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512(f) Once Again Ensnared in an Employment Ownership Dispute–Shande v. Zoox

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

This paradigm, however, breaks down when copyright ownership is contested. In that circumstance, the takedown notice becomes a proxy battle for a larger and likely fact-dependent war over ownership, which the service in the middle isn’t in a good position to resolve. The hosting service honored the takedown notice.

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Too Rusty For Krusty–Nickelodeon v. Rusty Krab Restaurant (Guest Blog Post)

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While common law trademark rights can and often do support federal infringement claims, an infringement plaintiff must show ownership of a valid mark as a threshold requirement for the cause of action. I predict a cease and desist letter”; “I WILL DEFINITELY BE CONTACTING NICKOLODEON TO ASK IF THIS GHETTO PLACE HAVE THE RIGHTS.”.

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Copyright Concerns When Using Others to Create Content

Erik K Pelton

Many of my clients have contractors or vendors or virtual assistants who assist them with writing blog posts, creating newsletters, doing social media posting and work. Well, under copyright law, it’s a work for hire, and you need a specific contract with specific clauses about the ownership of the copyright in these types of materials.

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Trademark Enforcement Strategies – The Ultimate Path to Protection

Kashishipr

Have Proper Symbols of Trademark Registration & Ownership. Send Cease-&-Desist Letters Automatically. What serves as the bread and butter of trademark enforcement is sending cease-and-desist letters. Get in touch with us at kashishipr@kashishipr.com to discuss your trademark enforcement requirements! ?

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Record Label Sends Bogus Takedown Notice, Defeats 512(f) Claim Anyway–White v. UMG

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

But the sender’s dereliction in this case really got to me, so it’s worth the blog post. Despite UMG’s lack of ownership in the beat, UMG’s “content protection specialist” found the song Oi! Barrett Financial * 512(f) Once Again Ensnared in an Employment Ownership Dispute–Shande v.

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Once Again, LinkedIn Can’t Use CFAA To Stop Unwanted Scraping–hiQ v. LinkedIn

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

Our blog post on the original Ninth Circuit ruling: “ Ninth Circuit Says LinkedIn Wrongly Blocked HiQ’s Scraping Efforts ”.). The court remains skeptical of LinkedIn’s privacy-based arguments: LinkedIn has no protected property interest in the data contributed by its users, as the users retain ownership over their profiles.

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11th Circuit UPHOLDS a 512(f) Plaintiff Win on Appeal–Alper Automotive v. Day to Day Imports

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

Start with my prior blog post. I’m simplifying a lot–see my prior blog post for the gory details). Universal. * Two 512(f) Rulings Where The Litigants Dispute Copyright Ownership. * It Takes a Default Judgment to Win a 17 USC 512(f) Case–Automattic v. The Lower Court Ruling. This is a messy case with complex facts.

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