IP and Legal Filings

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

The transition from simply turning on the television to logging into accounts such as social media and OTT platforms, has resulted the entertainment industry to witness an astonishing evolution. Image Sources: Shutterstock] This situation gave rise to a conundrum surrounding the issue of data privacy.

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Michael Geist

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

The policies it should have prioritized such as stronger privacy and competition rules were largely left to languish with Bill C-27 still in committee and now subject to mounting opposition over the decision fold AI regulation with minimal consultation into the bill. That can’t possibly meet the definition of common sense for many Canadians.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

MAY 11, 2022

Furthermore, the age authentication process would expose both under-18s and adults to extra privacy and security risks. The bill regulates “social media platforms,” defined as an “electronic medium” that allows “users to create, share, and view user?generated What The Bill Says. generated content.”

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Michael Geist

MAY 29, 2024

There are many reasons to be concerned about Bill S-210 , the mandated age verification bill that raises significant privacy and freedom of expression risks and which is being improbably backed by Conservative MPs. We have one definition of sexually explicit material in the Criminal Code. ‍1(1) of the Criminal Code.

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TorrentFreak

JUNE 23, 2023

Italian authorities are reporting that officers of the Special Privacy Protection and Technological Fraud Unit of the Guardia di Finanza of Rome have carried out a new operation against pirate IPTV. As a result they were able to seize assets worth over 620,000 euros. From: TF , for the latest news on copyright battles, piracy and more.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JULY 8, 2022

If the plaintiff seeks to hold the defendant liable for third-party content–definitely true in this case–the Lemmon ruling make it clear that a “negligent design” framing is still subject to Section 230, no matter how creatively or emphatically the plaintiff points to the service’s first-party design choices.

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Michael Geist

DECEMBER 15, 2021

Closely linked to the reporting requirements were the privacy implications of requiring platforms to send user information for such a broad range of harms to law enforcement organizations. Many submissions also express concern about scope and definitions found in the consultation. Definitions (i.e. Ranking Digital Rights.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

AUGUST 2, 2022

Today I’m blogging about one of those bills, California AB 2408 , “Social media platform: child users: addiction.” This bill assumes that social media platforms are intentionally addicting kids, so it creates business-ending liability to thwart those alleged addictions. What the Bill Says.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

MARCH 10, 2022

Defendants also managed the social media presence of the “La Baguette” business, which primarily consisted of a Facebook page. Moore, Find Out Who Your Friends Are: A Framework for Determining Whether Employees’ Social Media Followers Follow Them to A New Job, 39 CAMPBELL L. See generally, Christopher A.

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Michael Geist

DECEMBER 13, 2022

Harmonized definition of “decision” with Telecommunications Act. Changed definition of “community element”. Added a right of privacy and a requirement (5(2)(g) of protecting privacy. to add a definition for, or multiple attempts to otherwise clarify, discoverability.

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The IP Law Blog

JANUARY 12, 2023

For trademarks, a good place to start is the company’s marketing and promotional materials, website, mobile app, and social media. Don’t overlook company social media accounts, domain names, and toll-free numbers, which may also serve as potential trademarks. A special note about customer data.

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Traverse Legal Blog

MAY 1, 2022

Included in a standard AUP are clauses specifying the purpose and scope of the policy, the user’s rights and responsibilities, acceptable uses, prohibited uses, and privacy standards. Definition section : Defines key words used in the AUP. Some websites that companies tend to restrict are : Social media. Pornography.

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SpicyIP

JUNE 27, 2022

the definitions) and Part II (dealing with intermediaries and social media intermediaries) of the IT Rules, 2021 and primarily impacts only the intermediaries in terms of their obligations under Rule 3. What are the proposed amendments? The Draft Amendment brings about certain changes to only Part I (viz. Amit Kotak & Ors.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

MAY 11, 2023

These contract law provisions, totally alien to the Irish legal tradition, are designed to apply in negotiations and contractual relationships between artists and commercial exploiters of their works, including social media platforms and streaming services.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

OCTOBER 18, 2021

the definition of “personal algorithm” (“an algorithm that relies on information specific to an individual”) is confusing and over-inclusive. At the same time, it would devastate all other social media services that use “friends” or “followers” as part of the content delivery mechanism.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

OCTOBER 3, 2023

To create its product, Clearview scraped billions of publicly available photos from websites and social media platforms. Such class actions can be considered part of the evolution of the regulatory landscape dedicated to Generative AI. The plaintiffs argue that such conduct would replicate that of Clearview.

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IP and Legal Filings

JANUARY 27, 2025

AI has increasingly been used to create literary, artistic and musical works, circulating all over social media, and it has become the gateway for the general public to the domain of AI. Therefore, under this definition, the person who created the prompt for the AI shall be given the title of the owner.

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SpicyIP

AUGUST 26, 2024

Simply Life India (2023) (“Anil Kapoor”) (in paragraph 53), wherein the Court, had ruled in favour of safeguarding the distinct personality rights of celebrities, including the rights of endorsement and privacy, against widespread online exploitation and unauthorised commercial use. Only Fools the Dining Experience Ltd.

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Velocity of Content

SEPTEMBER 9, 2021

In this post, I’m looking at the vast domain of the YouTube video & social media platform —which, lest we forget, is a major division of Google/Alphabet — and how its copyright aspect manifests in options for individual contributors (“YouTubers,” in the jargon).

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Olartemoure Blog

JUNE 16, 2022

Identifying initial privacy concerns in this new era. Even though there is no clear definition yet, the Metaverse entails a future in which personal and commercial life is conducted digitally in parallel with our lives in the physical world. Ephemerality: Our daily communications in the “real” world are ephemeral.

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IP and Legal Filings

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

While there isn’t a universally accepted definition of AI different scientists have offered their own interpretations. This includes thousands of books the complete Wikipedia and nearly a trillion words extracted from blogs social media and various online platforms. Beyond copyright, data privacy raises its head.

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43(B)log

MARCH 28, 2024

Princeton insured Wonderland from 2016-2018 (with a broad exclusion for defamation, invasion of privacy, and various forms of advertising injury in the second year called the Exhibitions and Related Marketing Exclusion), and agreed to defend the club but reserved the right to deny insurance coverage.

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LexBlog IP

DECEMBER 21, 2021

In late October, Facebook announced that it would change its name to Meta , signaling a shift of the social media giant’s focus toward the metaverse , a virtual space where social media, gaming, augmented reality, virtual reality, and cryptocurrencies converge and allow people to interact virtually with one another.

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LexBlog IP

APRIL 18, 2022

In the rulemaking process, however, the FTC developed a very broad definition of “labels,” which led at least one commissioner to dissent because that definition “exceeds our statutory grant of rulemaking authority.” ” (The definition is broad and states that labeling includes “any materials.

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LexBlog IP

JANUARY 12, 2023

For trademarks, a good place to start is the company’s marketing and promotional materials, website, mobile app, and social media. Don’t overlook company social media accounts, domain names, and toll-free numbers, which may also serve as potential trademarks. A special note about customer data.

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LexBlog IP

MARCH 15, 2022

In particular, defendants argued that because Belle Cosmetics made the information available to thousands of network salespeople on Facebook, “the world’s largest social media website,” that information was by definition non-confidential, and could not be a trade secret.

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LexBlog IP

MAY 19, 2022

Also on the agenda was a policy statement proclaiming that ed tech is a priority area for agency Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) enforcement. The Guides got a modern refresh with changes to the definition of endorsements to include virtual influencers (yes, that means you, Lil Miquela ) and fake reviews.

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IP and Legal Filings

OCTOBER 18, 2022

The Nepal Privacy Act was passed in September 2018. The Privacy Act, which implemented the constitutional right to privacy, had a big influence on how personal information was used legally. Image source:Freepic]. and empowers investigating agencies to access and intercept data.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

DECEMBER 27, 2023

Moreover, contrary to The Satanic Temple’s novel argument, domain registration is not the same as registration for a social media website.” But none of those cases outright hold that there is a blanket rule for whether using a mark in a keyword purchase is definitively infringement or definitively not infringement.

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TorrentFreak

MARCH 17, 2024

LaLiga Responds via an ‘Information Notice’ and Social Media The ‘Information Notice’ published by LaLiga doesn’t directly challenge the TSJ-Cataluna statement but describes it as an “ interpretation ” of the order handed down by Commercial Court no.8 8 of Barcelona.

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LexBlog IP

JULY 26, 2022

If you search online, you will find slightly different definitions, depending on the source. Furthermore, because some of this data meets the definition of “personal information” or “personal data” as defined under various U.S.

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Garrigues Blog

JANUARY 26, 2022

As far as the dictionary definition is concerned, an accessory is something that depends on the main aspect or which is joined to it by accident. Neither is consent required when someone’s image is used precisely “as an accessory to provide visual information to illustrate a public event or incident”. Antonio Muñoz Vico.

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IP Tech Blog

JULY 17, 2023

Key changes include: The definition of “AI system” is aligned with the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development’s (OECD) definition of AI system. The EU Parliament has amended the EU Commission’s proposal very substantially.

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Traverse Legal Blog

MARCH 6, 2024

PopSugar allegedly created profiles of prominent social media influencers and copied their photos from Instagram without permission, leading to a class action lawsuit. This isn’t just a concern for celebrities and influencers but signals a broader threat to the privacy and rights of everyday individuals as well.

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LexBlog IP

MARCH 6, 2024

PopSugar allegedly created profiles of prominent social media influencers and copied their photos from Instagram without permission, leading to a class action lawsuit. This isn’t just a concern for celebrities and influencers but signals a broader threat to the privacy and rights of everyday individuals as well.

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43(B)log

JUNE 30, 2023

Chair: Martin Senftleben Impulse Statement: Sebastian Felix Schwemer Recommendation systems; transparency is the approach to recommender systems, which intersects with privacy/data protection. So the mechanisms for addressing the problems will necessarily be different as will definition of the problems.]

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IIPRD

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

Hence in these cases, there arises the situation of divided infringement for which no definitive law exists.” [4] In 2023, the enactment of the DPDP marked a significant milestone as the inaugural comprehensive legislation safeguarding the privacy and security of data belonging to Indian residents.

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