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.

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Michael Geist

JUNE 13, 2024

The public outcry over the Online Streaming Act is largely in the rear view mirror as the law is now at the CRTC facing years of regulatory and court battles. However, it also ruled that advertising that often accompanies user content was subject to inclusion in the revenue calculation since the ads are uploaded by Youtube rather than users.

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TorrentFreak

NOVEMBER 27, 2024

Law enforcement operations targeting pirate sites and services are often enthusiastically described as ‘large-scale’ or ‘major’ If reports emerging from authorities in Italy hold true, describing the international operation that culminated early this morning as massive, wouldn’t be an exaggeration.

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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

OCTOBER 22, 2024

NFL vs. Pirates Ideally, online services should be required by law to remove infringing content “instantaneously or near-instantaneously”, the sports companies argued. This includes social media platforms, where pirate streams are often openly advertised.

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IP Law 360

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

In an era of information overload, attorneys can use social media strategically — from making infographics to leveraging targeted advertising — to cut through the noise and establish a reputation among current and potential clients, says Marly Broudie at SocialEyes Communications.

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JD Supra Law

JUNE 3, 2022

On May 19, 2022, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) voted unanimously to approve and publish for public comment proposed amendments to its Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising (the Guides). Indeed, according to the FTC, the proposed. By: Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

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Erik K Pelton

JANUARY 7, 2025

Class 3: cosmetics and cleaning preparations Class 5: pharmaceutical products Class 9: electrical and scientific apparatus (includes both software (downloadable or physical software on a disc or drive) and hardware) Class 12: vehicles Class 14: jewelry Class 15: musical instruments Class 16: paper goods and printed matter (includes anything that’s (..)

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JD Supra Law

OCTOBER 7, 2024

Brands’ social media feeds are getting attention lately, but not always for the right reasons. We’ve covered social media advertising risks in our ADventures in Law blog before. By: BakerHostetler

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JD Supra Law

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

We have previously written an OnPoint about the law concerning ownership of social media accounts in light of the explosive growth in the use of such media for commercial advertising, product development and customer engagement. By: Dechert LLP

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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 Texas law emulated a similar Florida censorship law. A Texas federal court has now similarly enjoined the Texas law in a decisive opinion relying solely on the First Amendment. The Opinion.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JULY 29, 2023

The Texas social media censorship law remains temporarily enjoined by the Fifth Circuit pending Supreme Court review, but Davis couldn’t wait. Invoking the law, he sought an injunction to restore his deactivated accounts, remove all account restrictions, and get his (self-represented) attorneys’ fees.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JUNE 20, 2024

Other arguments fail because “there is value in Minor Plaintiffs’ image and likeness, which Defendants then used for the purpose of commercial advertising and sales. If you plan to depict people in advertising, you need both copyright and publicity rights permissions. June 14, 2024) The post Reusing Social Media Photos for Ads?

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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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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JULY 16, 2021

Advertising/E-Commerce. 22, 2021): companies now pay so-called “influencers” to issue posts on social media touting their products or services. To navigate the seemingly unending stream of advertisements, consumers often depend on independent reviews for candid and accurate assessments. Ariix, LLC v. NutriSearch Corp.,

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JD Supra Law

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

Just as sponsored content dominates social media, so too will advertising blanket the metaverse. Platform terms and features for branded content on social media is quite developed, but that is not yet the case for the metaverse. The metaverse virtual world is a shiny new sandbox for brands to play in.

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Plagiarism Today

MAY 2, 2022

creators whose creative works were featured in Facebook advertisements without permission. Much of the language was written well before widespread adoption of social media, and much of that language was vague even then. The lawsuit is proposed as a class action, including all U.S. They estimate that class to be in the thousands.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JANUARY 18, 2024

My roundup of the top Internet Law developments of 2023: 10) California court bans targeted advertising (?). Regulators have sought to suppress online targeted advertising for years, with only minimal success. In turn, advertisers have fled Twitter. Then, in Liapes v. seriously, are you still posting THERE???)

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JD Supra Law

AUGUST 12, 2024

Whether for social media advertisements, customer surveys, or email campaigns, a data licensing agreement is often at the center of arrangements concerning the use and transfer of consumer data.

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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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JD Supra Law

APRIL 1, 2024

Copyright can extend to advertisement copy, manuals, visuals, art, photography, storyboards, scripts, film, video, online components, mobile apps, social media posts, websites, music, developed characters appearing in ads, and logos. A properly maintained copyright portfolio is essential to any successful brand owner.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

FEBRUARY 17, 2025

I’m blogging it now as part of my ongoing efforts to highlight the censorial effects of mandatory editorial transparency laws.] ” In 2018, the state claimed Facebook violated the law, and Facebook stipulated to a $200k judgment. The state can extract this information from political advertisers.

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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. In India particularly, the Copyrights Act, 1957 was enacted to prevent copyright infringement and recently the amendment act of 2012 was introduced to combat the changing needs of copyright law.

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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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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

MAY 11, 2022

Unlike some other protect-the-kids laws, parents cannot override the law for their children). The bill regulates “social media platforms,” defined as an “electronic medium” that allows “users to create, share, and view user?generated What The Bill Says. generated content.”

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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

JANUARY 6, 2023

Trademark; Meaning and need of laws. The upsurge of social media apps and their intervention in our lives have completely changed the marketing game for every business organization. Disparagement is prohibited under Indian law. Hashtag and trademarks. Parody and trademark. Disparagement of product. Hashtag and Trademark.

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Kashishipr

AUGUST 17, 2022

When it comes to promoting, marketing, and advertising, social media is one of the most effective and powerful ways. Content creators and social media influencers work sincerely to build their reputation for expertise in specific industries, products, and topics.

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Michael Geist

OCTOBER 2, 2023

By contrast, the inclusion of registration requirements for a wide range of undertakings, including some podcast services, online news sites, adult content sites, and social media left some characterizing it as a podcast registry or part of “one of the world’s most repressive online censorship schemes.” So what’s the reality?

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TorrentFreak

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

For example, we have seen hosting companies, advertisers, and social media platforms being added. Some dedicated IPTV services and related companies such as Globe IPTV are called out as well, while ‘bulletproof’ hosting companies (Amaru / Flokinet) and even social media platforms (VK / WeChat) get mentioned too.

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JD Supra Law

APRIL 17, 2024

In recent years, the advent of the social media “influencer” has revolutionized advertising. Likewise, influencers create certain content to secure brand deals and attract advertisers. Companies often partner with influencers to market their products, hoping to tap into the influencer’s devoted audience.

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JD Supra Law

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

This month, Counsel Crystal Genteman shared her thoughts on Social Media: Best Practices. Learn about Crystal: [link] Learn about our Trademark, Copyright, and Advertising practices: [link] More about Kilpatrick Townsend: [link] By: Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP Once a month, we cover an interesting topic in 60 seconds.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JUNE 2, 2022

This is a venerable question–I remember evaluating it as a possible law review note topic 30+ years ago. Even so, the court’s almost-banal treatment of this super-interesting topic suggests that there may not be much tattoo exceptionalism in copyright law. Background. She now does her tattoo artistry pro bono. Implications.

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IPilogue

NOVEMBER 3, 2021

Meena Alnajar is an IPilogue Writer, IP Innovation Clinic Fellow, and a 2L JD Candidate at Osgoode Hall Law School . . The FTC initially filed a complaint that Facebook had a monopoly and requested the sale of Instagram and WhatsApp to prevent a monopoly over the social media market. Photo by Brett Jordan ( Pexels ).

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TorrentFreak

JANUARY 8, 2025

Torrent Sites – 1337X – RuTracker – The Pirate Bay – TorrentGalaxy – YTS.mx Torrent Sites – 1337X – RuTracker – The Pirate Bay – TorrentGalaxy – YTS.mx

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TorrentFreak

OCTOBER 26, 2024

Yet the same can’t always be said about those who seem to drift gradually into activities now viewed as serious crime, often on a part-time basis, alongside their otherwise productive, responsible, law-abiding lives. The people behind them are not, however. The prosecution of former headmaster Paul Merrell stands out as a prime example.

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TorrentFreak

JULY 23, 2024

Seized items For those keeping track of law enforcement action in the UK, including arrests and seizures, it’s worth pointing out that the arrests mentioned above have already been heavily publicized. Since June, the media company reportedly removed over 3,000 listings from various social media platforms.

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