The Illusion of More

APRIL 18, 2025

Except Wynn-Williams is real, and so are […] The post Careless People: The Book Meta Doesnt Want You to Read appeared first on The Illusion of More.

Social Media 73

Social Media 73

The IPKat

JANUARY 29, 2025

For those of you still finishing up their IP book pile, The IPKat team is extending the deadline to vote for your favourite IP books of 2024 until 10 February 2025. Moreover, and despite certain claims circulated on social media (including from official accounts of eminent organizations and institutions!),

Social Media 58

Social Media Intellectual Property Related Rights Publishing 58

The IPKat

DECEMBER 1, 2023

It is time to vote for your favourite intellectual property law books of 2023 in the annual IPKat Book of the Year Awards! The IPKat team continues to read and review as many brilliant IP books as possible, of which there are many, for the Kat community. Rules of Voting Only ONE vote per person.

Social Media 121

Social Media Intellectual Property Intellectual Property Law Related Rights 121

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

That decision could have significant implications for this case as well as all other First Amendment challenges of states’ efforts to censor social media.] The analogy is an imperfect one—social media operators are arguably less involved in the curation of their websites’ content than these traditional examples.

Social Media 105

Social Media Law Contracts Publishing 105

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

Consider the wide swath of entities vital to disseminating others’ speech—bookstores, book publishers, essay-compilation editors, theaters, newspaper letters to the editor and op-eds, live television guest interviews, cable television operators offering cable channels, art shows, community bulletin boards, and comedy clubs, just to name a few.

Social Media 130

Social Media Law Television Reporting 130

TorrentFreak

FEBRUARY 26, 2023

When Amazon launched the first Kindle fifteen years ago, book piracy was already a common problem. Rempant Book Piracy Fast forward to today and book piracy is easier and more widespread than ever. Many see their books being openly shared for free, just hours after they hits the stores.

Social Media 145

Social Media Publishing Copying Copyright Infringement 145

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. “S.B.

Social Media 116

Social Media Law Blogging Publishing 116

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.

Social Media 98

Social Media Law Blogging Publishing 98

Traverse Legal Blog

MARCH 26, 2025

Publishing health-related books or products can quickly turn into a compliance nightmare. Youve poured your expertise into a book, a supplement, or a digital productsomething designed to help people feel better, live better, be better. FDA compliance for supplements is not easy. Luckily, our Amazon lawyers are here to help.

Brands 52

Brands Branding Branding Marketing 52

TorrentFreak

OCTOBER 31, 2022

Pretty much every book ever written is available online for free, including through so-called ‘shadow libraries’ Z-Library is one of the largest shadow libraries on the Internet. Through a variety of domain names, the site offers over 11 million books and 84 million articles. All my books are up there,” Bowen says.

Social Media 145

Social Media Publishing Intellectual Property Marketing 145

Plagiarism Today

APRIL 7, 2022

This separation was created in a time before the internet and, though it applies cleanly to movies, books and records, it doesn’t apply as cleanly to online works. It was developed when printed books and physical records were the norm. According to the U.S. Simply put, the system was built in a very different time.

Publishing 279

Publishing Registration Social Media Copyright 279

The Illusion of More

DECEMBER 8, 2023

In my last post, I focused on the hypothetical fair use defense of generative AI under the principles articulated in the Google Books decision of 2014.

Social Media 135

Social Media Fair Use Copyright 135

Indiana Intellectual Property Law

DECEMBER 30, 2024

Dr. Bell wrote the book Winning Isn’t Normal in 1981, and the key passage titled “Winning Isnt Normal” (WIN) is central to the book. Dr. Bell holds the copyrights for both the book and WIN, registered with the U.S. Copyright Office.

Copyright Infringement 52

Copyright Infringement Copyright Social Media Intellectual Property 52

TorrentFreak

JANUARY 28, 2025

That Keighin was a prolific streamer on YouTube, Discord, Twitch, TikTok, Trovo, Kick, Vaughn, Dlive, Picarto, Nimo, Facebook, and Loco, ensures social media reach with serious potential, although maybe not for a while. Maybe even worthy of a memorable quote. “You might run a corporation. I run the streets.

Social Media 101

Social Media Litigation Copyright Copyright Infringement 101

Corsearch

DECEMBER 10, 2024

This blog explores the threat of counterfeit hauls and livestreams, as first detailed in our Brand Protection: The Social Media Threat eBook. Digital influence: The role of social media and influencers in promoting dupes has normalized counterfeits, positioning them as stylish and savvy rather than deceptive.

Brands 52

Brands Branding Branding Social Media 52

Erik K Pelton

AUGUST 27, 2024

The following is an edited transcript of Chapter 9 of my book video Building a Bold Brand: Registration: Better Late than Never Ideally, a business should protect its trademarks from the outset, filing as the brand launches or even earlier based on an intent-to-use the mark.

Registration 130

Registration Business Social Media Trademark 130

Plagiarism Today

APRIL 4, 2022

Why is it acceptable for Carolyn Keene to be a pseudonym for over a dozen authors penning Nancy Drew stories, but not ok for Cristiane Serruya to use ghostwriters when producing books with her name (outside the fact the books were plagiarized from other sources). The answer is that plagiarism is complicated.

Plagiarism 279

Plagiarism Social Media Contracts Copying 279

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

OCTOBER 28, 2022

Booking Holdings , 2022 WL 13946243 (D. Booking Holdings is the parent company for Kayak.com, Priceline, Booking.com, and other prominent online travel agents (“OTAs”). Booking Holdings is the parent company of multiple OTAs that publish fare data and sell Ryanair flights in purported violation of Ryanair’s terms of service.

Blogging 111

Blogging Cease and Desist Business Litigation 111

TorrentFreak

DECEMBER 2, 2022

With nearly 12 million books, Z-Library advertised itself as the largest repositories of pirated books on the Internet. Despite the gravity of the accusations, the public demand for pirated books hardly waned. “Z-Library books are now available in @libgen_scihub_6_bot. Pirates Seek Alternatives. Telegram Bots.

Copyright 145

Copyright Social Media Copyright Infringement Advertising 145

The IPKat

AUGUST 1, 2024

A gentle summer breeze is rustling the pages of the self-improvement book you bought from the corner kiosk, the one that promised to solve all your problems in ten simple steps. To avoid the scenario above, don't forget to bring along that IP book you've been meaning to read but never quite got around to. So, what do you do?

IP 71

IP Intellectual Property Editing Social Media 71

Erik K Pelton

NOVEMBER 24, 2020

The following is an excerpt from my book, Building a Bold Brand. To learn more about the book, visit www.buildingaboldbrand.com. . Register the corresponding social media usernames on major social media sites. Trademark Tips for Blog Owners. Be creative. Monitor for infringement.

Blogging 130

Blogging Trademark Social Media Brands 130

TorrentFreak

MAY 26, 2023

Takedown Trouble Triggers Lawsuit This takedown policy is widely accepted as the standard for social media services but every now and then, disputes can arise. However, as often happens with popular media, pirated footage was readily available too. The TV production is licensed to Sony LIV and was a huge success.

Social Media 144

Social Media Copyright Infringement Ownership Fair Use 144

TorrentFreak

OCTOBER 4, 2022

The French streaming site actively campaigns on social media where it has booked some impressive results. That kind of social media exposure is unprecedented for a pirate site and it definitely helped to get more viewers to the platform. TikTok Views. WishFlix nailed the first part of that equation.

Social Media 143

Social Media Advertising Advertising Copying 143

The IPKat

DECEMBER 28, 2023

Readers are reminded that they can vote for their favourite intellectual property law books of 2023 in the annual IPKat Book of the Year Awards! This can be a link to your work profile, LinkedIn or other social media page. Votes must be made via email before 15th January 2024 as per the instructions below.

Social Media 58

Social Media Intellectual Property Intellectual Property Law Related Rights 58

Plagiarism Today

MAY 16, 2022

For those who missed it, author Jumi Bello published an essay with the goal of explaining why her upcoming book was cancelled for plagiarism. There’s going to be a lot of new stuff coming to this space so, if you are new, take a minute and subscribe to the newsletter or follow us on social media. 3: Bello’s Other Works.

Plagiarism 246

Plagiarism Social Media Copyright Infringement Copyright 246

TorrentFreak

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

With nearly 12 million books, Z-Library advertised itself as the largest repositories of pirated books on the Internet. On social media, Z-Library users appear frustrated by the new Tor problems. For their part, many book authors and publishers are disappointed to see this level of public support. Disappointed.

Social Media 145

Social Media Advertising Advertising Publishing 145

TorrentFreak

AUGUST 14, 2024

Library Genesis ( LibGen ) is one of the oldest shadow libraries on the Internet, offering free access to millions of books and academic papers people otherwise have to pay for. remain online, but downloading pirated books turns out to be quite a challenge. Today, Libgen.rs, Libgen.is and Libgen.st Inactive LibGen Admin and Downloads?

Social Media 135

Social Media Publishing Reporting Copyright 135

JD Supra Law

MARCH 10, 2023

On February 21, 2023, the Copyright Office eclipsed its prior decisions in the area of AI authorship when it partially cancelled Kristina Kashtanova’s registration for a comic book titled Zarya of the Dawn. By: Pillsbury - Internet & Social Media Law Blog

Social Media 97

Social Media Copyright Registration Blogging 97

Copyright Lately

OCTOBER 20, 2024

Skiplagging 101 “Skiplagging,” aka “hidden city ticketing,” involves booking a flight with a layover at the traveler’s actual destination, but with no intention of completing the full trip. Let me know in the comments below or @copyrightlately on social media.

Copyright 91

Copyright Fair Use Social Media Business 91

Velocity of Content

OCTOBER 20, 2023

Educational publisher Scholastic maintains its “Share Every Story, Celebrate Every Voice” offering is intended to keep school officials and librarians out of harm’s way in places where book banning laws and policies might put them in jeopardy, according to Andrew Albanese , Publishers Weekly executive editor.

Social Media 98

Social Media Publishing Reporting Copyright 98

TorrentFreak

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

Pretty much every book ever written is available online for free and millions are shared through central hubs, commonly known as ‘shadow libraries’. Through a variety of domain names, the site offers over 11 million books and 84 million articles. Z-Library is one of the largest shadow libraries on the Internet.

Social Media 145

Social Media Copyright 145

The IPKat

JANUARY 28, 2024

This book is available in both hardback and digital open access. For those wishing to purchase the book, a discount code has kindly been provided by Bloomsbury for IPKat readers, below. I can’t speak for the historians but, as a certified copyright nerd and the IPKat book review editor, I have read hundreds of books about copyright.

Copyright 68

Copyright Social Media Publishing Intellectual Property 68

Erik K Pelton

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

Having a trademark registration is a valuable tool in making a complaint regarding social media username infringement. Having a trademark registration is likely to make blocking a conflicting domain easier, quicker, and cheaper. A trademark registration can be renewed forever, provided the mark is still used in commerce.

Registration 130

Registration Trademark Social Media Brands 130

Velocity of Content

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

“The freedom to publish, like the freedom to read and the freedom of expression, is under increasing pressure around the world – through traditional state pressure, but also on social media,” Pansa says. “We We see books, especially for the young, being targeted. Those books were mainly of LGBTQ themes.

Publishing 98

Publishing Social Media Copyright 98

The IPKat

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Bloomsbury publishing have kindly provided IPKat readers who would like to purchase this book with a 20% discount. In the preface, Perot explains that: this is the first book to undertake empirical research on persona protection. Part one includes the introductory chapter setting the scene for the book.

Television 68

Television Advertising Advertising Social Media 68

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

DECEMBER 27, 2021

Her inability to control social media accounts referencing her reminded me of the Hayley Paige Gutman litigation , and I will say more about this issue when I blog the JW Dant bourbon case. Book Review: “The Little Book of Foodie Law”. Case citation : Coscarelli v. Esquared Hosp. , 18-CV-5943 (JMF) (S.D.N.Y.

Copyright 144

Copyright Social Media Copying Blogging 144

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. Example of a social media ad These types of ‘report piracy’ initiatives aren’t new.

Social Media 126

Social Media Reporting Intellectual Property IP 126