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Judge Rakoff: Embedding Social Media Content is a “Display” Under the Copyright Act

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Nicklen “urged his social media followers to consider the ‘haunting’ and ‘soul-crushing scene’ and to take steps to mitigate the harms of climate change.” Unlike a parodic use, widespread adoption of the Sinclair Defendants’ use could overtake the market for Nicklen’s video. United Sports.

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U.S. Identifies Top Pirate Sites and Other ‘Notorious Markets’

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Every year, the Office of the United States Trade Representative ( USTR ) publishes a list of ‘notorious markets’ that facilitate online piracy and related intellectual property crimes. For example, we have seen hosting companies, advertisers, and social media platforms being added.

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Russian Cinemas Are Showing Pirated Movies Downloaded From Torrents

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Around the middle of April, posts on social media sites popular in Russia (VK, Telegram) suggested that cinemas in several regions would begin screening big Hollywood movies, including ones that should not be available. The pirated copy – complete with Russian dubbing – was downloaded from an unnamed torrent site.

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Software Downloads Netflix & Disney+ Videos to Make DRM-Free Copies

TorrentFreak

Long before the advent of legitimate online video streaming services, torrent sites and similar platforms allowed users to download and keep copies of movies and TV shows. Services like Netflix have sought to mimic some of these benefits by allowing content to be played on most devices and even downloaded for offline viewing.

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Big Ruling for Free Speech: Most of Florida’s Social Media Censorship Law (SB 7072) Remains Enjoined–NetChoice v. Attorney General

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

The opinion holds that the key parts of Florida’s social media censorship law (SB 7072) likely violate the First Amendment and should remain enjoined. ” The opinion also highlights the madness of the Fifth Circuit allowing the Texas social media censorship law to take effect via a 1-line order. “S.B.

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Suspended Twitter User Loses Lawsuit Over Data Access–Thomas v. Twitter

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

He wanted access to his content, so he requested an account download. However, he says the download links provided by Twitter were “defective,” so he sued Twitter pro se. ICS provider: “message boards and social media sites qualify as ‘interactive computer services.'” Conversion.

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Descriptive mark Bike+ w/minimal marketing fails to show reverse confusion

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Downloads declined after a 2015 peak. Facebook advertising for the 2014 app continued until 2016 or 2019 and remained available for download; even though the Pebble Watch was discontinued in late 2016, WCT’s principal testified that “there remains a loyal following among the Pebble Watch community.” But a jury could find bona fide use.