Michael Geist

MAY 24, 2024

With requirements to report the bill back the House shortly, the end result could mean no expert testimony and the possibility of an unamended bill that places privacy and freedom of expression online at risk. What I do know is that Bill S-210 runs counter to the Conservatives’ longstanding support for freedom of expression online.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

MAY 25, 2022

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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Michael Geist

JANUARY 11, 2022

I spoke at the 2018 Privacy Symposium hosted by the International Association of Privacy Professionals. There, I discussed online privacy rights issues which changed with the emergence of different social media platforms and how it should be addressed. . The link to the video can be found here. . CC BY 2.0).

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IP Law 360

MARCH 30, 2023

The rise of platforms like TikTok and BeReal, that incentivize users to share workplace content, merits reminding employers that their social media policies should protect both company and employee private information, while accounting for enforceability issues, say Christina Wabiszewski and Kimberly Henrickson at Foley & Lardner.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JUNE 20, 2024

June 14, 2024) The post Reusing Social Media Photos for Ads? The hotel apparently thought it could get away with something less than clear consent from the copyright owner and depicted individuals (or because they were minors, their parents/guardians), and it will likely pay for that corner-cut. Case Citation : Khachatryan v.

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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. “ Privacy. * ” * Williams v.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JUNE 7, 2022

July 7, 2020): “The privacy policy includes a section titled “Rights of California Residents,” which addresses requirements of the California Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA”), Cal. ” * Bloomberg : Global Privacy Control Popularity Grows as Legal Status Up in Air. Voodoo SAS v. SayGames LLC, 2020 WL 379165 (N.D.

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IP and Legal Filings

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

The transition from simply turning on the television to logging into accounts such as social media and OTT platforms, has resulted the entertainment industry to witness an astonishing evolution. Image Sources: Shutterstock] This situation gave rise to a conundrum surrounding the issue of data privacy.

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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. Not only does this violate our privacy rights, but it also creates a bigger ethical dilemma within the economic market. Zoom: The 2020 Icon of Remote Work.

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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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Intepat

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

The Threat of Creative Theft Creative theft poses a significant challenge for independent artists, manifesting as the unauthorized appropriation of original works through reposts, remixes, and style imitations on social media platforms. Employ social media monitoring tools that alert you whenever your work appears on other platforms.

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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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Intepat

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

The Threat of Creative Theft Creative theft poses a significant challenge for independent artists, manifesting as the unauthorized appropriation of original works through reposts, remixes, and style imitations on social media platforms. Employ social media monitoring tools that alert you whenever your work appears on other platforms.

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IPilogue

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

In August, Apple made headlines by introducing new privacy features in their upcoming software updates. Over the years, Apple has cultivated a strong reputation as a protector of consumer privacy. One of their core values and popular marketing point s is that “privacy is a fundamental human right.”

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

MAY 11, 2022

Furthermore, the age authentication process would expose both under-18s and adults to extra privacy and security risks. The bill regulates “social media platforms,” defined as an “electronic medium” that allows “users to create, share, and view user?generated What The Bill Says. generated content.”

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IP Law 360

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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Nelligan Law

MARCH 29, 2023

Parents who share every aspect of their children’s lives on social media often do so with the intention of celebrating their children’s milestones and achievements, but they may not realize the potential consequences of their actions. Reading Time: 3 minutes What is “sharenting”? Get consent.

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LexBlog IP

DECEMBER 8, 2022

The Federal Trade Commission has estimated that 25 percent of social media users have been individually targeted by scammers, with losses totaling more than $770 million. Although the use of social media can be fun, it also poses risk to users.

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LexBlog IP

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) recently released data showing that more than 95,000 consumers reported losses totaling $770 million from fraud schemes that started on social media. Cryptocurrency scams accounted for 37 percent of all reported fraud losses that originated on 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. Regulations and Restrictions.

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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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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?

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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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LexBlog IP

DECEMBER 16, 2021

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) recently issued guidance on protecting the security of organizations’ social media accounts to reduce the risk of unauthorized access to those accounts. Establish an incident response plan.

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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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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JULY 8, 2022

First, Snapchat may not have had the legal right to snoop into the conversation due to the ECPA and other privacy laws, so there’s no way for Snapchat to tell if the conversation was about helping with homework or sexual grooming. This matters a lot for the victim’s claims. Section 230 Was a Fast Lane to the Inevitable Result.

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TorrentFreak

JUNE 23, 2023

Italian authorities are reporting that officers of the Special Privacy Protection and Technological Fraud Unit of the Guardia di Finanza of Rome have carried out a new operation against pirate IPTV.

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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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IPilogue

JULY 19, 2021

Our stories also delve into related areas including: internet law, privacy rights, broadcasting, social media and free speech. Winter 2021 Term: Best Blog Post : Sebastian Romanutti on “ Working Remotely during COVID-19 and its Privacy Risks ”. Best Blog Comment : We did not award a winner for this category.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

AUGUST 2, 2022

Today I’m blogging about one of those bills, California AB 2408 , “Social media platform: child users: addiction.” This bill assumes that social media platforms are intentionally addicting kids, so it creates business-ending liability to thwart those alleged addictions. What the Bill Says.

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Plagiarism Today

AUGUST 11, 2021

Examples of this can be found almost every time a dress or fashion accessory becomes popular, whether on social media or at various events. This is especially true in the age of the internet, where one can easily order whatever they desire from the privacy of their home. none have passed.

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TorrentFreak

MARCH 29, 2023

For reasons that make absolutely no sense while somehow making perfect sense, millions of internet users think that social media platforms are perfect for piracy. Nevertheless, the masses love quick and easy so in common with similar platforms everywhere, social media has a piracy problem.

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IP and Legal Filings

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

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. Wide impact of Multimedia and Social media Multimedia is a much broader concept consisting of text, sounds, audio-video, images, graphics etc.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

MARCH 10, 2022

Defendants also managed the social media presence of the “La Baguette” business, which primarily consisted of a Facebook page. Moore, Find Out Who Your Friends Are: A Framework for Determining Whether Employees’ Social Media Followers Follow Them to A New Job, 39 CAMPBELL L. See generally, Christopher A.

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Michael Geist

DECEMBER 14, 2023

But given a bill that envisions government-backed censorship, mandates age verification to use search engines or social media sites, and creates a framework for court-ordered website blocking, there is a need to pay attention. First, the bill is not limited to pornography sites.

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JD Supra Law

JULY 18, 2023

By: ArentFox Schiff

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