Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JANUARY 25, 2023

Shah pointed to his copyright registrations as evidence of his ownership, but the court says the allegations in his complaint show that he was never entitled to register the copyrights (i.e., To be clear, joint copyright ownership of photos like these could be a policy disaster, so I don’t share the judge’s lament on that front).

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

MAY 30, 2022

Judging from the Rusty Krab’s marketing efforts and social media promotion as detailed in Viacom’s complaint, the pop-up was far more focused on providing the backdrop for Instagram-worthy selfies than it was on producing edible food. The court then moves on to consider Viacom’s copyright infringement claim.

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IP and Legal Filings

MAY 17, 2024

In this technologically advanced age, success or failure of a business depends heavily on the marketing strategies that have been adopted. A very common way of marketing a product is to have it advertised and endorsed by celebrities that the public holds in good opinion. and includes both commercial and non-commercial aspects.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

MAY 30, 2023

The categorization of social media accounts into “business” and “personal” accounts was a hot issue a decade ago, when states across the country passed laws to protect employees from invasive employer demands to access or control their personal social media accounts.

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TorrentFreak

MARCH 16, 2022

In a world that’s dominated by viral social media posts and catchy headlines, branding is everything. With their project, they hope to make NFTs more accessible, by simplifying the technology and allowing credit card payments. Controversial statements and recognizable names are a great way to gain visibility.

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IP and Legal Filings

OCTOBER 18, 2022

The National Information and Communication Technology Policy, 2015, has therefore been a key policy action. It encompasses all intersecting IT industries and might affect anything from social media use to surveillance, e-commerce, and technological innovation. NFTs are viewed as the future of ownership by enthusiasts.

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Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

JUNE 23, 2022

Given the rapid growth of Non-Fungible Token (NFT) market, it was just a matter of time until a court recognised the labyrinth of intellectual property difficulties that surrounded the distribution and sale of NFT digital works. the plaintiff) filed a lawsuit against Hangzhou Yuanyuzhou Technology Co.,

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Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

JUNE 23, 2022

Given the rapid growth of Non-Fungible Token (NFT) market, it was just a matter of time until a court recognised the labyrinth of intellectual property difficulties that surrounded the distribution and sale of NFT digital works. the plaintiff) filed a lawsuit against Hangzhou Yuanyuzhou Technology Co.,

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LexBlog IP

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

As the modern workplace becomes increasingly more open to and reliant on the use of technology generally referred to as AI for daily tasks, this begs the question, what exactly is AI? This is because certain AI tools may use the internet, social media, or certain public databases to collect information.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

JULY 5, 2022

The current market figures do not support the thesis that metaverse is virtual reality (VR) per se. People are just not using the technology as yet. Then, there is a second version of property ownership, as seen in the Second Life – virtual goods created by users, which belong to them. VR is currently still more of a niche.

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IP and Legal Filings

MARCH 15, 2023

Introduction In this growing age of technology, business corporations have also levelled up in the promotion of their products. The company aims at highlighting the qualities of the products through advertisements which thereafter becomes an advertisement campaign which build the market identity of the product. Defendant No.1

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IP Tech Blog

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

Because ownership of original works, like a tattoo, vests with the author (here the tattoo artist), the tattoo artist owned the copyright in the tattoo, even though it was physically on the someone else’s body. Third, with respect to the effect of the use upon the potential market, the Court decided this factor in Netflix’s favor as well.

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43(B)log

JULY 15, 2024

NFT background: In early 2022, StockX introduced Vault NFTs, which featured Nike’s trademarks and provided the holder ownership of an associated physical item. Nike’s complaints about the stimuli were also nitpicking; stimuli must merely roughly simulate market conditions. Many of the physical items were Nike sneakers.

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The IPKat

JULY 18, 2021

To address the market distortions and the music streaming ‘value gap’, the Government should introduce robust and legally enforceable obligations to normalise licensing arrangements for UGC-hosting services. Apple, on the other hand, maintained that safe harbour provisions create an “unlevel playing field” in favour of YouTube. Plot twist!

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

DECEMBER 27, 2023

Moreover, contrary to The Satanic Temple’s novel argument, domain registration is not the same as registration for a social media website.” 512(f) case in the context of an ownership dispute is sent to a jury. The post 2023 Quick Links: IP, Keyword Ads appeared first on Technology & Marketing Law Blog.

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LexBlog IP

JANUARY 4, 2023

Through the secure blockchain technology, NFTs allow the creation and sale of exclusive and limited content in the form of collectible digital assets that can be transported on multiple media such as images, videos, or music. Therefore, DCs cannot be freely transacted in the Chinese market. Ownership and Enforcement.

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LexBlog IP

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

Because ownership of original works, like a tattoo, vests with the author (here the tattoo artist), the tattoo artist owned the copyright in the tattoo, even though it was physically on the someone else’s body. The Court noted that Plaintiff sells tattoos and gifts while Netflix sells a streaming media service.

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JIPEL Copyright Blog

MARCH 22, 2022

NFTs can link to underlying assets that range from physical works of art to social media posts to memes. NFTs provide a built-in record of ownership that travels beyond the first sale, facilitating resale royalties that can provide some percentage of revenue to the original artist on subsequent sales of music.

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IP Tech Blog

JULY 18, 2023

At the same time, we are obligated by both ethical rules and market conditions to offer reasonable rates – which in turn make the use of generative AI compelling. They countered that they would be open to holding annual meetings to discuss advancements in technology. But let’s address the elephant in the room.

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Kashishipr

JULY 21, 2021

The world’s largest markets for e-commerce are the United States of America, China, the United Kingdom, etc., An example of this technology is IBM’s Crypto Anchor Verifier, which has combined blockchain technology with AI to verify authentic products. For example, eBay follows this system under its VeRO Program).

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Corsearch

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

If you were told 15 years ago that a personal post on your social media could be worth millions of dollars, would you believe it? A non-fungible token, also known as NFT, is a one-of-a-kind digital item stored on a public digital ledger (a blockchain), which provides a certificate of ownership to a particular individual².

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Corsearch

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

We also explain the most effective approach: using Corsearch’s AI-fueled technology and dedicated experts to save you time and deliver a sustained reduction in infringement across Alibaba’s marketplaces. Intellectual property rights are defined as legal rights that protect the ownership of artistic, literary, and other creative works.

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SpicyIP

MARCH 10, 2023

Through an examination of ChatGPT’s ‘Terms of Use’, our former blogger Varsha Jhavar attempts to investigate the copyright implications of the chatbot inter alia touching upon the issue of ownership and assignment of the output generated. Her previous posts on the blog can be viewed here , here , here and here.

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Copyright Lately

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

As the parties wait in their respective corners for the opening bell to ring, here’s what you need to know: Alexander Has Already Established Ownership and Copying. A plaintiff typically has the burden at trial to prove ownership of a valid copyright. Let me know in the comments below or @copyrightlately on social media.

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LexBlog IP

JULY 26, 2022

I recently joined BakerHostetler’s Chicago office in the Digital Assets and Data Management Practice Group after spending almost eight years at Publicis Groupe, where I led a team of attorneys supporting business units focused on media, data and advertising technology (“ad tech”). It can get complicated.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JUNE 9, 2022

BrandTotal “provides advertising consulting services to corporate clients regarding how those clients’ and their competitors’ digital advertisements are presented to social media users.” BrandTotal appeared first on Technology & Marketing Law Blog. ” Click on the image to see the animation.

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43(B)log

AUGUST 19, 2021

It filed an application to register CASPER as a trademark in connection with blockchain technology; the registration issued in November 2020. CasperLabs, meanwhile, alleged that “Casper” and “CasperLabs” had become widely recognized on social media to refer to its network. 1) The marks were identical. (2)

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LexBlog IP

JULY 18, 2023

At the same time, we are obligated by both ethical rules and market conditions to offer reasonable rates – which in turn make the use of generative AI compelling. They countered that they would be open to holding annual meetings to discuss advancements in technology. But let’s address the elephant in the room.

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Copyright Lately

AUGUST 25, 2023

If AI technology determines the expressive elements of its output, the generated material is not considered to be the product of human authorship, and therefore not protected by copyright. Don’t worry about providing a detailed spreadsheet of every use of AI technologies in the creation of your work.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

DECEMBER 12, 2021

In that sense, this case is like the “material support for terrorists” cases against social media services, which have failed on a wide variety of grounds beyond Section 230. The post Armslist Loses Two Section 230 Rulings, But Still Defeats Both Lawsuits appeared first on Technology & Marketing Law Blog.

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Corsearch

AUGUST 2, 2023

We also explain the alternative approach: how you can you use Corsearch’s AI-assisted technology and experts to do away with resource-sapping manual reviews and speed up enforcement. Intellectual property rights are defined as legal rights that protect the ownership of artistic, literary, and other creative works.

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43(B)log

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

Dfinity argued that its registration of its marks gives it “prima facie evidence of [their] validity,” so it need not plead use in commerce to demonstrate a protectable ownership interest in an enforcement action. The Ninth Circuit does not agree.” All the specific uses to which Dfinity pointed were uses of its rainbow mark.

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SpicyIP

AUGUST 15, 2021

She analyses the Report’s recommendations pertaining to the amendment of patent laws in order to facilitate inventorship and ownership by AI. The Delhi High Court in Sporta Technologies Pvt. 10 August, 2021]. John Doe & Anr. 9 August, 2021]. John Doe & Anr. 9 August, 2021]. Other News from Around the World.

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Fish & Richardson Trademark & Copyright Thoughts

JUNE 16, 2022

While arguments exist that infringement of trademarks in connection with virtual goods and services should be covered by the “natural zone of expansion” doctrine, best practice would be to file applications for important brands for virtual versions of the brand’s goods or services and to ensure enforcement efforts cover this new market.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

DECEMBER 15, 2021

In making this finding I draw an adverse inference from Defendant’s failure to initiate litigation against Plaintiff…by November 19, 2018, Defendant was using the DMCA Takedown Notices to suppress a market competitor rather than to enforce a legitimate good faith claim of copyright infringement. MGA Entertainment.

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SpicyIP

JULY 5, 2021

Copyright Ownership in State Board Textbooks: Impediments to Accessibility. s devices, escalating a legal battle over the booming American market for smart-home technologies. Thematic Highlight. Image from here. the largest home-security business in the United States, has filed a patent infringement lawsuit in the U.S.,

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Intepat

JUNE 13, 2024

This rampant unauthorized copying, known as design piracy, undermines the economic value of industries by diluting the uniqueness of original designs and reducing the market advantage of legitimate creators. This software can alert businesses to any unauthorized use or replication of their designs.

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