Michael Geist

APRIL 20, 2023

When they make money from these activities, social media companies must be obliged to reinvest in our creators and into local content creation. The specific use case: The amendment could also fail to achieve its own stated purpose to capture commercial sound recordings broadcast by social media platforms. Section 4.1(2)

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Copyright Lately

SEPTEMBER 29, 2024

A screenshot from the (now deleted) social media video at the center of the controversy. Television , the court held that artwork shown in the background for 27 seconds in an episode of ROC was sufficiently recognizable to cross the de minimis threshold for actionable copying of protected expression. Conversely, in Ringgold v.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

MARCH 11, 2024

The court explains this and other differences from Aereo: “Aereo involved a system designed for the sole purpose of transmitting the subject content and which had no plausible utility, in that configuration, other than the transmission of that content, whereas X/Twitter is a social media site with a range of potential uses.”

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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). (An

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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. Such incidents raise concerns among people who entrust their data to digital entertainment platforms.

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Copyright Lately

OCTOBER 3, 2022

Because Alexander didn’t register copyrights in her tattoo designs until shortly before filing her complaint in 2018 (long after the claimed infringement first occurred), she’s not entitled to seek recovery of her attorneys’ fees under the Copyright Act. Skull arm design. Bible verse design. Upper back design.

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TorrentFreak

JULY 10, 2023

Social Media Advertising Fuels IPTV Piracy Signal colleague Adam Jankowski has also appeared in the media over the last few days, highlighting “a plague” of pirate IPTV adverts appearing on Facebook and pirate apps appearing on official stores including Google Play. in Florida as its corporate entity.

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The IPKat

MARCH 6, 2024

The organiser of televised motor sport events called "Monster Jam" owned the trade mark "El TORO LOCO", and brought an action against another show that featured a monster truck named “EI TORO Del FUEGO”. He wonders whether this outcome will prompt retailers to shift their IP strategy towards more design protection for their products.

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The IP Law Blog

OCTOBER 13, 2022

She further testified that WWE then offered her $450 for extensive rights to use and produce the tattoo designs on WWE products. Alexander testified that she declined the offer and advised WWE that she did not grant it any permission to copy, duplicate, or otherwise reproduce any of her designs.

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The IPKat

AUGUST 1, 2024

Hashtags and Trade Marks - A Comparative Legal Approach If you’re a social media aficionado looking to boost your followers with summer posts, Nazanin Aslani ’s book is a must-read! Check out our detailed review here. Based on empirical research, this book offers an in-depth examination of the commercial use of persona.

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Copyright Lately

OCTOBER 6, 2024

The plaintiffs also point to what they say are striking similarities in the composition of the band characters, key scenes they claim are lifted straight from the memoir, and even the set design, which positions the audience in a recording studio, echoing Caillat’s perspective from behind the glass.

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Copyright Lately

AUGUST 25, 2023

For example, just this week, the Copyright Office concluded that a tattoo design affixed to LeBron James’ chest was entitled to registration even though it’s based on a modified version of the Venetian Resort logo. By not disclosing, you run the risk of having your entire copyright registration invalidated.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

AUGUST 1, 2023

In other words, the gist of the case is whether the photographers surrender their right to exclude others by voluntarily posting their own photos to social media. As a practical matter, the answer is certainly yes; an open system is built into the design of the internet. This case concerns only the public display right. “To

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LexBlog IP

JULY 14, 2022

The 2022 Contract’s advertiser-friendly editing rules and its simplified approach to categorizing digital media outlets are clearly meant to alleviate advertiser and agency frustrations and make the contract more functional and user-friendly. social media, YouTube, brand websites, retailer websites, etc.);

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Garrigues Blog

OCTOBER 22, 2024

One of the main characters is Pierre Cadault , a haute couture fashion designer who has become one of the icons of the series. The evidence included viewer numbers, social media posts, press articles and TV programs mentioning the series.

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LexBlog IP

OCTOBER 13, 2022

She further testified that WWE then offered her $450 for extensive rights to use and produce the tattoo designs on WWE products. Alexander testified that she declined the offer and advised WWE that she did not grant it any permission to copy, duplicate, or otherwise reproduce any of her designs.

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LexBlog IP

APRIL 13, 2022

On November 16, 2021, film and television studio Miramax, LLC (“Miramax”) sued Tarantino and his company Visiona Romantica, Inc. 16] In collaboration with a company called “SCRT Labs,” Tarantino established a website describing and promoting the NFTs, which displayed images of characters from the film. [17] at 4 ¶ 22. [21]. at 8 ¶ 33. [22].

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

” Regarding Nextdoor: “growth is the lifeblood of any consumer internet company, particularly a social media service. We need to adopt and build on technical design principles that support such an ecosystem. I think we’re still so, so, so early on that it’s not clear.” ” Sen.

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TorrentFreak

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

“The Infringing Service delivered Video Content, including television shows and movies, to subscribers to the Infringing Service, in exchange for payment,” it reads. This was achieved by subscribing to their residential cable television services in a variety of locations in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, California and New York.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

DECEMBER 15, 2021

The precedent work is “a set of replacement stickers for the dashboard climate controls for certain GM vehicles”: The Copyright Office registered this design. Defendant had not obtained the Deposit Design from the Copyright Office. Defendant had not tried to find out why Amazon kept reinstating Plaintiff’s listing.

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SpicyIP

APRIL 30, 2023

Case: Microsoft Technology Licensing, Llc Vs The Assistant Controller Of Patents And Designs On 24 April, 2023 (Delhi High Court) Image from here. Delhi High Court restrains Calcutta Television Network from using CN Mark, holding it to be deceptively similar to CNN’s logo. International IP Developments Image from here.

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LexBlog IP

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

Applicant’s POTIFY platform is designed to permit legal marijuana dispensaries to market and sell their products, including via mobile applications and websites. The inclusion of the design element did not change this conclusion as POTIFY was the dominant portion of the mark. Spotify AB , 2022 USPQ2D 37 at *13–14.

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IP Tech Blog

JULY 18, 2023

AI-generated music adopting the vocal styles of popular musicians has become ubiquitous on TikTok and other social media platforms, racking up millions of views and listens, and raising copyright, trademark, and right of publicity questions.

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Dragons' Den

APRIL 4, 2024

Receiving a joint offer from both Sara and Steven was exactly what Charlotte and Grant wanted as Sara has a background in crafts and Steven can help with the social media. Tori and Carrie have intellectual property nailed The pair came up with the idea, design and prototype 10 years ago and have been trading since October 2019.

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SpicyIP

DECEMBER 30, 2023

Relying extensively on the rationale of the Single Judge’s order, the Division Bench held that Section 31D specifically deals only with Radio and Television Broadcasting. Controller of Patents & Designs Patent Office Mumbai. Controller of Patents and Designs and Raytheon Company v. Microsoft Technology Licensing v.

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LexBlog IP

OCTOBER 25, 2023

But Lady Gaga is nonetheless a creation: After dropping out, she began transforming herself from Germanotta into Lady Gaga, whose style combined glam rock and over-the-top fashion design. Now social media has allowed for PSRs with reality TV celebrities, Instagram influencers, and the like.

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The IPKat

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

The judge also clearly struggled to make sense of this provision (which allows the making of an article to a design in a design document without infringing copyright) in light of the CJEUs landmark Cofemel judgment. When it appeared that the defendant had been grooming off the books, the parties relationship came to an end.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JUNE 21, 2023

1125(c)(3)(C) by claiming its humorous use of the Jack Daniel’s marks was not pure commercial speech because it poked fun at the company in the Bad Spaniels design. Parody doctrine can apply when a similar mark is used as a designation of source, such as in the Chewy Vuiton case. Source-identifying uses of marks.

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Copyright Lately

DECEMBER 12, 2022

(If you thought the Bret Kavanaugh hearings were riveting, picture a C-SPAN camera trained on a 19-inch tube TV as a room full of geriatric senators are forced to sit through “Hot For Teacher” and “We’re Not Gonna Take It” on live television.). “Clean,” “Pretty” and Fair.

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LexBlog IP

APRIL 20, 2022

” Another candidate, Sasmita Khara, had “three choices for her image: a bucket, a bottle or a television,” and she “selected the TV because it is an aspirational item. ‘Voters can easily relate to it,’”; she actually carries a flat-screen TV around with her while campaigning. (For

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