IP and Legal Filings

DECEMBER 21, 2022

Today, social media has become a vital part of our lives. Before, there were various print media outlets that we could rely on such as newspapers, television, and radio. However, now, with the rise of social media, users can now create their own content and spread it with thousands of people. What is Social Media?

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Plagiarism Today

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

1: Sony Music Ends Copyright Fight with Gymshark Over Social Media Posts. First off today, Blake Brittain at Reuters reports that Sony Music and UK fitness apparel brand Gymshark have settled their lawsuit over Gymshark’s alleged use of Sony’s music in social media posts.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JUNE 21, 2022

The bill applies to “social media platforms” that: “(A) Construct a public or semipublic profile within a bounded system created by the service. (B) ” This definition of “social media” has been around for about a decade, and it’s awful. Who’s Covered by the Bill?

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Erik K Pelton

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

Customs Missed opportunities to stop cybersquatters Missed opportunities to reclaim social media usernames registered by others There is nothing a small business can do for its brand that provides more protection—and insurance—than obtaining a trademark registration from the USPTO.

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Plagiarism Today

MARCH 10, 2022

First off today, Ryan Naumann at Radar Online reports that photographer Al Pereira has filed a lawsuit against the rapper Nas claiming copyright infringement over a post on social media. Nas republished the photo on his Instagram in 2020 and, according to Pereira, this was done without permission or a license.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JANUARY 24, 2024

The last time we blogged this case , the district court had sided with JLM, initially restricting Gutman’s use of the social media accounts and then awarding control over the accounts to JLM. What does a 200+ year old fox have to say about who owns social media accounts?). ” (Cite to Pierson v.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JUNE 20, 2024

The court says “Plaintiffs’ express assent to 1 Hotel’s use of the photograph therefore created an implied license to use the Photograph on Defendant’s “social channels.”” If the consent was legally effective, then it created an express license, not an implied one. ” This is confused. Be Careful!–Khachatryan

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JANUARY 18, 2025

With respect to the Jordan video, I assume the video was infringing when uploaded to Twitter, which is why a license argument wouldn’t work. Those licenses were explicitly and unambiguously laid out in YouTube’s Terms of Service, and the sublicense clearly extends to embedding the video. Lynk Media LLC v.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JULY 29, 2023

The Texas social media censorship law remains temporarily enjoined by the Fifth Circuit pending Supreme Court review, but Davis couldn’t wait. Davis claimed that Texas’ social media censorship law preempted the TOS venue clause. [FN: That was presumably the number when the complaint was filed. July 26, 2023).

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JD Supra Law

AUGUST 12, 2024

Whether for social media advertisements, customer surveys, or email campaigns, a data licensing agreement is often at the center of arrangements concerning the use and transfer of consumer data. By: Venable LLP

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Plagiarism Today

JULY 28, 2022

First off today, Luke Plunkett at Kotaku reports that the iconic “oof” sound effect in Roblox has been removed yet again due to licensing issues with the sound’s creator. 2: Rapper Nonini Goes After Social Media Influencer in Legal Battle. 3: YouTube Reduces Length Of Copyright Dispute Process.

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Plagiarism Today

APRIL 7, 2022

The new bill, entitled “A Bill For An Act To Repeal The Copyright Act CAP LFN 2004 And To Re-enact The Copyright Act 2021,” would make it illegal to broadcast or duplicate any online audiovisual work without a license. This includes works originally uploaded to social media.

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Copyright Lately

OCTOBER 27, 2024

Each of these lawsuits involved a familiar scenario, putting Hadid squarely in the “ I got sued for posting pictures of myself on social media ” club—a club that’s now about as exclusive as a Sam’s Club membership. Let me know in the comments below or @copyrightlately on social media. So what do you think?

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The IP Law Blog

AUGUST 17, 2023

Ever since the massive explosion of content creation that gave rise to social media, content creators worldwide have utilized embedding to showcase and link users to content that otherwise would not have been as readily accessible. On July 17, 2023, the Ninth Circuit issued its opinion in Hunley v.

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Plagiarism Today

OCTOBER 21, 2021

The move comes after a recent copyright direct in the European Union, one that requires search engines and social media sites to pay a license to use content from news outlets within the bloc. The 3 Count Logo was created by Justin Goff and is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution License.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

DECEMBER 8, 2023

Plaintiffs CAN’T WAIT to sue Internet services using the Texas social media censorship law. Nevertheless, the plaintiffs argued that the law “evidences a strong public policy to protect Texans from wrongful censorship on social media platforms.” But surprise! I hope it doesn’t.

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Plagiarism Today

DECEMBER 14, 2021

Copyright termination is a clause under the Copyright Act of 1978 that allows artists or their heirs to terminate previous agreements related to licensing their work. The 3 Count Logo was created by Justin Goff and is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution License.

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Plagiarism Today

OCTOBER 20, 2022

Barbera filed the lawsuit, alleging that Cyrus posted a photo he took on her various social media presences. The 3 Count Logo was created by Justin Goff and is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution License. The post 3 Count: The Blacksmith Shop appeared first on Plagiarism Today.

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Plagiarism Today

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

The lawsuit represents the latest in a long line of celebrities that have been sued by paparazzi over the use of unlicensed images on their social media. The 3 Count Logo was created by Justin Goff and is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution License. Most celebrities have opted to settle their cases.

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Traverse Legal Blog

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

“Influencer Marketing” and “Social Media Brand Endorsement” have become big business. Our law firm represents some of the business’s largest social media marketing agencies and influencers. This means they also own and need to license the copyright to the brand.

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Plagiarism Today

APRIL 19, 2022

First off today, Joe Tidy at the BBC reports that the City of London Police have arrested three people and shuttered the website of a group that was running an unauthorized clone of Club Penguin, the Disney social media site/game that shuttered in 2017. The post 3 Count: Clubbed Penguin appeared first on Plagiarism Today.

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Copyright Lately

JANUARY 20, 2025

On the same day last week, federal judges in the Southern District of New York issued a pair of decisions that highlight the persistent legal uncertainty publishers and websites in the Second Circuit face when embedding content from social media platforms. Townsquare Media, Inc. Lynk Media v. In Richardson v.

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Plagiarism Today

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

As part of his reelection campaign, he used the meme on various social media platforms, prompting Laney to file the lawsuit. The 3 Count Logo was created by Justin Goff and is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution License. King attempted to get the case dismissed, saying that it was politically motivated.

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Plagiarism Today

APRIL 4, 2022

Both sides took to social media, with Dash claiming that “You have to lose some battles to win a war… Stay tuned” hinting at a possible appeal. The 3 Count Logo was created by Justin Goff and is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution License.

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Indiana Intellectual Property Law

FEBRUARY 17, 2025

As a self-employed photographer, Sadowski owns the rights to his work and licenses his photographs under terms that retain his copyright. The photograph was later licensed to the New York Post and appeared in an article, with appropriate attribution to Sadowski. Copyright Office in December 2022.

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Erik K Pelton

JULY 14, 2022

Many of my clients have contractors or vendors or virtual assistants who assist them with writing blog posts, creating newsletters, doing social media posting and work. When you hire someone to write or post or do social media for you, or create most types of content, it is generally a work for hire type of agreement.

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Erik K Pelton

AUGUST 9, 2021

Increased protection online with social media, domain names, and Amazon. A tangible asset that can be licensed or sold. The returns from investing in trademark registration include. Use of the ®. Appearing in the USPTO database 24/7. A stronger case against any infringers. For more Peltonisms®, see [link].

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IP and Legal Filings

JULY 24, 2023

Introduction Shutterstock is a global provider of licensed images, videos, audio and editing tools, that has revolutionized the way visual content can be accessed and used. Content creators contribute their work to the platform, making it available for licensing, while end users can easily browse, license and utilize them.

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McBayer IP Blog

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Posted In copyright , Intellectual Property , Name, Image, and Likeness , Social Media Big business owners, small business owners, entrepreneurs, and influencers are all looking for boosts to their reputations that drive traffic and revenue their way.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JUNE 2, 2022

She tattooed the Sedlik photo onto Farmer and promoted the tattoo on social media. “no one has told [Sedlik] they would not buy a copy of the Portrait because they had seen the Tattoo or social media posts about the Tattoo.” Katherine Von Drachenberg (“Kat Von D”) is a celebrity tattoo artist.

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TorrentFreak

MAY 26, 2023

Takedown Trouble Triggers Lawsuit This takedown policy is widely accepted as the standard for social media services but every now and then, disputes can arise. The TV production is licensed to Sony LIV and was a huge success. However, as often happens with popular media, pirated footage was readily available too.

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Indiana Intellectual Property Law

MARCH 10, 2025

According to the complaint, Howarth, a professional photographer based in Virginia , owns the rights to a photograph of a luxury backyard pool and has commercial licensing rights for its online and print use.

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Copyright Lately

JANUARY 23, 2024

Photographer Jeff Sedlik will ask a federal jury to find that celebrity tattoo artist Katherine Von Drachenberg (aka Kat Von D) infringed the copyright in his iconic portrait of Miles Davis by reproducing the photo in a tattoo and then displaying images of her handiwork on social media. But very few of them were officially licensed.

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Plagiarism Today

APRIL 7, 2022

In short, this means that, if you post your work to a web page with social media buttons, an open license or even just tools to aid in printing or emailing, the work is likely considered to be published. But this is where FDN introduces a new wrinkle. The published/unpublished dichotomy is more or less meaningless online.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

FEBRUARY 11, 2024

( head nod to Judge Friendly ). * * * The plaintiff licenses a photo database to grocery stores for $12k/yr. Chicken Joe’s, an Albany NY-based restaurant “reposted” @WGNAFM’s post, which apparently included the photo in question, to its “social media” page.

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TorrentFreak

APRIL 5, 2022

According to IFPI, a group of social media platforms and messenger services have become increasingly problematic. The music industry group notes that social media can also be beneficial to artists. This content isn’t necessarily stored by these ‘social’ platforms. IFPI Flags Top Piracy Problems.

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Michael Geist

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

First, the question of regulating user generated content , referred to in the bill as content uploaded to a social media service. exempting users from being treated as broadcasters, the government is now claiming that it “listened, especially to the concerns around social media, and we’ve fixed it.”

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