Ownership Social Media Television 
Michael Geist
MAY 18, 2023
To pick just one of many examples, the Commission is consulting on the meaning of “social media service”: Q5. How should the Commission define “social media service”? What, if any, criteria should be used to assess whether an online undertaking is providing a social media service?
Michael Geist
APRIL 14, 2023
And as for the payments from social media companies that the government insists are so essential that it has fought for years to include user content regulation in the bill? However, from a cultural perspective, the two sectors are not interchangeable, and the loss of Canadian-produced television shows will greatly impact the industry.
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Technology & Marketing Law Blog
MAY 30, 2022
Finally, it points out Viacom is the owner of three valid trademark registrations for the KRUSTY KRAB mark and 400 copyright registrations covering “creative aspects of the SpongeBob SquarePants franchise,” including episodes from the animated television series, movies, drawings, and stylebooks featuring artwork from the franchise.
Michael Geist
MAY 25, 2022
When Minister Rodriguez introduced this bill, he stated “we listened to concerns around social media and we fixed it.” The bottom line is that user content is treated as a “program” and the CRTC is empowered to create regulations applicable to programs that are uploaded to social media services. While the Section 4.1
SpicyIP
JANUARY 31, 2025
Analysing the complexities of licensing deals for film and television adaptations. Evaluating the doctrine of fair use for Indian social media platforms in light of global cases. Exploring the intersection of defamation and copyright in Indian social media journalism.
Copyright Lately
NOVEMBER 21, 2021
Again, NFTs are just an ownership record and a link to content. Copyright law defines “ publication ” as the distribution of copies of a work to the public by sale or other transfer of ownership or by rental, lease, or lending. NFTs Are Not Copyrightable. This is, after all, supposed to be a copyright case. View Fullscreen.
Copyright Lately
FEBRUARY 20, 2022
Without any ownership interest in the production bible, Scott had no right to assert a copyright infringement claim. As a result, it’s questionable whether Scott had any ability to claim infringement, even if he were able to show an ownership interest in the series bible in the first place. View Fullscreen.
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