The IPKat

APRIL 25, 2024

Here’s what they write: Generative AI, originality, and the potential role of contract in protecting unoriginal works by Adrian Aronsson-Storrier and Oliver Fairhurst Artificial Kat Over the past two years the IPKat has hosted debate on the question of whether the outputs of generative AI tools are protected under copyright law.

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The IPKat

JUNE 8, 2024

More information can be found here. They are particularly interested in applicants with expertise in Foundations of Tort, Law of Contract, Land Law, or Law of Trusts, and/or in the areas of corporate/commercial law, consumer and marketing law, mental health law, law and technology, or – last but not least – intellectual property.

Intellectual Property 67

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IP.com

AUGUST 19, 2024

A comprehensive IP strategy not only protects a company’s intangible assets but also drives business growth and market positioning. Effective IP management requires a multidisciplinary approach that integrates innovation, marketing, human resources, procurement, financial, and legal considerations.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

APRIL 8, 2023

California passed the California Age-Appropriate Design Code (AADC) nominally to protect children’s privacy, but at the same time, the AADC requires businesses to do an age “assurance” of all their users, children and adults alike. The court summarizes BIPA Sec. Click 1 = consent to the BIPA disclosures.

Privacy 128

Privacy Law Contracts Designs 128

LexBlog IP

MARCH 15, 2022

Plaintiff, Tori Belle Cosmetics LLC (“Belle Cosmetics”), sells its cosmetics and false eyelashes through a network of salespeople, allowing each salesperson to earn a portion of any revenue generated by any salespeople they recruit to join their sales network, i.e., a multi-level marketing business.

Marketing 52

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Velocity of Content

DECEMBER 14, 2023

Success is dependent on collaboration, networking, and sharing information. R&D Literature review is an essential step in the research process; it provides context, informs methodology, maximizes innovation, and helps to avoid duplicative research.

Licensing 98

Licensing Copyright Publishing Journalism 98

IP Tech Blog

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

Subscription-based contracts are common. 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. The Guidance.

Law 62

Law Contracts Business Marketing 62

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

AUGUST 24, 2023

Now, the primary vehicle to stop web scraping is with breach of contract claims. Now, in its case against Bright Data, Twitter’s lawyers filed three claims: breach of contract, tortious interference with a contract, and unjust enrichment. In the end, it was a pyrrhic victory. They don’t need or seek alternative legal theories.

Blogging 97

Blogging Contracts Intellectual Property Social Media 97

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

MARCH 25, 2024

In a highly technical ruling, the court rejects Twitter’s CFAA claim on a motion to dismiss and rejects Twitter’s other claims, including breach of contract, on an anti-SLAPP motion to strike. Breach of Contract Twitter’s TOS bans scraping. Twitter fails this burden. to lose significant advertising revenues.”

Litigation 87

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

DECEMBER 7, 2022

” Prager, which makes misleading videos that appear designed to radicalize kids to the MAGA agenda, sued YouTube over its demonetization decisions, claiming that YouTube had engaged in biased content moderation. Prager pleads no facts from which defendants’ use of algorithms would render them providers of information content.

Contracts 138

Contracts Publishing Law Government 138

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JUNE 12, 2024

Its main substantive terms: (1) A contract or proposed contract for the sale or lease of consumer goods or services may not include a provision waiving the consumer’s right to make any statement regarding the seller or lessor or its employees or agents, or concerning the goods or services. (2) Civil Code 1670.8.

Law 64

Law Contracts Litigation Business 64

Kluwer Copyright Blog

AUGUST 18, 2024

These are technicalities that must be explained beforehand for readers to easily understand the second part, in which I’ll explain how rights retention strategy was designed and implemented to limit the power differential between academic publishers and research funders and universities.

Journalism 59

Journalism Publishing Contracts Copyright 59

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

FEBRUARY 27, 2022

TPG aggregates and collects information from the most prominent rewards programs and provides a series of rankings and recommendations designed to help maximize your rewards points. Breach of Contract 2. Tortious Interference with a Contract 3. False Designation of Origin 9. Trespass 5. Trademark infringement 6.

Cease and Desist 122

Cease and Desist Blogging Contracts Social Media 122

LexBlog IP

DECEMBER 26, 2023

This curated guide is designed to inform and assist Founders by highlighting a variety of government and private sector programs. This program reflects the city’s commitment to nurturing the tech ecosystem and supporting innovative businesses in a dynamic market. Schedule a consultation to get started.

Government 52

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Velocity of Content

SEPTEMBER 27, 2022

Whether R&D teams researching new discoveries, Pharmacovigilance teams monitoring adverse reactions, Regulatory teams reporting to health agencies, or Medical Communications teams working with doctors to promote patient safety, they rely on compliant access to the latest information and scientific literature to support that mission.

Copyright 98

Copyright Trademark Contracts Business 98

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.

Law 52

Law Contracts Business Marketing 52

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JANUARY 28, 2022

This is the screen design at issue: This is the Maine Supreme Court’s first foray into online contract formation. The court does not like the “done” approach: to a reasonably prudent user, clicking “DONE” would not indicate assent to a contract or, in fact, anything beyond having completed the registration process.

Contracts 98

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LexBlog IP

DECEMBER 18, 2023

Firstly, buyers must be aware of designated areas for foreign ownership, known as freehold properties, as per UAE laws. Contract Formalities: Developers and brokers are not allowed to engage in informal contracts for off-plan property sales without prior approval from competent authorities. The post Thinking of Investing?

Contracts 52

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Kashishipr

APRIL 20, 2022

Patents, copyright, and trademarks have been the most widely recognized forms of IP to date; however, there are other forms as well, including geographical indications and industrial designs, which have been gaining attention in the past few decades. Information Protected by a Trade Secret .

Intellectual Property 119

Intellectual Property Confidentiality Public Domain Business 119

Indiana Intellectual Property Law

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

As employees of MaddenCo, both Reed and Darby executed a Confidentiality Agreement wherein they agreed to not disclose any confidential information or material of MaddenCo or its subsidiaries. Per Plaintiff’s website, MaddenCo is a privately held family business and has been for over 40 years.

False Advertising 52

False Advertising Confidentiality Copyright Infringement Contracts 52

IP and Legal Filings

AUGUST 10, 2024

Worker privacy In the last few decades, artificial intelligence (AI) has progressively permeated our professional as well as personal lives, improving our social media feeds, operating our devices invisibly, and altering how marketers interact with customers through improved analytics [3]. How AI is Affecting the Job Market and More.

Social Media 68

Social Media Privacy Technology Contracts 68

TorrentFreak

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

After thriving in what was once a localized traditional market, Japanese comics known as ‘manga’ took the world by storm. Publishers and authors could only watch as their work fueled a huge but unlicensed black market. com, Shueisha sought permission from a court to obtain information from U.S.

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U.S. Department of Commerce

JULY 21, 2023

Stepping into the Executive Director and CEO role here in March 2023, I immersed myself in our public safety engagement, contract oversight, and program management efforts to understand how these critical functions were managed here. One of my takeaways is the FirstNet network has an unparalleled level of oversight and governance.

Government 98

Government Contracts Licensing Technology 98

The IPKat

NOVEMBER 26, 2021

Bill has now been published , proposing new laws for equitable remuneration for streaming, contract adjustment, right of revocation and transparency. This means that where a performer has transferred their making available rights, for instance in the recording contract, they are entitled to equitable remuneration. What happens next?

Copyright 98

Copyright Music Contracts Publishing 98

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

DECEMBER 9, 2022

And since I like to go outside, I figured I’d save everyone some time and provide a condensed takedown of the some of the more common but less-informed perspectives about the laws related to web scraping in the United States. [FN] Trademark, copyright, trespass to chattels, the law of online contracts—none of this stuff is novel.

Blogging 119

Blogging Law Contracts Cease and Desist 119

43(B)log

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

In summer 2020, AHBP began negotiating with the Lynd defendants for the exclusive license to market and sell a surface disinfectant/cleaner known as “Bioprotect 500” in Argentina. Ultimately, AHBP took an exclusive license to sell the product in Argentina, with purchasing and advertising/marketing spend minimums.

False Advertising 99

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Kashishipr

JUNE 30, 2021

Modularity allows firms and companies with complex technical systems to divide the components therein, called the modules, which are capable of being designed independently, but to function, they need to be looked at together as a whole. The concept focuses on the notion of distributed innovation in the contemporary global economy.

Intellectual Property 111

Intellectual Property IP Designs Design 111

Trading Secrets

JUNE 28, 2022

As regular readers of this blog are well aware, the CFAA provides that “[w]hoever … intentionally accesses a computer without authorization or exceeds authorized access, and thereby obtains … information from any protected computer … shall be punished” by fine or imprisonment.”

Confidentiality 59

Confidentiality Privacy Contracts Blogging 59

Kluwer Copyright Blog

APRIL 18, 2023

On the one hand, Meta claimed to have proposed a 50% increase in royalties to SIAE compared to those agreed on in the previous contract, and that it had never encountered similar licensing issues in the 150 countries where it has cleared music rights. This provision should be read in conjunction with the debated Art. 19 of the Directive.

Music 98

Music Art Licensing Copyright 98

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.

Social Media 81

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

MAY 2, 2022

The court says the CFAA’s legislative history makes clear that it was intended to “apply only to private information—information delineated as private through use of a permission requirement of some sort.” The court says the key question is whether hiQ’s conduct is analogous to “breaking and entering”.

Cease and Desist 112

Cease and Desist Contracts Privacy Business 112

Intepat

JUNE 19, 2023

The various forms of intellectual property are already well known- trademarks, patents, copyrights, industrial designs, trade secrets, domain names and geographical indications. Things to Keep in Mind Maintaining Secrecy – Only inventions and designs which are not previously disclosed can be registered for patents and industrial designs.

Intellectual Property 52

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Fish & Richardson Trademark & Copyright Thoughts

APRIL 28, 2022

Generally, trade secrets refer to confidential information that confers a competitive advantage on its holder by virtue of being unknown by others. 1839) outlines three key qualities that differentiate trade secrets from other information: Secret: The information is not generally known or readily ascertainable. DTSA § 1839.

Confidentiality 52

Confidentiality Intellectual Property Contracts Litigation 52

azrights

APRIL 22, 2021

The new currency in the digital world is information, ideas, know-how, brands, systems, and data. You can safeguard your know-how, secure your contracts, or start franchising and licensing among many other things. Your IP creates a strong shield, allowing you to commercialise your business and safely participate in the market.

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LexBlog IP

DECEMBER 20, 2023

The overarching goals are to stimulate a competitive data market, by allowing greater access to data and removing barriers to changing data service providers. . “Customers” here includes both individual consumers and corporate entities who have entered into a contract for data processing services.

Contracts 52

Contracts Business Law Journalism 52

Kashishipr

JANUARY 27, 2022

For maintaining a competitive edge in the market, businesses need to keep innovating. A Non-Disclosure Agreement (abbreviated as NDA) is a legal document signed to safeguard the previously-mentioned sensitive information.

Business 105

Business Confidentiality IP Intellectual Property 105

Olartemoure Blog

AUGUST 10, 2021

We want to share these tips in the hopes of contributing to an amiable, well-informed audiovisual production industry in Colombia. It is worth noting that our clients have never been sued for breach of contract or clearance matters when we have advised the production. Understand how contracts will be complied with.

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