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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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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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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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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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

AUGUST 29, 2022

We are still developing our travel plans (not as much fun in the COVID era), but we will definitely take advantage of our freedom!]. 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.

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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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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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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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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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SpicyIP

JANUARY 2, 2022

The Supreme Court looked into a wide variety of issues such as oxygen and Covid-19 drugs shortage, equitable pricing of vaccines, protection of health workers, possibility of invoking compulsory licenses and the clampdown on free speech on social media platforms. The Karnataka and Orissa High Courts too have dealt with similar matters.

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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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Intepat

MAY 16, 2023

A fraudulent lottery-winning message with Amitabh Bachchan’s voice from KBC was viral through various social media platforms and many people fell into this trap. The definition clause under Sec. This association of KBC with his name, voice, and image, in general, was the root cause of a recent scam.

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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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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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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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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

He identified several lessons: the value of “open architectures” and “relatively neutral infrastructure” the Internet is capable of being used for pro- and anti-social uses. ” Regarding Nextdoor: “growth is the lifeblood of any consumer internet company, particularly a social media service.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

APRIL 15, 2024

It covers some of the basics on open source AI focusing on its definition and legal challenges. The exact definition of what constitutes open source AI is still subject to discussion. Finally, the Open Source Initiative (OSI) is currently working on a definition for open source AI. Its “ Open Source AI Definition – draft v.

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LexBlog IP

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

This technological and social development, and its increasing adoption, has been a significant reason for the delays in the implementation process of the regulation, as the institutions responded to greater social awareness of the potential of AI technology and concern about its potential for harm and misuse.

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43(B)log

AUGUST 3, 2023

Dignitary interests: false light, IIED, privacy typically expire w/person. That’s where disclosure rules need the most attention: definition and relation to what courts are going to do with the registration. Keep up with the culture by considering social media. It’s market definition. Death closes things off.

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43(B)log

JUNE 29, 2023

GDPR has become a gold standard but how much do we know about whether it’s enforced or whether it makes any difference in people’s actual level of privacy? It definitely created a regulatory burden that affected competition, but what became of the big promises? Separation between liability provisions and all the other stuff.

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43(B)log

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

Cloudflare, Alissa Starzak: Tech measures used by platforms do not work for infrastructure providers and could have profound impacts on privacy and security. Not only are some services different from social media, one social media platform may differ very much from each other.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JANUARY 10, 2024

Ohio enacted a law, the “ Parental Notification by Social Media Operators Act ,” Ohio Rev. Obviously, these definitions reach most user-generated content (UGC) services, not just “social media” in the classic sense. Recall the term “social media” is literally in the bill title).

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IPilogue

JUNE 1, 2022

Prior to the Covid-19 pandemic, academic discussions indicated that artificial intelligence (AI) would signify the fourth industrial revolution with tangible economic benefits and potential privacy concerns. Nowadays, privacy concerns exceed personal information protection. . No specific definition or limit on electronic monitoring.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JUNE 27, 2022

To do the authentication, businesses will be forced to collect personal information they don’t want to collect and consumers don’t want to give, and that data collection creates extra privacy and security risks for everyone. Third, this bill reaches topics well beyond children’s privacy. What’s Required.

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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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Michael Geist

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

The first involves the definitions for harms such as inciting violence, hatred, and bullying. However, the definitions are not without risks that they may be interpreted in an over broad manner and have implications for freedom of expression. The definitions are where there may concerns in some instances. How are these defined?

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