BYU Copyright Blog

APRIL 1, 2024

In December 2022, Morlos sent a cease-and-desist letter to St. Morlos found that the school had indeed left hundreds of his photos on their website, and, beyond that, various school employees and administration had used his pictures in their social media accounts, which was never permitted in Morlos' contract.

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IP and Legal Filings

MARCH 5, 2024

The accessibility of Internet markets and the ease with which information may be shared have given rise to new opportunities for trademark infringement. Trademark owners frequently used cease and desist letters to pressure infringers to stop using their marks without authorization before taking legal action.

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Canadian Intellectual Property Blog

OCTOBER 28, 2020

With the ever-increasing presence of social media, including websites like YouTube where content can generate income, copyright infringement is escalating at alarming rates. The social media platform would then notify the copyright violator, usually by forwarding the letter they have received.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

MAY 13, 2024

— Bright Data has long sold the data of all the major social media companies. 2022) (hereinafter “hiQ 2022 district opinion) (defining “scraping” as “a process of extracting information from a website using automated means”). relates to costs caused by harm to computer data, programs, systems, or information services.”

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Trading Secrets

JANUARY 24, 2024

The SEC took the position that this confidentiality language still violated Rule 21f-17(a), because the counterparty could only respond to requests for information from certain government agencies, but the exclusion did not specifically preserve the right to affirmatively report potential violations of securities laws to the SEC.

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LexBlog IP

JANUARY 24, 2024

” The SEC took the position that this confidentiality language still violated Rule 21f-17(a), because the counterparty could only respond to requests for information from certain government agencies, but the exclusion did not specifically preserve the right to affirmatively report potential violations of securities laws to the SEC. .”

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TorrentFreak

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

io but active on hundreds of forums, websites and social media accounts. If the gaming companies can’t “resolve this matter informally” a motion for default judgment is certainly possible but as things stand, there is optimism that a settlement can be reached.

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TorrentFreak

MAY 18, 2022

To PrimeStreams’ credit, customers were immediately informed and somehow a total disaster scenario was avoided. The service was marketed and sold to users via these domains and through social media platforms. PrimeStreams Ignored Warning. The decision could prove costly.

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The IPKat

JANUARY 2, 2022

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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TorrentFreak

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

In 2020 his Area 51 service was shut down following an Alliance For Creativity and Entertainment (ACE) cease-and-desist letter. Tusa is therefore liable for the confidential Settlement Sum,” they inform the court. According to the complaint filed in a California court, Tusa is well known to the plaintiffs.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

OCTOBER 28, 2022

As usual in these types of cases, Ryanair sent cease-and-desist letters to Booking telling it to stop. Power Ventures was a platform that attempted to enable users to manage all their social media accounts from one platform. By the Complaint’s own allegations, none of the CFAA Defendants accessed Lumileds’ information–Dr.

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TorrentFreak

DECEMBER 26, 2022

“We continue to expand our impact through voluntary agreements with domain registries and registrars, fast-track procedures with social media companies, ad companies, payment processors, online marketplaces, etc., It can easily shift focus between continents and share information back and forth. all over the globe.

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Garrigues Blog

JULY 11, 2022

Consequently, the Supreme Court has confirmed the previous judgment by the Madrid Appellate Court, which was appealed by the sponsor of the festival, ordering it to pay compensation of 20,000 euros, and to partially publish the judgment in a media outlet in print and on two social media outlets. The Supreme Court’s opinion.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

AUGUST 24, 2023

For example, the most aggressive companies in pursuing web-scraping litigation are the social media companies. And while their terms of use provide the social media companies a license to use that user-generated content, it is their users who typically have a copyright interest in their content. Verio, Inc.

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IP Tech Blog

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

As a way to supplement her income, she put on a contest whereby her social media followers would buy gift certificates for future tattoos and would get to vote on one of several funny tattoos that would eventually be tattooed onto the artist’s husband. Netflix moved to dismiss the complaint on, among other grounds, fair use.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

MAY 30, 2022

Judging from the Rusty Krab’s marketing efforts and social media promotion as detailed in Viacom’s complaint, the pop-up was far more focused on providing the backdrop for Instagram-worthy selfies than it was on producing edible food. The court then moves on to consider Viacom’s copyright infringement claim.

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LexBlog IP

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

As a way to supplement her income, she put on a contest whereby her social media followers would buy gift certificates for future tattoos and would get to vote on one of several funny tattoos that would eventually be tattooed onto the artist’s husband. Netflix moved to dismiss the complaint on, among other grounds, fair use.

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Garrigues Blog

OCTOBER 19, 2021

If you are informed about a potential infringement early on, you will be more likely to enforce your rights faster and intervention and remediation costs will be lower. Therefore, before emabarking on any enforcement action, you need to gather as much information as possible on the entity copying your trademark(s).

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Kashishipr

JULY 21, 2021

In an e-marketplace, product or service information is provided by multiple third parties, whereas transactions are processed by the marketplace operator. The AI relies on an algorithm to compare images and read text information. Takedown notices, cease and desist notices, etc.,

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Copyright Lately

AUGUST 2, 2022

Netflix could have sent Barlow & Bear a cease and desist letter hand-delivered by Regé-Jean Page. As always, let me know what you think, either in the comments below or @copyrightlately on social media. Just as remarkable as Barlow & Bear’s success was Netflix’s response.

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Kashishipr

MAY 4, 2022

It informs the customers that you consider yourself the mark’s rightful owner. To safeguard your trademarks adequately, you should track new trademark filings, online use, social media usage of marks, and domain names, which shall alert you to potential conflicts. Send Cease-&-Desist Letters Automatically.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

DECEMBER 15, 2021

By this point, in addition to the information known to Defendant after the May DMCA Takedown Notice, Defendant knew that Plaintiff’s Amazon listing had been reinstated three times. Summit Entertainment. * Cease & Desist Letter to iTunes Isn’t Covered by 17 USC 512(f)–Red Rock v. What changed by November 19, 2018?

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The IP Law Blog

JANUARY 12, 2023

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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Erik K Pelton

NOVEMBER 3, 2020

Believe it or not, I even had to face changing my brand name early on as a result of receiving a cease and desist letter! Missed opportunities to reclaim social media usernames registered by others. More challenges to license or franchise the brand. Reduced brand credibility. Missed opportunities to stop cybersquatters.

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LexBlog IP

JANUARY 12, 2023

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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Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

Once a brand becomes popular, it is no longer necessary to use the actual brand name in posters and other forms of marketing; this may be accomplished by simply writing the product’s information with the trademark sign and flashing it on social media and other sites to increase its popularity.

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Selvam & Selvam Blog

JUNE 27, 2024

Defendants’ Response: The Defendants stated that they are not intending to use the marks ‘SAUNDARYA POTLI’ and ‘BABY ESSENTIALS’ and have undertaken so, in their reply to the cease-and-desist notice issued by the Plaintiff prior to filing the suit.

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Corsearch

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

Infringers follow social media pages, brand updates, events and global trends to see which products are in demand. They include greater use of color, images and emojis – all designed to be attention grabbing and overload the consumer with information. There are two routes they can take: Mass marketplaces (e.g.,

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

MARCH 28, 2023

Meta sent Bright Data a series of cease-and-desist notices telling it to stop. While the 9th Circuit opinion would seem to create an opening for antitrust arguments against “information monopolies,” no one has effectively made those arguments yet. hiQ Labs I, 938 F.3d 3d 985 at 1005 ; hiQ Labs II at 43. Bright Data didn’t stop.

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LexBlog IP

NOVEMBER 11, 2022

Speaking of cases involving employees, Patently O ‘s Dennis Crouch did an informal survey of 10 recently filed federal trade secret cases. Dennis noted that all 10 of the cases involved employer/employee disputes and many arose in the sales representative context over customer and sales information. resident to return to China.”

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JUNE 21, 2023

The standard likelihood of confusion analysis may not adequately protect the First Amendment rights of an entity or person that uses language as a mark in a way that communicates the primary dictionary meaning of the words, or some other informational or expressive message unrelated to the party complaining about a trademark violation.

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