Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JUNE 7, 2022

20-303 (Office of Attorney General March 10, 2022): “internally generated inferences that a business holds about a consumer are personal information within the meaning of the CCPA, and must be disclosed to the consumer on request. Nor was the disclosure of Plaintiff’s information unauthorized. . * Opinion of Rob Bonta , No.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

DECEMBER 27, 2022

2, 2022): Nor does personal jurisdiction arise out of the Film Defendants’ so-called “advertising strategy,” which allegedly “featured a significant push on social media[ ] targeting Washington, DC residents via Instagram and Facebook.” targeted social media advertising. Parker, 2022 WL 17403220 (D.D.C.

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IPilogue

AUGUST 27, 2021

Privacy has been a reoccurring issue debated across the world as virtual communication is no longer seen as an option but essential to working remotely during a pandemic. Dangers of Unprotected Information. Not only does this violate our privacy rights, but it also creates a bigger ethical dilemma within the economic market.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

This case involves augmented reality (AR) effects/”filters” that people can use to doctor up images and videos on social media, such as the ability to add virtual bunny ears, flower crowns, or cat whiskers to people in the image or video. To some privacy lawyers, this is a prima facie violation of BIPA. Martell v.

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FEBRUARY 28, 2024

violates Illinois' Biometric Information Privacy Act by unlawfully using voice recordings created by users of its Facebook and Messenger platforms, but allowed the plaintiff to amend claims that the social media giant profited from and improperly stored her data.

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Plagiarism Today

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

Back in 1991, Phill Zimmermann released an encryption program named Pretty Good Privacy or PGP. Online chats, social media, forums and other means of communication rose in popularity and all dealt with impersonation in various ways. On an internet rightly worried about privacy, how do we verify who is who?

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Michael Geist

MAY 16, 2024

For those new to the bill, the government has called it “fundamentally flawed” since it contemplates measures that raise privacy concerns through mandated age verification technologies, website blocking, and extends far beyond pornography sites to include search and social media.

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IPilogue

OCTOBER 12, 2021

Clearview’s AI crawls the internet and can access, download, and store any image uploaded to social media. Many social media companies, including Google, Facebook, and Twitter, have accused Clearview of utilizing user images without authorization. This key component also includes information security.

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IPilogue

JUNE 27, 2022

Facebook) was liable under several provincial privacy statutes for using class members’ likenesses without their consent. . Through Sponsored Stories, advertisers pay Facebook to associate their mark on Facebook’s social media website with users that performed certain social actions in connection with the advertiser (e.g.

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U.S. Department of Commerce

OCTOBER 26, 2021

Keeping Your Data Safe: The Differential Privacy Temporal Map Challenge. These prize challenge technologies successfully enable public safety agencies to share data without compromising the privacy of individuals. . But old techniques like standard data redaction are no longer enough to protect users’ privacy. October 26, 2021.

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TorrentFreak

APRIL 9, 2023

Since this necessarily involves the collection of personal data, companies like the Premier League sometimes disclose the type of information they collect as part of their privacy policies. This information spans the most basic of identifiers, such as a name, through to suspects’ leisure time activities.

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LexBlog IP

JULY 13, 2021

The world of competitive video gaming implicates a complicated patchwork of privacy laws, and esports companies need to keep in mind some key issues when assessing privacy and cybersecurity obligations. Below are some of the key questions to think through to assess issues related to data use (privacy) and cybersecurity in esports.

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LexBlog IP

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

Social Links is our ongoing series here at Socially Aware that rounds up current developments at the intersection of social media, policy, research, and the law. Embedding social media posts can be considered copyright infringement.but is it? Scale, not to mention cost, remains the central issue.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JULY 8, 2022

Each of these claims seek to “fault[ ] [Snap] for information provided by [a] third part[y]”—messages and photos sent by Guess-Mazock to Doe. It would take away all of the pro-social uses of Snapchat (don’t laugh, there are many), even in circumstances where the minor users never faced a risk of victimization.

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LexBlog IP

MARCH 21, 2023

In this edition of #InterestingPatents, we look at Meta’s new patent: Generating Customized, Personalized Reactions to Social Media Content. In the ever-evolving landscape of social media, traditional systems often lack flexibility in expressing reactions to content shared by users.

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Plagiarism Today

AUGUST 11, 2021

For her part, Prado says that she would “love to see justice or compensation” but that, “informing people about the consequences of fast fashion and bringing attention to what is happening to small brands is enough for me.” The lure of cheap, disposable, fashionable clothes is simply too alluring to many consumers.

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SpicyIP

JULY 9, 2021

We’re pleased to inform you that The Journal of the Patent and Trademark Office Society is inviting submissions for Volume 102 of the journal. For further deatils, please see the announcement below: Call for Submissions: The Journal of the Patent and Trademark Office Society (Vol. Logo of Patent & Trademark Office Society.

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IP and Legal Filings

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

The availability of a large variety of information has also increased the risk of Copyright Infringement due to its easy accessibility and dissemination. Any user can easily copy, duplicate or access the data without the permission of the author and it is difficult to trace them back due to the issues of privacy and other matters.

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Plagiarism Today

OCTOBER 7, 2021

Those questions come from every angle and include debates about social media, the ethics of organ donation, writers’ ethics when using elements from another person’s life and much, much more. However, today, I want to focus on just one aspect of this story: The plagiarism.

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SpicyIP

JUNE 27, 2022

The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (“MEITY”), on 6 th June, 2022, issued a press release along with a proposed draft amendment (“Draft Amendment”) to the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021 (“IT Rules, 2021”). Surabhi Pande and Devvrat Joshi.

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TorrentFreak

APRIL 11, 2023

Today’s bottom line for anonymizing privacy services is that they must comply with Russia’s site-blocking demands and open up themselves up to scrutiny. The waiter explains that the amount also covers his wife not being informed that he’s having a secret affair. Where did he get all of this information?

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43(B)log

AUGUST 5, 2021

Dustin Marlan, The Dystopian Right of Publicity Privacy problems (surveillance) are often analogized to the dystopia of 1984; ROP problems stemming from infinite transferablility can be analogized to Brave New World (1932). Class action ROP lawsuits against social media: result was broader consents in TOS. See her book.

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TorrentFreak

JANUARY 23, 2024

Cognosphere obtains the latter to compel online platforms, typically social media companies, to hand over whatever information they hold on alleged infringers. What happens when that information is handed over to Cognosphere is mostly unknown. to hand over the information detailed below by November 22, 2023.

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TorrentFreak

OCTOBER 1, 2024

The latter successfully objected to a DMCA subpoena which sought identifying information of several alleged BitTorrent pirates. social media, search engines) Earlier this year, a magistrate judge followed Cox in this reasoning and recommended quashing the subpoena. .

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LexBlog IP

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

The complaint, filed in Superior Court in Maricopa County, Arizona, sounds in two counts: invasion of privacy and negligent disclosure of medical information. ” According to the complaint, the list of affected employees was also shared on social media.

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LexBlog IP

JULY 13, 2021

Music is also a vital component of social media platforms, as research displays that nine out of 10 social media users engage in a music related activity on their apps. Taking heed of the GDPR, in early 2020, California passed the California Consumer Privacy Act ( CCPA ).

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SpicyIP

AUGUST 3, 2021

In doing so, I examined the state of law on the RTBF, judgments of various High Courts and the implications of the matter before the Delhi HC for the future of the right to privacy vis-à-vis judicial transparency and public access to information.

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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.

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LexBlog IP

JULY 21, 2023

However, many users do not understand how the technology works, and how the use of generative AI collects personal or sensitive information of users. The use of generative AI tools is much like how users use the Internet or social media.

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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. For example, creative teams and marketing teams may need greater access to certain social media websites to look for trends. Private Information.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

Ironically, the bill cites evidence that “In 2019, 81 percent of voters said they wanted to prohibit companies from collecting personal information about children without parental consent ” (emphasis added), but then the bill drafters ignored this evidence and stripped out the parental consent piece that voters assumed.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

OCTOBER 3, 2023

Google , which recognized property interest in personal information). By failing to do so prior to scraping the internet, the defendants did not allow all the class members a right to delete their personal information collected by the defendants, and a right to opt out of the use of that information, which was used to build the Products.

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IPilogue

APRIL 4, 2022

I explained that I had just finished reading a recent book about ‘her sister’ and that I only wished to speak to her about conflicting information contained in that publication, as I was conducting research about her medical condition. Her privacy has been repeatedly invaded by complete strangers since childhood.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

MAY 11, 2023

This Section also provides that right holders shall be informed about this type of use of their works and shall be entitled to ask the exception’s beneficiary to implement more stringent security measures.

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LexBlog IP

MARCH 30, 2023

As artificial intelligence, also known as “AI” becomes more of a household word, it is worth pointing out not only how cool it can be, but also how some uses raise privacy concerns. Examples of this are evident in the massive explosion of smartphones and social media.

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TorrentFreak

JULY 9, 2023

Making a Living: DMCA Freelancing DMCA notices listed on the Lumen Database are an invaluable source of information when investigating instances of copyright abuse. Companies including Google and Twitter submit notices constantly and the overwhelming majority carry enough useful information.

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IP Tech Blog

MARCH 8, 2024

On September 18, 2023, NetChoice, LLC — a national trade association with members from the tech and social media industry — obtained a preliminary injunction from the District Court for the Northern District of California preventing the State of California from enforcing the California Age-Appropriate Design Code Act (“AADC” or the “Act”).

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