TorrentFreak

JULY 17, 2022

In today’s social media-powered world, it would’ve been devasting. “Leone is an active member of the ‘ OGUsers ‘ account hacking and selling forum, where he sells (presumably stolen) social media accounts – and also ‘sells’ Destiny 2 emblems,” the complaint notes.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

DECEMBER 13, 2024

In a November ruling, a magistrate judge notes that the lawsuit appears to be the first of its kindone in which a social media influencer accuses another influencer of (among other things) copyright infringement based on the similarities between their posts that promote the same products. Sydney Nicole LLC v. Sydney Nicole LLC v.

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43(B)log

OCTOBER 18, 2024

Although the court dismissed a contract claim, copyright and false advertising claims survived. However, the court dismissed the breach of contract claim, finding the EULA’s anti-reverse engineering provisions preempted by copyright law.

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The IPKat

APRIL 18, 2022

Artist Four Tet took to social media to announce that its record label, Domino, had requested his music be removed from streaming platforms, amidst a legal dispute over royalties. He seeks a declaration as to the true construction of his contract and monetary relief, capped at £70,000.

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Contracts Music Copyright Copyright Infringement 96

Garrigues Blog

OCTOBER 25, 2021

Right now we are living the intangibles revolution: social media, online shopping, on screen greetings, audio messages and meetings via platforms. They will simply get a file sent to their phone, enabling them to download the item for use in the metaverse , i.e. the virtual world. Now it is the turn of fashion.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

OCTOBER 28, 2022

Power Ventures was a platform that attempted to enable users to manage all their social media accounts from one platform. Chen’s password and then ran searches, nor do they allege that either individual Defendant in any way accessed or downloaded information from Lumileds’ network.

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LexBlog IP

APRIL 17, 2023

Phishing attacks are a type of cyber attack where criminals send emails, text messages, or social media messages to trick people into giving away sensitive information such as passwords, credit card numbers, and social security numbers. Below are the top five cybersecurity concerns for Florida businesses: Phishing Attacks.

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IP and Legal Filings

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

These classes include financial services for supporting trade in the virtual marketplace (Class 36), retail store services that feature virtual products (Class 35), online non-downloadable virtual goods and non-fungible tokens (NFTs) (Class 42), and downloading virtual goods (Class 9). Information Technology Act of 2000, Section 10A.)

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Copyright Lately

OCTOBER 25, 2021

” They argued that had Twain really written the book, Clemens’ estate would own the copyright and Harper would have the exclusive right under contract to publish it. You can judge for yourself by downloading a copy of “Jap Herron” here. One of the few remaining originals will set you back at least $400 on eBay.

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Fish & Richardson Trademark & Copyright Thoughts

JUNE 16, 2022

NFTs are data units stored on a blockchain used to transfer ownership of physical items or digital media with smart contracts. Elsewhere in the apparel space, American football quarterback Tom Brady has filed an application for ‘Tom Brady’ for NFTs and downloadable virtual goods in class 9.

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43(B)log

FEBRUARY 18, 2022

Emma Perot, Publicity Rights, Celebrity Contracts, and Social Norms: Industry Practices in the US and UK Fenty v Topshop: Misrepresentation/passing off theories were successful for Rihanna in UK. Influence of law, desire to contract, social norms. Desire to contract: contracts clearly define scope of rights.

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Fair Use Contracts Litigation Copying 45

Corsearch

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

They’re not always outside of your supply chain either – they can be ‘insiders’ creating more supply than contracted or selling outside of agreed markets. Infringers follow social media pages, brand updates, events and global trends to see which products are in demand. There are two routes they can take: Mass marketplaces (e.g.,

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Branding Brands Branding Cease and Desist 52

Intepat

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

The conventional internet and social media, as we know it, is referred to as the Web2.0 These must further be accompanied by contracts to ensure that one’s intellectual asset is not infringed upon by another. while the metaverse belongs to a more recent category or iteration of the internet known as the Web3.0.

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SpicyIP

DECEMBER 30, 2023

The Court interpreted the clause on ownership of work made during a contract of service (Section 17(c)) to not apply in situations where there is a contract between equals. The Court limited the scope of Section 17(c) to apply to contracts where the relationship between the parties is akin to that of an apprenticeship.

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43(B)log

OCTOBER 4, 2021

In this recent case, Epic sought to register this design for "downloadable video game software"—the Loot Llama in Fortnite, which serves as a resource cache for players. 30, 2021) Plaintiff Daniel Abrahams formerly contracted with a publisher to author a series related to the Fair Labor Standards Act. 19-3009 (RDM) (D.D.C.

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Copyright Lately

MARCH 6, 2023

The case involves an interesting interplay between copyright law, entertainment contracts and the First Amendment. Soon after, an unauthorized version of Runt was uploaded to YouTube and online torrent sites and allegedly downloaded more than 50,000 times. Drop me a line in the comments box below or @copyrightlately on social media.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

OCTOBER 14, 2024

This is one of the many AG enforcement actions against social media for [reasons]. Statutory Application to “Free” Exchanges The lower court held that the state consumer protection statute didn’t apply to TikTok because the app was downloadable for free, so there was no statutorily regulated “sale.”

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