, and the European Union chimed in as well. What’s concerning, however, is that there’s little information available on what sites are included.

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1H 2021 Quick Links, Part 4 (Advertising, Contracts, & More)

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

Advertising/E-Commerce. While such social media posts may not have the indicia of a traditional advertisement, there can belittle doubt that these paid posts are in fact advertisements… Today, consumers face waves of advertisements amid a sea of product choices. Robinhood Markets, Inc., Ariix, LLC v.

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Neutral Intermediaries are Not Notorious Piracy Markets, Coalition Warns

TorrentFreak

Earlier this month, several prominent copyright holder groups sent their annual “notorious markets” recommendations to the U.S. Government uses these documents as input for its yearly review of notorious piracy markets, which aims to provide an overview of threats to various copyright industries. Trade Representative (USTR).

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2H 2022 Quick Links, Part 1 (Marketing, Privacy)

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

Marketing. * Court strikes down Maryland’s Digital Advertising Tax Act on First Amendment, Dormant Commerce Clause, and other grounds (including the Internet Tax Freedom Act). A reasonable advertiser would also know that it was being charged a much higher rate for clicks than impressions. targeted social media advertising.

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Nigerian Advertising Regulator Tackling Meta

IP and Legal Filings

Forbidding the employment of foreign models and voice actors in advertisements starting of October 1, 2022, was one of ARCON’s first actions. According to the sources, the Council claims that “the ads on Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp in the Nigerian markets are not verified and allowed by the federal government”.

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U.S. Trade Representative Lists the Most Notorious Piracy Threats

TorrentFreak

The United States Trade Representative ( USTR ) published its annual Out-of-Cycle Review of Notorious Markets a few hours ago. “In the last message, we kindly asked for the information to be passed on to the person in charge, but they again have not responded to us,” Cuevana.biz writes.

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UN Database WIPO ALERT Helps to Facilitate Globalized Pirate Site Blocking

TorrentFreak

Sabotage of legitimate equipment and threats against engineers sent to repair it, allows illegal equipment operated by notorious criminal groups to take over local markets. Expansion beyond pirate TV into other commodity markets is common too.