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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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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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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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 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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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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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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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

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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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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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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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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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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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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IP Tech Blog

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Clear disclosure of an ad is of paramount importance in the advertising world, and we have discussed this previously in our blogs here and here. This ruling serves as a reminder to CBD brands and advertisers about the importance of their disclosure obligations (i.e. Supreme CBD appeared first on Global IP & Technology Law Blog.

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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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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

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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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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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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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

DECEMBER 11, 2021

As another example, when the search results provide the records associated with Mr. Abraham, “adjacent to the list of records containing [his] name, photograph, and likeness” is an advertisement promoting the subscription membership. Section 230. ” (Tautology alert).

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43(B)log

APRIL 26, 2023

Creager sells Montana post drivers (made in China) that compete with the Texas post drivers sold by IDT (advertised as made in the USA). IDT removed its “Made in USA” advertising in the first 8 months of 2022, and its on-line sales increased during that time period. There’s more, including public disputes on Craigslist.

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TorrentFreak

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

The full list, available at the bottom of this article, also includes less obvious targets, such as the messaging app Telegram, Russian social media network VK, and various domain name registries. This information could help to expose anonymous operators, so they can be brought to justice. ag – Seasonvar[.]ru to/levidia.ch/Supernova[.]to

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Erik K Pelton

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

A webpage, even a Facebook or Instagram page in some circumstances can be acceptable advertising for the services, as long as it describes what those services are and uses the trademark in connection with them. For goods—physical items like a laptop, a tire, a radio—the type of acceptable evidence is different.

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43(B)log

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

USC allegedly orchestrated this scheme through its submission of false/incomplete data, and then advertised the resulting rankings knowing that they were misleading. For example, 2U engaged in online advertising to promote USC Rossier’s ranking; it spent more than half of its revenue on program sales and marketing.

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TorrentFreak

DECEMBER 24, 2021

Nintendo informed the Court that the platforms are commercial in nature since they generate income from advertising via “click-through” arrangements with third parties. Nintendo said that its solicitors had made extensive efforts to contact the operators of the NSW2U sites and have its social media pages taken down.

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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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43(B)log

SEPTEMBER 15, 2021

I’m only going to discuss the false advertising aspects. Lanham Act claim: Were these alleged statements commercial advertising or promotion? Taken together, the complaint didn’t plausibly allege commercial advertising or promotion. They didn’t advertise any alternative or promote a specific product.

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Erik K Pelton

NOVEMBER 3, 2020

Television advertising. There are decisions about expenses that tug at small business owners every single day—rent, new equipment, software programs, advertising budgets, personnel, and many more. Missed opportunities to reclaim social media usernames registered by others. a great trademark: Marketing department.

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Velocity of Content

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

The following is an excerpt from Accessing and Analyzing Relevant Content in Today’s Information Chaos. As consumers, we experience personalization daily via targeted online advertising while browsing or in our social media accounts. According to the latest data , approximately 8.5

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