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

IP and Legal Filings

ABSTRACT Technology advancements are linked to copyright, which gives authors of original works of literature, music, drama, or art, as well as audio recordings and cinematic films, a legal claim over their creations. Every day, there are several ways that someone’s copyright is violated on social networking sites.

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Instagram and Facebook Users Are Engaging in Copyright Infringement?!

IPilogue

If you have ever incorporated music into your Instagram or Facebook videos, you may have committed copyright infringement. In the official pleading , they argued that Meta violated the US Copyright Act 17 USC § 501 for direct, induced, and contributory copyright infringement. The Infringement.

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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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Battle of Storytellers

Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

HoB’s plea claims that PoI used videos from Humans of Bombay’s YouTube channel and Instagram account without authorization, infringing on their copyright. The HoB argued in the Delhi High Court that PoI had developed an “imitative platform” by replicating its content.

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Court Says No Human Author, No Copyright (but Human Authorship of GenAI Outputs Remains Uncertain) (Guest Blog Post)

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

district court granted summary judgment for the Copyright Office in Thaler v. 18, 2023), affirming the Copyright Office’s position that “a work generated entirely by an artificial system absent human involvement [is not] eligible for copyright.” The Copyright Act neither defines “authorship” nor “works of authorship.”

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OTT Platforms and Digital Piracy

Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

Notwithstanding the fact that these platforms have now become part and parcel of the lives of the vast majority, instances of accessing the exclusive contents of these platforms without authorization are also on the rise. Unauthorized usage, storage and sharing of unsolicited copyrighted content is a threat to human creativity.

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AI and Copyright: Charting New Horizons for Content Creators

Traverse Legal Blog

AI tools offer unprecedented assistance in content creation, from automated editing to graphic design, and push the boundaries of creativity. This article explores the intricate world of AI and copyright, providing insights and guidance for those at the forefront of digital content creation. Understanding the U.S.