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Elon Musk’s Gifts to Web Scrapers (Guest Blog Post)

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

sued Bright Data for trespass to chattels, breach of contract, tortious interference with a contract, violation of California Business and Professions Code Section 17200, and misappropriation. Here, the court agreed, and dismissed Twitter’s breach-of-contract claims on that basis. In November 2023, X corp. on all counts.

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Contractual Control over Information Goods after ML Genius v. Google (Guest Blog Post)

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

Moritz College of Law The copyright – contract tension Stewart Brand famously said that information wants to be free. The flexibility of contracts makes them a prime candidate for restricting uses that copyright law leaves unprohibited. That still leaves a rather broad space for contract law to effectively limit the use of information.

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Should Copyright Preemption Moot Anti-Scraping TOS Terms? (Guest Blog Post)

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

by guest blogger Kieran McCarthy Many characterize the law of copyright preemption of contracts as a circuit split. It’s not that half of federal judges have adopted one clear stance on copyright preemption of contracts and the other half have adopted another clear stance. But fair use isn’t a defense to a breach of contract claim.

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Trade Secrets in Intellectual Property Rights (IPRs)

Kashishipr

A still-new form of IP that has gained recognition in the past two decades is trade secrets, which we shall be discussing here in this blog. and commercial info, including the list of clients and suppliers, distribution methods, marketing strategies, etc. For more visit: [link].

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If You Ask Your Friend to Take Your Photo Using Your Camera, Who Owns the Copyright?–Shah v. NYP

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

in my Hubay blog post, “when I’m on vacation, I always carry a stack of blank written releases that I get strangers to sign before taking my photo.” NYP appeared first on Technology & Marketing Law Blog. As I joked (?) The complaint. –Shah v.

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IP Licensing for Business Companies & Organizations – How to Do it Right?

Kashishipr

IP licensing provides business companies and organizations with additional or core revenue streams, which enables them to increase brand awareness, enhance their overall reputation, and extend their offerings (products or services) into new geographies and markets across the globe cost-effectively. Bottom Line. For more visit: [link].

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Best practices to avoid copyright infringement

Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

In this blog we will take a look at best practices to avoid copyright infringement. Before using someone else’s creation, consider how your actions will affect its market worth. Public domain resources as a starting point. There are several places where you can find public domain content that is free to use.