IP and Legal Filings

JANUARY 3, 2023

Forbidding the employment of foreign models and voice actors in advertisements starting of October 1, 2022, was one of ARCON’s first actions. Without utilising APCON in this case, MIC was able to secure the placement of an advertising in the Punch Newspaper on May 29, 2014. Introduction.

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Velocity of Content

DECEMBER 12, 2022

Too much information. If that’s driving you insane, then you should know there are ways to focus and filter for information success. Dr. Tracy Brower , a sociologist and author of two books exploring happiness, fulfillment, and work life, say we can all be more selective about the choices we make over how we consume information.

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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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Michael Geist

OCTOBER 2, 2023

The Commission says the registrations would give it “ de minimis information about online undertakings and their activities in Canada, which would give the Commission an initial understanding of the Canadian online broadcasting landscape and would allow it to communicate with online undertakings.” So what’s the reality?

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Art Law Journal

JULY 26, 2022

Thanks to the internet and its billions of active users, it’s become easier than ever to leverage social media for artists to amass a following within niche communities, network with like-minded creators, and ultimately increase chances of finding new clients. . . First impressions: the art of the bio.

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TorrentFreak

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

The IWL is a component of Operation Creative, a multi-agency initiative led by PIPCU at City of London Police, with support from partners across the creative and advertising industries. They are then advised to shut down before the situation gets worse. The IWL also offers a narrow window of transparency into an otherwise opaque operation.

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TorrentFreak

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

Advertised as a “top notch” service, in which Moy had invested considerable sums of money obtaining servers and streams, subscriptions were sold both in bulk to a network of resellers or on a singular basis direct to consumers. .

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TorrentFreak

JANUARY 28, 2025

Negative exposure in the media has direct implications for image and branding. Additional risk of polluting or even displacing otherwise positive articles, could jeopardize what amounts to free advertising worth millions of dollars.

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IIPRD

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

Introduction What separates long-established print and electronic media from social media is that it comes along with a bunch of techniques for its usage. These are tools that shaped social media to be more significant than the long-established medias. How can Influencers protect their IP?

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TorrentFreak

JANUARY 27, 2025

This was an openly accessible symposium, so discussion and commentary was limited to information already in the public record. They openly advertise themselves through billboards and register for trademarks, as Magis TV recently did. They’re paying influencers to go on social media and promote them.

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TorrentFreak

JANUARY 8, 2025

“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. A message currently displayed on the site’s front page says that ACE merely sent an automated reply to Cuevana’s outreach, but didn’t respond otherwise.

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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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IIPRD

JANUARY 6, 2023

The evolution and development of trademark law protect the right of manufacturers or sellers but the advancement of technology and the emergence of social media has bound lawmakers and interpreters to make a continuous intervention and take a comprehensive vigil over the various new issues related to trademark infringement.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

DECEMBER 27, 2022

Court strikes down Maryland’s Digital Advertising Tax Act on First Amendment, Dormant Commerce Clause, and other grounds (including the Internet Tax Freedom Act). But Facebook clearly explained the differences between the charging practices to advertisers, who had the general option to choose under which system they would be billed.

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TorrentFreak

AUGUST 26, 2024

Report Streaming Piracy Campaign To address the ongoing problem, anti-piracy group FACT has teamed up with the Crimestoppers charity to launch a new social media campaign. Information provided anonymously to Crimestoppers will be thoroughly investigated by FACT and could lead to further actions, including prosecution,” they add.

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TorrentFreak

JANUARY 21, 2022

In fact, we are aware that at least one of the Doe defendants posted a message online bragging about being named as a Doe Defendant and claiming that Activision will never find him,” Meyer informed the court. Without a doubt, the list of companies is extremely broad.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

AUGUST 23, 2022

This is one of the dozens of lawsuits alleging that social media services addict kids. Snap also relies heavily on its ability to collect and disclose to its advertisers the personal data and metrics collected from Oregon residents, including M.K. by collecting her data for use and distribution to advertisers while M.K.

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IIPRD

AUGUST 4, 2022

A Social Media Influencer is someone who creates unique material that keeps people interested on multiple social media platforms, causing them to return for more high-quality information. One of the most significant methods to safeguard material on social media is through copyright.

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IP Watchdog

MAY 2, 2022

This week in Washington IP news, Senate committees are planning to host hearings on the applications that artificial intelligence can have in cyberspace, both for good and bad actors, as well as legislative proposals that could force social media platforms to increase transparency regarding algorithms for targeted advertising and news feeds.

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IPilogue

JUNE 27, 2022

Through Sponsored Stories, advertisers pay Facebook to associate their mark on Facebook’s social media website with users that performed certain social actions in connection with the advertiser (e.g. users who click the “like” button on the advertiser’s Facebook Page).

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TorrentFreak

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

With nearly 12 million books, Z-Library advertised itself as the largest repositories of pirated books on the Internet. Those who try to access the platform’s.onion domains receive an error message informing them that Z-Library is unreachable. On social media, Z-Library users appear frustrated by the new Tor problems.

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TorrentFreak

NOVEMBER 3, 2021

In fact, Applinked was initially served from the developer’s own website and is still advertised and linked from there, despite what happened to its predecessor. Developer ‘Takes a Break’ From Social Media. New Version of Applinked Just Grew 10x in Size. That does not appear to be a priority, however.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

FEBRUARY 17, 2025

Washington’s Fair Campaign Practices Act “requires Meta to maintain certain records of the political advertisements it hosts on its platforms and, when requested, to permit inspection of, or to disclose, such records to those seeking such information.” The state can extract this information from political advertisers.

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Copyright Lately

SEPTEMBER 29, 2024

Atari’s copyright infringement lawsuit against State Farm advances, underscoring the importance of careful clearance in advertising. In addition to copyright infringement, Atari brought claims for business disparagement, false information and advertising, unfair competition, and unjust enrichment.

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TorrentFreak

MAY 14, 2022

Given that the production of today’s videogames requires the involvement of a large number of people, preventing all information leaks is an impossible task. But are those pre-release pirate downloads being advertised online the real deal or something much less attractive? Aside from generating more than 4.6

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Kashishipr

MAY 4, 2022

It informs the customers that you consider yourself the mark’s rightful owner. In most cases, it is typically sufficient if the trademark symbol appears with one single prominent use of the mark in one single label or advertisement, even though the mark in itself may appear multiple times. Bottom Line.

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IP and Legal Filings

MARCH 5, 2024

The accessibility of Internet markets and the ease with which information may be shared have given rise to new opportunities for trademark infringement. Trademark infringement has grown more complex and pervasive, ranging from counterfeit goods to digital squatting and keyword advertising.

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43(B)log

JANUARY 19, 2022

14, 2022) Once in a blue moon, a false advertising-based antitrust claim survives a motion to dismiss in a circuit that imposes a list of excessive requirements on such claims. Consumers and advertisers adequately alleged that Facebook has monopoly power in social network/social media (consumers) and social advertising markets.

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SpicyIP

OCTOBER 23, 2024

Recently, Delhi High Court granted an interim injunction to Zydus against social media influencer Prashant Desai’s allegedly disparaging post on nutritional health drinks. 29(8) is meant for “infringement by advertising of the mark ”, and the ASCI guidelines too, as the title indicates, are influencer “advertising”.

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IP and Legal Filings

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

It has opened wide range of facilities for us like entertainment, education, advertisements, communication etc. The availability of a large variety of information has also increased the risk of Copyright Infringement due to its easy accessibility and dissemination. However, with more advantages, some disadvantages also come into play.

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TorrentFreak

MAY 23, 2024

By focusing on perceived societal ills, at least in the first instance, regulators are able to step in and inform citizens what’s in everyone’s best interests moving forward. In 2019, advertising that promoted games with cash prizes was outlawed on TV, radio, in print, on social media, and all other internet platforms.

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IPilogue

AUGUST 19, 2021

Although one might think that this statute contains all of the necessary information on Olympics-related marks in Canada, matters are further complicated by the fact that the Canadian Olympic Committee (COC) continues to register marks not found in OPMA as official marks under the Trademarks Act.

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IPilogue

JULY 4, 2022

Many of the products were found to collect children’s personal information without the child’s or parent’s consent. This included data like “who they are, where they are, what they do in the classroom, who their family and friends are, and what kind of device their families could afford for them to use”– information unrelated to education.

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TorrentFreak

JULY 15, 2022

. “Defendants advertised VNest TV as a subscription-based service providing more than 5,000 channels, movies, sports programs, and other premium content, all for a low monthly fee,” the complaint reads. “According to Defendants, VNest TV offers ‘the best content and up time than anyone else in the business.’

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Intepat

MARCH 25, 2025

The market for dupe perfumes is largely being fuelled by two factors, consumer demand and social media marketing. Additionally, the widespread promotion of dupes on social media platforms, driven by influencers and trendsetters, has further fuelled their popularity, amplifying their reach and appeal.

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TorrentFreak

DECEMBER 2, 2022

With nearly 12 million books, Z-Library advertised itself as the largest repositories of pirated books on the Internet. Social media platforms, TikTok in particular , are crawling with young people eager to gather knowledge, but less capable of paying for books. This success was vigorously interrupted last month when the U.S.

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43(B)log

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

Was this commercial advertising or promotion? The court first held that the challenged statement on its own wasn’t pure commercial speech because it “merely purports to convey information about NR and NR supplements” and didn’t refer to ChromaDex or its product; the link was not to a site that itself allowed purchases.

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