LexBlog IP

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

Subscription-based contracts are common. They can become so-called ‘subscription-traps’ The CMA is particularly concerned about contracts that auto-renew onto a subsequent contract of one year or more, where the CMA considers that consumers especially require protection to prevent them from being locked into an unwanted contract.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JANUARY 24, 2024

This is the latest entry in a long-running legal battle between Hayley Paige Gutman, a bridalwear designer, and JLM Couture, her one-time employer. The court explains: They describe steps in the process of fashion design and capture much (if not all) of the creative output that Gutman might produce in her role as a designer.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

APRIL 18, 2024

that allows a contracting party to limit the rights of a broadcasting organization from another contracting party when that contracting party provides fewer rights. Rather than a flexible duty to regulate of government, it mandates “Broadcasting organizations shall enjoy the right to prohibit.” Delete Article 8.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

DECEMBER 9, 2022

But if I stopped what I was doing to write a personal message every time I saw a blogger with no legal background shilling for a web-scraping company or a half-asleep aggregator journalist [FN] spewing ignorance online about the laws that govern web scraping, I wouldn’t get out much.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

AUGUST 29, 2022

I posted a chapter from the book: Online Contracts. Comments to the CPPA’s Proposed Regulations Pursuant to the Consumer Privacy Rights Act of 2020, Aug. Comments on the California Consumer Privacy Rights Act (CPRA) Rulemaking , May 2022. Comments on CA AB 2273, The Age-Appropriate Design Code Act). NetChoice LLC v.

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Michael Geist

MARCH 21, 2023

However, it still retained mandated document disclosures that should send a chill into companies, NGOs, and anyone else that engages in, or strategizes about, government legislation. But in this case, the Heritage committee is engaged in a fishing expedition based largely on opposition to government legislation.

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43(B)log

AUGUST 12, 2022

Resolving Online Content Infringement Disputes with the Use of AI Technology Faye Wang European perspective: Corporations manage notice and takedown, but should a government authority be involved? Possible solutions to reduce cost/human hours: AI assistance should be designed to provide better understanding of appropriate context.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

MAY 2, 2022

The court remains skeptical of LinkedIn’s privacy-based arguments: LinkedIn has no protected property interest in the data contributed by its users, as the users retain ownership over their profiles. It also sidesteps the dispute regarding whether hiQ is still in business. Can LinkedIn enjoin hiQ’s scraping on non-CFAA grounds?

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

AUGUST 5, 2022

The dispute is between bridalwear designer Hayley Paige Gutman and JLM Couture, a bridalwear company. Gutman opened both accounts after she entered into the employment contract with JLM. The contract term was set to expire in August 2022, and thus the injunction would be dissolved as well. SF Design Group.

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IIPRD

JANUARY 29, 2023

The issues pertaining to the rights of VTubers encompass rights to the design of the character, the privacy of the individual, licensing and taking inspiration from an existing character. 5] The content creator reached out to the artist for a commissioned artwork which is a unique character design. 6] Stuart D. 2d 119 (2d Cir.

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LexBlog IP

JULY 31, 2023

Ideally, specialized business courts also promote consistent interpretations of commercial laws and contracts, thereby leading to more predictable outcomes. HB 19 requires that Business Courts are required to issue written opinions based upon to-be-adopted rules of the Texas Supreme Court governing same.

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IP and Legal Filings

MAY 29, 2022

Trade secrets uphold the secrecy of integral information of an enterprise relating to its strategies, programs, designs, patterns, or more. GOVERNANCE OF TRADE SECRETS IN INDIA. Contract Law- the supply regarding restraint of commerce in Section 27 of the Indian Contract Act makes this clear.

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The IPKat

JUNE 26, 2022

The event is designed to encourage interactive discussions among participants through panel debates, with each of them covering 4 or 5 key topics related to each specific sector. There will also be panels on CJEU and General Court case law, judicial approaches to parasitic competition, and international design protection strategies.

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TorrentFreak

JULY 23, 2023

All claim to be the best, but some are more privacy-conscious than others. When it comes to privacy and anonymity, an outsider can’t offer any guarantees. Many of these questions relate to privacy and security, and the various companies answer them here in their own words. The VPN review business is flourishing as well.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JUNE 27, 2022

Today’s example is AB 2273, the Age-Appropriate Design Code Act (AADC), Before we get overwhelmed by the bill’s details, I’ll highlight three crucial concerns: First, the bill pretextually claims to protect children, but it will change the Internet for EVERYONE. Age-Appropriate Design Code.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

It claims to focus on “counterfeits” that could harm consumer “health and safety,” but those are both lies designed to make the bill seem narrower and more balanced than it actually is. However, this bill is itself a giant counterfeit. What’s Regulated? A new frontier for a trade war.].

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LexBlog IP

AUGUST 27, 2021

where national law designates local authorities with the power to administer social welfare payments) but will more commonly be based on the organisation’s actual activities and functions in a specific situation. privacy notice, security standards, external audits etc.) Control can stem from law (e.g.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JUNE 14, 2024

That exception doesn’t apply here because “the School Districts are not individual consumers of Defendants’ platforms who need special protections but are not protected by contract.” As a legal matter, Section 230 does more than just govern the publish/don’t-publish decision. ” Connection.

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Art Law Journal

AUGUST 18, 2022

For example, California has special laws designed to limit paparazzi photographs, thanks to its high number of celebrity residents. A model release form is basically a short-form contract between the artist (or other hiring parties) and the model. GOVERNING LAW. What should a model release form include?

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LexBlog IP

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

Taken together with other EU digital and privacy regulations – such as the Digital Services Act, Digital Operational Resilience Act and General Data Protection Regulation – the interlocking effect of such regulation will be challenging to navigate.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

AUGUST 11, 2023

Another 3k+ word post about the jurisprudential chaos in online contract formation law. But ultimately, the onus is on Disney to create a contract formation process so conspicuous that a court can’t reach decisions like this. Once effective, it will govern your use and enjoyment of your Disney+ or ESPN+ subscription.”

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Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

MAY 7, 2021

In the world of IP, blockchain technologies offer real-time possibilities for IP protection, evidence and registration at either the registry stage or in the court when it comes to questions of data security and privacy concerns – a hot topic of recent times. It also provides a cost-effective way to accelerate such processes.

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Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

MAY 7, 2021

In the world of IP, blockchain technologies offer real-time possibilities for IP protection, evidence and registration at either the registry stage or in the court when it comes to questions of data security and privacy concerns – a hot topic of recent times. It also provides a cost-effective way to accelerate such processes.

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Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

MAY 7, 2021

In the world of IP, blockchain technologies offer real-time possibilities for IP protection, evidence and registration at either the registry stage or in the court when it comes to questions of data security and privacy concerns – a hot topic of recent times. It also provides a cost-effective way to accelerate such processes.

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SpicyIP

JULY 27, 2021

We’re pleased to inform you that the Centre for Communication Governance at the National Law University Delhi is inviting applications for various research positions. About the Centre for Communication Governance. For further details, please see the announcement below. Call for Applications: Research Positions at CCG.

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LexBlog IP

MAY 9, 2022

For many trade-secret litigants and their counsel, the solution lies in simply drafting and agreeing to a protective order governing the treatment of any ‘confidential’ material. Party-agreed secrecy has its place—for example, honoring legitimate privacy interests and facilitating the efficient exchange of information.

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LexBlog IP

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

In August 2011, the plaintiff, an English data center design company, drafted an NDA in connection with negotiations over its potential sale to a competitor. The second paragraph of the NDA, which was governed by English law, contained a dozen subparagraphs detailing the competitor’s confidentiality obligations.

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43(B)log

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

Kelly Harris: In Canada, Competition Bureau brought enforcement action against FB for misleading privacy representations even though it’s a free service. Certain procedural requirements: must be able to see & save a copy of the disclosures/contract w/in 15 days, via email receipt for example. Designed in US” can also work.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JANUARY 10, 2024

The reality is that most websites are likely to have some 15-year-old users, even if the site isn’t designed to appeal to that audience. Ohio AG Yost claims the law is about contracts, not censorship, i.e., the law helps parents supervise the contracts their kids enter into.

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Traverse Legal Blog

NOVEMBER 11, 2020

STR platforms, including Airbnb, allow the STR host and their guest to enter into short term rental agreements, enforceable under contract law, set the rental terms and house policies and control their cancellation policy to create predictable cash flow. TOS; Section 3).

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43(B)log

AUGUST 4, 2023

21 million in Louisiana to “harden” schools, half a billion in Texas; schools designed with curving walls to decrease damage done by active shooters; bulletproof backpacks. A: yes, probably an original sin, but probably a bad idea to design 1201 to protect distribution of video as well. installation of Shot Spotter all over. $21

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

APRIL 27, 2024

The court also says the disclosure was sufficiently conspicuous: Directly beneath the operative Play button is the following: “By tapping ‘Play’ I agree to the Terms of Service” or “By tapping ‘Play’ I accept the Terms of Use and acknowledge the Privacy Policy,” depending on the app’s version. There is no time limit imposed by Warner Bros.

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IP Tech Blog

MARCH 21, 2022

Environmental, Social, and Governance. ESG, an acronym for Environmental, Social, and Governance, aims to establish an evaluation of companies’ social and environmental responsibilities. Notably, a blockchain is designed to facilitate the raw data authentication issues. This ensures the accuracy of the stored data.

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SpicyIP

JANUARY 2, 2022

The Vidya Drolia case laid down certain conditions for non-arbitrability of disputes and stated that grant and issue of patents and registration of trademarks were exclusive sovereign or government functions, thus making them non-arbitrable. Previously , the right had been discussed in the context of individual’s names appearing in judgments.

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LexBlog IP

MARCH 21, 2022

Environmental, Social, and Governance. ESG, an acronym for Environmental, Social, and Governance, aims to establish an evaluation of companies’ social and environmental responsibilities. Notably, a blockchain is designed to facilitate the raw data authentication issues. This ensures the accuracy of the stored data.

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LexBlog IP

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

The scope of the Order is sweeping, seeking to address all currently imaginable harms or misuses of AI, identify opportunities for potential growth or engagement, and devise a framework for the federal government to take action to regulate public and private sector use and development of AI systems.

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SpicyIP

JULY 19, 2021

She notes that the most controversial provision in the new Bill is the re-introduction of revisionary powers of the Central Government to direct the CBFC Chairman to reexamine an already certified film. She criticises the judgment because the Court based its reasoning solely on privacy without any justifications rooted in property rights.

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