Plagiarism Today

AUGUST 11, 2021

Examples of this can be found almost every time a dress or fashion accessory becomes popular, whether on social media or at various events. In the United States, fashion is considered a useful article that, by itself, cannot be protected by copyright. However, there is precious little that they can do about it. none have passed.

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LexBlog IP

DECEMBER 8, 2022

The Federal Trade Commission has estimated that 25 percent of social media users have been individually targeted by scammers, with losses totaling more than $770 million. Although the use of social media can be fun, it also poses risk to users.

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TorrentFreak

MARCH 13, 2025

Embracing anyone and welcoming any topic of conversation, fancy high-tech social media platforms made short work of file-sharing communities. The company is heavily involved in AI and in its article titled ‘Responsible Use and Legislation of Generative AI’ the company notes various risks and the importance of transparency.

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IPilogue

MARCH 13, 2023

This article was written as a requirement for Prof. Think back to 2012, for example, when a New York Times article suggested that a statistician working at Target predicted a teenage girl’s pregnancy based on her shopping habits. What monetary value do some privacy-conscious users demand to share their personal information? $20

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

DECEMBER 14, 2022

When that article was tweeted, it displayed a thumbnail image showing side-by-side the 50 Cent photo and a photo showing a penile enhancement procedure with the goodies hidden by an eggplant emoji. Kogan also created and posted a video discussing (and showing) the article, including more innuendo that 50 Cent got the procedure.

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LexBlog IP

JULY 13, 2021

The world of competitive video gaming implicates a complicated patchwork of privacy laws, and esports companies need to keep in mind some key issues when assessing privacy and cybersecurity obligations. Below are some of the key questions to think through to assess issues related to data use (privacy) and cybersecurity in esports.

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Michael Geist

JUNE 23, 2023

This is particularly true for small, independent and digital-first outlets that often rely on social media to develop readership and establish community. Indeed, the publishers know the value of Facebook since they are the ones that post the majority of links to their own articles. It was that it pursued the wrong regulation.

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IP and Legal Filings

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

Such work may include any literary or artistic work such as books, articles, films, databases, computer programs etc. Any user can easily copy, duplicate or access the data without the permission of the author and it is difficult to trace them back due to the issues of privacy and other matters.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

AUGUST 2, 2022

Today I’m blogging about one of those bills, California AB 2408 , “Social media platform: child users: addiction.” This bill assumes that social media platforms are intentionally addicting kids, so it creates business-ending liability to thwart those alleged addictions. What the Bill Says.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

MAY 11, 2023

The exception is broadly similar to that contained in Article 3 of the Directive. In cases of computational analysis of commercial significance, by contrast, the new Section 53B of the CRRA closely follows the Directive’s provision under Article 4 by acknowledging the logic of proprietary control over data contained in copyright works.

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IPilogue

JULY 9, 2021

In 2015, Austrian law student and privacy activist, Maximillian Schrems, sued Facebook Ireland for what he alleged to be an unlawful transfer of data from Facebook Ireland to Facebook’s headquarters in the United States. law can order social media companies to provide such data to the U.S. surveillance program s.”

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SpicyIP

AUGUST 3, 2021

In doing so, I examined the state of law on the RTBF, judgments of various High Courts and the implications of the matter before the Delhi HC for the future of the right to privacy vis-à-vis judicial transparency and public access to information. I attended the final arguments of the matter on the 28 th of July.

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SpicyIP

JUNE 27, 2022

the definitions) and Part II (dealing with intermediaries and social media intermediaries) of the IT Rules, 2021 and primarily impacts only the intermediaries in terms of their obligations under Rule 3. We shall analyze the other proposed amendments in part II of this article published separately. Amit Kotak & Ors.

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LexBlog IP

JULY 21, 2023

The use of generative AI tools is much like how users use the Internet or social media. ” Like other forms of technology that have developed in the past, there are serious implications with the use of generative AI on individuals’ privacy.

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The IP Law Blog

JANUARY 12, 2023

For trademarks, a good place to start is the company’s marketing and promotional materials, website, mobile app, and social media. Don’t overlook company social media accounts, domain names, and toll-free numbers, which may also serve as potential trademarks. A special note about customer data.

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LexBlog IP

MARCH 30, 2023

As artificial intelligence, also known as “AI” becomes more of a household word, it is worth pointing out not only how cool it can be, but also how some uses raise privacy concerns. Examples of this are evident in the massive explosion of smartphones and social media.

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Michael Geist

OCTOBER 22, 2022

Earlier this week, I attended an excellent talk with Frances Haugen, the well-known Facebook whistleblower, who delivered a compelling case that the social media giant, driven by profit maximization, consistently errs on the side of technical choices that keeps users engaged, angry, and on the platform, often at an enormous societal cost.

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Traverse Legal Blog

MAY 1, 2022

Included in a standard AUP are clauses specifying the purpose and scope of the policy, the user’s rights and responsibilities, acceptable uses, prohibited uses, and privacy standards. For example, creative teams and marketing teams may need greater access to certain social media websites to look for trends. Pornography.

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IP and Legal Filings

MAY 13, 2023

This obligation serves as a check against arbitrary exercise of judicial power, which is in line with Article 14 of the Constitution and the principles of natural justice. Image Sources : Shutterstock] While some jurisdictions, like Spain (Article 7.6

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IPilogue

JUNE 27, 2022

This article was originally posted on E-TIPS For Deeth Williams Wall LLP on June 15, 2022. Facebook) was liable under several provincial privacy statutes for using class members’ likenesses without their consent. . Imtiaz Karamat is an IP Osgoode Alumnus and Associate Lawyer at Deeth Williams Wall LLP.

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IPilogue

JANUARY 11, 2023

This article was written as a requirement for Prof. The Globe and Mail is Canada’s foremost news media company, a nationally-distributed newspaper with one of the largest circulations in Canada. Complying with privacy regulations, especially in IT contracts, is as important as it can be misunderstood.

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IPilogue

OCTOBER 1, 2022

Sedlik claims that Kat Von D infringed the copyright protection of his iconic photograph of world-famous jazz musician Miles Davis (“Davis”) when she tattooed the image onto a client’s body without authorization and posted photos of the tattoo on social media. On May 31, 2022, Judge Dale S. Background. Further Reading.

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Copyright Lately

AUGUST 14, 2023

Photographer Jeff Sedlik filed the lawsuit in February 2021 , claiming that Von D infringed the copyright in his photo of Miles Davis by tattooing a reproduction of the image on her friend Blake Farmer’s arm and by displaying images of the tattoo on her social media accounts.

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The IPKat

JULY 7, 2024

See Katpost here ) With the introduction of Article 17 of the DSMD , this position has been reaffirmed, as online platforms must prevent the uploading of copyrighted content without proper authorisation, with the aim of ensuring that rightholders are remunerated for their works. (See 107 to apply. King's original post.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

OCTOBER 18, 2021

For example, Internet services could make all content presentations into searches, which would annoy consumers greatly (imagine, for example, every service asking readers “would you like to see articles meant for you? At its core, this bill is really a privacy bill misplaced in Section 230.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

DECEMBER 11, 2021

In particular, they are having some success bending Section 230, and this genre offers some interesting considerations for folks paying attention to the privacy/230 borders. Whitepages decision , a more significant decision than I initially thought, the plaintiffs are making progress in the early rounds of their cases. Callahan v.

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Michael Geist

JULY 18, 2023

Further, when the Liberal party still pays for advertising on Facebook and MPs rush to create Threads accounts, it reinforces the sense that they need the social media platform more than it needs them.

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Canadian Intellectual Property Blog

JUNE 10, 2020

We live in the digital age of smartphones and social media, where the large scale capturing and sharing of photographs has become a global run-of-the-mill form of communication and expression. The rights in these photographs are typically subject to the licensing schemes of the various social media platforms to which they are posted.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

SEPTEMBER 25, 2022

It ran Facebook self-service ads and participated in Facebook’s “instant articles” program that let Facebook embed ads in its content in exchange for a revenue cut. See this article. Shared.com is a content producer. This is a quintessential editorial decision of the type that is “perforce immune under section 230.”.

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Michael Geist

JUNE 2, 2023

The Globe and Mail told the Senate this week it could result in millions in lost revenues, while others advised that somewhere between 17-30% of their traffic comes from social media such as Facebook. Given ongoing concerns with privacy and other issues, there are unsurprisingly few fans of Facebook right now.

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SpicyIP

AUGUST 6, 2024

In this case, noted singer and composer Arijit Singh requested legal protection against the unauthorised commercial use of his personal attributes, such as his voice, name, signature, image and mannerisms, to sell various articles online. Additionally, one of the founders of Defendant No. 3’s platform.

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Copyright Lately

OCTOBER 6, 2024

Case in point is the recent lawsuit over the magazine article that inspired the film Top Gun. While these deals may be standard entertainment industry practice, they’re more about avoiding headaches—like defamation or privacy claims—than securing any exclusive control over someone’s life story.

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Velocity of Content

SEPTEMBER 9, 2021

In this post, I’m looking at the vast domain of the YouTube video & social media platform —which, lest we forget, is a major division of Google/Alphabet — and how its copyright aspect manifests in options for individual contributors (“YouTubers,” in the jargon). (I’m Also, I am not focusing on how people make money on YouTube.

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SpicyIP

AUGUST 26, 2024

Simply Life India (2023) (“Anil Kapoor”) (in paragraph 53), wherein the Court, had ruled in favour of safeguarding the distinct personality rights of celebrities, including the rights of endorsement and privacy, against widespread online exploitation and unauthorised commercial use.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JUNE 9, 2022

Any legal policy that encourages data snarfing must simultaneously contend with the potentially anti-competitive and anti-social effects of preventing legitimate players from snarfing, along with the potentially massive privacy and security risks that data snarfers create. ” Click on the image to see the animation.

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TorrentFreak

MARCH 17, 2024

An unsourced statement in the article that broke the news appeared to send people in the wrong direction, and a general reluctance by those familiar with the facts to actually share some, sealed the deal. In almost all respects, the article accurately reports the information contained in the order. 8 of Barcelona.

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IP and Legal Filings

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

This includes thousands of books the complete Wikipedia and nearly a trillion words extracted from blogs social media and various online platforms. Additionally, the widespread use of “ChatGPT” raises concerns about data privacy and regulation. Beyond copyright, data privacy raises its head.

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