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Social Media Giants and Copyright: Instagram’s Ninth Circuit Win Sets Precedent Against Photographers

The IP Law Blog

By: Weintraub Tobin Summer Associate Josh Concepcion The Ninth Circuit recently revisited the issue of “embedding” content by a website and its implication for copyright infringement claims. the website displaying that copyrighted image cannot be held liable for infringement.

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Instagram and Facebook Users Are Engaging in Copyright Infringement?!

IPilogue

They claimed that Meta, on its social media platforms, has stolen hundreds of their content. In the official pleading , they argued that Meta violated the US Copyright Act 17 USC § 501 for direct, induced, and contributory copyright infringement. Who is Epidemic Sound?

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Generative AI: the US class action against Google Bard (and other AI tools) for web scraping

Kluwer Copyright Blog

The defendants’ wholesale collection and use of copyrighted material, with no option for copyright owners to opt out, would exceed the legal interpretation of “fair use” (see VHT vs Zillow Group , 918 F.3d 2000) (“ copying an entire work militates against a finding of fair use. ”). 4th 1149 (9th Cir. 3d 723, 743 (9th Cir.

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The Potential Risks of ChatGPT and Other Generative AI

LexBlog IP

Because of how the ChatGPT model is trained, it is possible that responsive outputs could contain elements of copyrighted material. ChatGPT and other generative AI tools come with risks, and any business use of them should be done carefully and cautiously. Kristen Maaherra , 114 F.3d 3d 955, 957-59 (9th Cir. ” [link] and [link].

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NASCAR Fan-Friendly Copyright Claims Needed Extra Boost to Pacify Fans

TorrentFreak

Recurring news that another established and popular content creator faces copyright issues on YouTube is something the world will have to get used to. According to the report, the YouTube copyright claims threaten Beard’s social media presence.