IP and Legal Filings

APRIL 8, 2023

Celebrities have objected to this because it interferes with their personal lives and their right to privacy. This recorded music is frequently sold at significantly lower prices than market rates, resulting in massive losses for music producers. The Indian Copyright Act of 1957 forbids and punishes acts of piracy.

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SpicyIP

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

In part one of the post he addresses concerns about economic gains and privacy. Sandeep Gogia and Ors 5 November 2024 (Delhi District Court) The plaintiffs, the owners of renowned watch brands like Rado, Tissot, Omega, and Longines, sought a permanent injunction against the defendants selling counterfeit products online.

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TorrentFreak

MARCH 13, 2025

The same goes for the site’s users who, in their brand-new comment section, had a debate over which previously existing site Anime Kai had just replaced. Using generative AI for marketing isnt without its risks including accuracy, bias, privacy, and copyright infringement, for example.

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TorrentFreak

JUNE 1, 2022

A year after Megaupload was shut down, Kim Dotcom launched a brand new file-hosting service called Mega. The platform, which has a strong privacy focus, is now the go-to file storage platform for millions of people. In the years that followed the New Zealand-based entrepreneur cut his ties with the company but Mega continued to expand.

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The IPKat

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

The event was, as ever, chaired by PermaKat Prof Dr Eleonora Rosati together with Giulia Gasparin, and the calibre and range of the speakers was bound to result in lively discussion; with panellists from marketplaces such as Amazon, Zalando and Etsy engaging in discussion with brand and consumer voices as well as private practice lawyers.

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LexBlog IP

DECEMBER 28, 2021

data privacy : what businesses NEED TO know. Keeping pace with the state of data privacy and data privacy regulations is becoming a pressing responsibility for businesses in the digital age. Data privacy legislation is on the rise, with jurisdictions adopting stricter protective measures on a national and global front.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

“plaintiffs’ computer fraud and privacy claims are based on Apple’s reproduction of an app, Toast Plus, intended for public consumption, via the App Store. Apple appeared first on Technology & Marketing Law Blog. ” Publisher/Speaker Claims. ” Cite to Opperman v. ” Oops. Apple, Inc.

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The IPKat

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

In August, the Constitution and Human Rights Division of the High Court of Kenya issued a decision on the question of image rights and its relationship with privacy rights and data protection laws in Kenya. Background The Petitioner, Wanjiru was an alumna of the respondent, Machakos University. Paragraph 31]. See paragraphs 47 and 55.

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Canadian Intellectual Property Blog

SEPTEMBER 2, 2020

Grey marketing typically consists of a retailer purchasing genuine branded products abroad for less than offered to them from a local distributor. The Court agreed with Costco and further noted that Costco’s expectation of privacy should be upheld and there was no evidence that Costco had purchased illegal goods.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

AUGUST 5, 2022

The court is emphatic that the accounts “served as critical advertising platforms for JLM’s products affiliated with the Hailey Paige brands.” Gutman and JLM employees worked together to strategize as to how best to leverage the social media platforms to market the HP brands.” The court also found “Ms.

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The IPKat

OCTOBER 20, 2021

The UCL Institute of Brand & Innovation Law 's Sir Hugh Laddie Annual Lecture 2021 is to be delivered by Professor Barton Beebe (NYU), considering the question: 'Is Europe Running Out of Trademarks?'. Register here.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

AUGUST 24, 2024

“Nicholas Air acts as the brand, and Corr Flight employs ‘all employees who perform duties for the Nicholas Air brand.'” promoting free speech, a free market, and unfettered political discourse) rather than use it to shield reckless and destructive spiel posing as user-conversation on the internet.

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43(B)log

JULY 23, 2024

Eric Goldman and I are pleased to announce the seventh edition of our casebook, Advertising & Marketing Law: Cases & Materials. It is available for purchase in the following formats: * DRM-free PDF file. Price: $12 * Kindle. Price: $9.99 * Print-on-demand paperback from Amazon. Price: $30 + shipping and tax.

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IP and Legal Filings

NOVEMBER 23, 2023

Merely put, it is an individual’s right to handle the commercial use of their name, image, individuality and personal brand. Publicity, such as character, reputation and personal brand, will be protected under various statutes, such as the Copyright Act 1957 and the Trade Marks Act 1999.

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Selvam & Selvam Blog

APRIL 5, 2022

When used strategically, social media becomes one of the most powerful tools of digital marketing. With the evolution of social media, the concept of moment marketing has also become increasingly common. But what exactly is moment marketing? However, the concept of moment marketing is not new.

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TorrentFreak

JUNE 14, 2024

Today, some clone and mirror sites still exist for the same purpose but most fall off the end of a streaming site conveyor belt, to trade on the popularity of sites with known brands, generate confusion with similar domains, or both. With no blanket of redactions, no wall-to-wall privacy service, Irdeto.fr

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The IPKat

DECEMBER 3, 2023

The Congress is aimed at discussing six main topics and their relation to the Metaverse: the European Digital Acts, the Legal Status of Avatars and Digital Identity, Privacy and Personal Data Protection, Content and Conduct Moderation, Virtual Worlds as Markets and Cybersecurity. The deadline is set on the 20 December 2023.

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IP Tech Blog

MARCH 20, 2023

“FTC leadership,” the NAD Report elaborates, “sent a consistent, strong message that national advertisers should take a hard look at their own advertising” to create marketing from a consumer protection and truth-in-advertising standpoint. What Privacy-Related Claims Does Your Company Make? Nothing less will do.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

MAY 3, 2022

The court says this allegation is enough to survive a motion to dismiss the common law claim: “Plaintiff alleges that she spent considerable time and effort developing her brand image and that Defendant used her image for a commercial purpose without her consent.” Facebook appeared first on Technology & Marketing Law Blog.

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TorrentFreak

JULY 13, 2023

Pirate site brands, including 123movies, Putlocker, Kisscartoon, 123movieshub, and GoMovies, were suddenly recognized all over the world, despite in many cases having been copied from ‘pirate’ brands already in existence. Running in parallel, news began to emerge of big changes at Zoro.to. Aniwatch.to

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Olartemoure Blog

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

09/22/22 – Data Privacy. Although these measures intend to encourage healthier consumption habits, they affect the use of intangible assets such as trademarks and traditional copyrighted characters for branding purposes, discouraging the advertising and marketing industry. Original source in Spanish.

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The IPKat

AUGUST 19, 2021

The Fashion Law analysed a recent lawsuit, filed in the federal court in Massachusetts by the American sports footwear company, New Balance, against Michael Kors, an American fashion brand. The companies on the List will be subject to stricter and more frequent inspections by market authorities.

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43(B)log

FEBRUARY 19, 2022

Business frame obscures broader privacy harms. If monopoly power is shown, which is possible, and barriers to entry, and significant network effects, FB might be monopoly; there are also attempted monopolization claims which don’t require as much market power, only a dangerous probability of success. A: it is a dynamic market!

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LexBlog IP

OCTOBER 20, 2022

Yesterday, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) hosted an event to look at kids’ digital marketing. The day was very muddled as far as what is an ad versus what is content created by brands. Some presenters did not seem to recognize such a distinction and seemed to imply that content created by brands was inherently commercial.

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SpicyIP

MARCH 9, 2025

Subodh Chachra Proprietor Of M/S Expose vs V2 Promoters Pvt Ltd on 3 March, 2025 (Delhi District Court) the plaintiff, owner of the trademark “X’POSE” for apparel, sued the defendant for infringing and passing off its brand name in the hospitality sector through “XPOSE LOUNGE.”

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IP Tech Blog

MARCH 18, 2022

For a succinct background on NFTs, see Your NFT Playbook , by our colleagues Kyle Fath, Alan Friel, and Carlton Daniel, posted in Consumer Privacy World. Brand owners have already begun to catch up. Those statistics show increasing awareness of the NFT market and likely some FOMO (or “Fear of Missing Out”) on the part of brand owners.

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Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

JANUARY 22, 2024

Additionally, a name is a crucial element of personal branding, influencing perceptions, forming first impressions, and conveying character. For renowned figures, the importance of their name extends to public perception, brand identity, and professional success. It distinguishes us and shapes our sense of self.

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IP and Legal Filings

APRIL 10, 2025

Such acts of vilifying celebrities or benefiting from their brand value, has made it a necessity to protect their rights. Celebrity and their rights: Celebrity is person who is well recognized in the public eye and has a brand value of certain magnitude.

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Personality Rights Privacy Intellectual Property Journalism 52

TorrentFreak

JANUARY 2, 2023

“It is reported to be an IPTV software solution, which trades under the brand name WHMCS Smarters and offers website design and development, customized apps on several platforms and a billing platform. The operators also offer an IPTV media player through the IPTV Smarters Pro APP.” Smarters Player (Credit: WHMCSSmarters ).

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

MARCH 5, 2024

In the ongoing legal battles over print-on-demand services, RedBubble and (more recently) Printify have sometimes achieved favorable results by disaggregating all of the functions and acting solely as a marketing agent for the disaggregated vendors. Pixels appeared first on Technology & Marketing Law Blog.

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LexBlog IP

MARCH 20, 2023

. “FTC leadership,” the NAD Report elaborates, “sent a consistent, strong message that national advertisers should take a hard look at their own advertising” to create marketing from a consumer protection and truth-in-advertising standpoint. What Privacy-Related Claims Does Your Company Make?

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Advertising Advertising Reporting Privacy 52

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

OCTOBER 11, 2021

While brand harm may be what is motivating Southwest’s actions, that argument has not figured prominently in the proceedings. Kiwi appeared first on Technology & Marketing Law Blog. Southwest’s trademark claim is worthy of note. Neither this ruling nor the earlier ruling on the motion to dismiss spend much time on it.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JUNE 20, 2024

The photo depicts two children (“Brave” is the one on the right) at the 1 Hotel in West Hollywood wearing the hotel’s branded robes. 1 Hotel appeared first on Technology & Marketing Law Blog. It does leave open who is actually operating the account for the 7-year-old.] Case Citation : Khachatryan v. Be Careful!–Khachatryan

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JANUARY 24, 2024

Can you imagine how much better off they both would have been if they had worked out a deal initially and then spent all of their time and money doing marketing and focusing on their customers’ needs rather than paying lawyers? Gutman appeared first on Technology & Marketing Law Blog. Case citation : JLM Couture, Inc.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

APRIL 22, 2024

Furthermore, it is debatable whether the creation of NFTs can be considered “fair use”, since (i) this generates a “new” public and a new “digital” market for artworks that, to date, only existed in the real world and (ii) it deprives de facto copyright holders of a potential source of income.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JANUARY 19, 2023

” This is the latest entry in the confusing jurisprudence about when 230 applies to first-party marketing representations that are rendered untrue by users’ activities. Snap appeared first on Technology & Marketing Law Blog. Despite Doe v. LEXIS 5481 (C.D. The complaint.

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The IPKat

DECEMBER 10, 2023

Image: flickr.com Katfood SMEs and Chinese market opportunities webinar 4IP council is organising a webinar session titled "SMEs and patent holdouts: how European SMEs fight back", dedicated to European SMEs and startups interested in the opportunity that the Chinese market can bring to their businesses.

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