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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. In most cases, embedded content usually directs the user to the original host’s website, where the content was originally published.

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Instagram and Facebook Users Are Engaging in Copyright Infringement?!

IPilogue

The suit was filed in California Northern District Court by Swedish music label and publishing company, Epidemic Sound. They claimed that Meta, on its social media platforms, has stolen hundreds of their content. On July 20 th , 2022, Meta Platforms Inc. Meta”) was hit with a $142 million lawsuit. Who is Epidemic Sound?

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

LexBlog IP

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. In most cases, embedded content usually directs the user to the original host’s website, where the content was originally published.

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World IP Day – A Day To Celebrate Youth-Led Creativity

LexBlog IP

With the increased consumption of media and the ease of creating and publishing content on various social media platforms, the time couldn’t be better for such a celebration. Today’s youth are increasingly creating IP-protected content.

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World IP Day – A Day To Celebrate Youth-Led Creativity

IP Intelligence

With the increased consumption of media and the ease of creating and publishing content on various social media platforms, the time couldn’t be better for such a celebration. Today’s youth are increasingly creating IP-protected content.

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Comprehending Broadcasting Contracts and Intellectual Property Law at Crossroads

IIPRD

From DVDs to OTT, the entertainment domain has come a long way owing to rapid digitalization affecting creative authorship over their creations [1]. Recent court decisions have clarified the scope of copyright in film screenplays, personality rights, and underlying works concerning content creation and licensing in broadcasting.

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Catching Up on Recent FOSTA Developments (None of Them Good)

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

Indeed, the neutral tools the Ninth Circuit has protected are those that “did not ‘encourage the posting of [unlawful] content’ by merely providing a means for users to publish [what] they created.” Because negates Section 230 on two independent grounds (FOSTA and content creation), Mindgeek has two separate reasons it could lose.

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