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Who Owns a Disputed Social Media Account? – JLM v. Gutman

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

This is a case focusing on ownership of social media accounts. See “ Social Media Ownership Disputes Part II: Bridal Wear Company Takes Back Control of Instagram Account from Ex-Employee ” and “ Another Confused Entry in the Social Media Account Ownership Jurisprudence–JLM v. (See The court also found “Ms.

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Courts Still Have No Clue How to Determine Who Owns Social Media Accounts–JLM v. Gutman

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

The last time we blogged this case , the district court had sided with JLM, initially restricting Gutman’s use of the social media accounts and then awarding control over the accounts to JLM. What does a 200+ year old fox have to say about who owns social media accounts?). ” (Cite to Pierson v.

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California’s Proposed Fix to the Journalism Crisis Is Unconstitutional and Worse Than Socialism (Comments on the California Journalism Protection Act, CJPA)

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

California’s latest entry into this Internet death-spiral is the California Journalism Protection Act (CJPA, AB 886). The CJPA engages with a critical problem in our society: how to ensure the production of socially valuable journalism in the face of the Internet’s changes to journalists’ business models?

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Departing Employees Rename Their Former Employers’ Facebook Account. That May Be a Problem–La Baguette v. Tito & Tita

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

Defendants also managed the social media presence of the “La Baguette” business, which primarily consisted of a Facebook page. Breach of Contract : Plaintiffs only alleged a contract claim, based on breach of a non-compete, against the one defendant who had signed the non-compete. See generally, Christopher A.

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[Sponsored] CIIPC, NLU Delhi Invites Applications for the Position of Research Programme Coordinator (Apply by August 12)

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Supervising communication strategy of the programme’s work and activities to various audiences through reports, outreach materials, social media, updates for newsletters, blogs, and websites etc. The contract may be terminated by providing a 15 day notice from either side. No additional benefits/perks will be provided.

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Examples of Text and Data Mining Research Using Copyrighted Materials

Kluwer Copyright Blog

Speeding literature review One of the most common uses of TDM is to help scholars find, read, and analyze information in academic journals and other sources. Other TDM projects have examined social media and other online sources to track and explain COVID-19 vaccination hesitancy, and to identify High-Risk COVID-19 patients.

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My “Summer” 2022 Activities

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

I posted a chapter from the book: Online Contracts. The Constitutionality of Mandating Editorial Transparency , 73 Hastings Law Journal 1203 (2022). Will California Clone-and-Revise Some Terrible Ideas from Florida/Texas’ Social Media Censorship Laws? Regulation of Housing Advertising (2022 Edition). Attorney General.

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