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Legal Analysis Of Copyright Issues In YouTube And Other Social Media Content

IP and Legal Filings

The nature and notion of copyright, as well as a brief overview of social networking sites, have remained the main focus of this research study. The article then turns its attention to how social media culture is violating owners’ copyrights.

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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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A Lady Whistledown-Worthy Scandal!

IPilogue

Fans expressed their love for the show various ways on social media. However, one musical duo exceeded the fan-generated content standards. Netflix argued that this is a direct violation of US copyright law , which provides that only copyright holders have the exclusive right to monetize and create derivative works of their IP.

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Does IP Law Protect Influencers’ Aesthetics?–Gifford v. Sheil (Guest Blog Post)

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

But the suit, in which 24-year-old influencer Sydney Nicole Gifford accuses another influencer, 22-year-old Alyssa Sheil, of copying both her posts and her style, may have an outsized effect on the law around online content creation. Sydney Nicole LLC v. Alyssa Sheil LLC , 1:24-cv-00423-RP (W.D.

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AI and Copyright: Charting New Horizons for Content Creators

Traverse Legal Blog

In the digital age, artificial intelligence (AI) has become a game changer for content creators and social media influencers. AI tools offer unprecedented assistance in content creation, from automated editing to graphic design, and push the boundaries of creativity. Understanding the U.S.

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AI and Copyright: Charting New Horizons for Content Creators

LexBlog IP

In the digital age, artificial intelligence (AI) has become a game changer for content creators and social media influencers. AI tools offer unprecedented assistance in content creation, from automated editing to graphic design, and push the boundaries of creativity. Understanding the U.S.