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The 5 Worst Copyright Decisions of 2024

Copyright Lately

Chicken Joes delivers a piping hot reality check on the risks of playing copyright roulette. The trouble began when Albany radio station WGNA asked its social media followers to vote for the regions best fried chicken and tagged a few contenders, including Chicken Joes, which retweeted the stations original post.

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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. But there are some serious copyright issues that you ought to be aware of when you are working with others to create content for you. First, contracts.

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If copyright law won’t protect small fashion brands against copying, social media will – just ask influencer Danielle Bernstein

JIPEL Copyright Blog

They first called out Bernstein on their Instagram stories and privately sent her and We Wore What a cease and desist letter in August 2020. TGE claimed Bernstein copied their signature pattern of nude female silhouette line drawings, which had been printed on their tissue paper since the store’s inception in 2016.

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Court Orders Universe IPTV to Pay DISH $7m in Copyright Infringement Damages

TorrentFreak

Over the years DISH has filed large numbers of civil lawsuits, some based on copyright law and others the Federal Communications Act. DISH went to some lengths to try and close Universe down including sending cease-and-desist letters directly to the platform and more than a dozen to CDN networks associated with the service.

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Around the IP Blogs

The IPKat

The dispute raised questions about a long-debated issue, namely the unauthorized use of images first posted on Instagram and other social media platforms (particularly in light of social media platforms' terms and conditions that allow authors to grant an implied license to repost their works on the platform).

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2023 IP Resolutions Start with a Review of IP Assets

The IP Law Blog

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.

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Combatting Online Copyright Infringement

LexBlog IP

It is also an increasingly popular medium for infringers to illegally source and share copyrighted materials. Fortunately, copyright law prohibits the unauthorized reproduction of a work. Copyright disputes do not need to escalate into costly and time-consuming litigation. Social Media Complaints and Takedown Policies.