Plagiarism Today

MAY 23, 2024

Sony sues Marriott over social media posts, Beyonce and Big Freedia sued over samples and photographer sues over wallpaper photo. The post 3 Count: Bounce House appeared first on Plagiarism Today.

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TorrentFreak

MAY 7, 2024

Dramatic Announcement On ‘Official’ Social Media Channels To strengthen its presence in China, back in January Z-Library registered official accounts on WeChat and Bilibili, two Chinese social media platforms with massive reach. Our mainland China social accounts will be logged out within seven days.

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Plagiarism Today

AUGUST 5, 2024

The social media phenomenon Zillow Gone Wild is facing a lawsuit from a real estate photographer. Here's what is at stake. The post Zillow Gone Wild Sued by Real Estate Photographer appeared first on Plagiarism Today.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

Utah’s Minor Protection in Social Media Act contains two major provisions. First, it requires social media companies to conduct age assurance of their users to a 95% accuracy rate, along with an appellate process for misclassified users. Utah argued that the law doesn’t suppress any specific topic.

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Erik K Pelton

MARCH 4, 2025

Here are 25 common ways to use one: Website Letterhead Business cards Note cards Refrigerator magnets Email signature Building sign or awning Lighting Stickers or temporary tattoos Trade show banners / displays Product placements in TV and film Opening scene of a video Social media profiles Domain name registrations App icon Shirts Coffee mugs Pens (..)

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Erik K Pelton

OCTOBER 15, 2024

Social Media search: These resources check for usernames containing your registered trademarks that are used on major social media and other websites: KnowEm ( www.knowem.com ) socialmention ( www.socialmention.com ) Scour the web: Search a variety of websites for variations of your trademark(s).

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JD Supra Law

AUGUST 28, 2024

By: Morrison & Foerster LLP - Social Media Fake reviews are a significant problem for the big e-commerce platforms, given that a robust customer review system is crucial to modern e-commerce business models.

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TorrentFreak

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

Social Media Sales Attract Attention According to information released by Spain’s National Police on Monday, a broadcaster’s representative filed a complaint after spotting a profile on social media platforms offering pirate IPTV subscriptions.

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Plagiarism Today

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

American Hockey league and teams sued over music in social media, indie filmmakers fight for DMCA subpoenas and Miley Cyrus sued over Flowers. The post 3 Count: Hockey Fight appeared first on Plagiarism Today.

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Plagiarism Today

OCTOBER 10, 2024

Universal Music Group sues Chilis over social media posts, Barry White estate sues over 40-year-old song and Nelly lawsuit creates tension. The post 3 Count: Baby Back Lawsuit appeared first on Plagiarism Today.

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Michael Geist

JUNE 13, 2024

This week Ministry of Justice lawyers provided their take, arguing on behalf of the government in a court filing that “the Act does allow for regulation of user-uploaded programs on social media services.” It allows the CRTC to prescribe user-uploaded programs on a social media service in multiple different situations.

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Hugh Stephens Blog

MAY 24, 2021

Should user-generated content (UGC) on social media platforms be free from any regulation and the rule of law, simply because it is user-generated? Should social media platforms be given a pass when it comes to any responsibility for the UGC that they distribute?

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JD Supra Law

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

Social media influencer Sydney Nicole Gifford believes so, as she recently sued fellow social media influencer Alyssa Sheil in Texas Federal Court, in what is now known as the sad beige lawsuit.. Can you protect a personal aesthetic or vibe? By: Clark Hill PLC

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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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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. 2: U.S.

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Erik K Pelton

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

Secure the social media handles that correlate as well. Buy the corresponding domain name : the.com,inc,net or some other top level ones as well. The expense is relatively small for the peace of mind knowing that you own it and somebody else doesn’t, even if you’re not going to use it.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

AUGUST 4, 2024

Utah July 22, 2024) The post Section 230 Doesn’t Preempt Utah’s Minor Protection in Social Media Act–NetChoice v. Any self-satisfaction the Utah defendants got from “winning” this Section 230 ruling should be short-lived. Case Citation : NetChoice LLC v. Reyes , 2024 WL 3510919 (D.

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Copyright Lately

DECEMBER 29, 2024

The trouble began when Albany radio station WGNA asked its social media followers to vote for the regions best fried chicken and tagged a few contenders, including Chicken Joes, which retweeted the stations original post. Share your thoughts in the comments below or on social media @copyrightlately. Sydney Nicole LLC v.

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Hugh Stephens Blog

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

This seems to be the prevailing view these days amongst the large digital social media and search platforms when the results of algorithmic selections they have programmed turn out to yield undesirable results.

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Plagiarism Today

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

Ozzy Osbourne sued over social media posts, US Copyright Office holds inquiry about PROs and VPN providers try to duck French blocking order. The post 3 Count: VPN Trust appeared first on Plagiarism Today.

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Plagiarism Today

MARCH 17, 2025

Sony sues USC over social media posts, Sony says it has removed 75K fakes and authors seek summary judgment in Meta case. The post 3 Count: Sony Musical appeared first on Plagiarism Today.

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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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JD Supra Law

MARCH 21, 2025

NBA teams like the Indiana Pacers and Denver Nuggets are even weighing in, worried that social media posts from years ago could be used as grounds for lawsuits. A petition is calling for the Supreme Court to decide on the validity of the discovery rule, which allows copyright claims long after the alleged infringement.

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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. The photo in question showed Nas hanging out with the deceased rapper Tupac outside a New York club in July 1993.

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JD Supra Law

DECEMBER 19, 2024

A recent lawsuit in Texas highlights the challenges social media influencers face in protecting their intellectual property.

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TorrentFreak

OCTOBER 22, 2024

This includes social media platforms, where pirate streams are often openly advertised. Pirates Ideally, online services should be required by law to remove infringing content “instantaneously or near-instantaneously”, the sports companies argued. ” The sports leagues stressed that widespread piracy hurts their revenues. .

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JD Supra Law

MARCH 21, 2025

NBA teams like the Indiana Pacers and Denver Nuggets are even weighing in, worried that social media posts from years ago could be used as grounds for lawsuits. A petition is calling for the Supreme Court to decide on the validity of the discovery rule, which allows copyright claims long after the alleged infringement.

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TorrentFreak

OCTOBER 31, 2024

Today’s social media users see copyright conflicts on a regular basis, but probably due to the way copyright is enforced, tend to view images and text as faiir game when compared to movies and music. The belief that somehow everything is free on the internet was widespread in the late 1990s.

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TorrentFreak

NOVEMBER 27, 2024

The two-year investigation, which also involved intense monitoring of various social media platforms, identified two offices in Romania and Hong Kong, and nine servers said to be responsible for the supply of the illegal streams into Europe.

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Plagiarism Today

MAY 2, 2022

Much of the language was written well before widespread adoption of social media, and much of that language was vague even then. However, it arrives at a very significant intersection, one that includes the largest social media platform in the world and an ongoing push for DMCA reform.

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Erik K Pelton

JANUARY 7, 2025

Class 3: cosmetics and cleaning preparations Class 5: pharmaceutical products Class 9: electrical and scientific apparatus (includes both software (downloadable or physical software on a disc or drive) and hardware) Class 12: vehicles Class 14: jewelry Class 15: musical instruments Class 16: paper goods and printed matter (includes anything that’s (..)

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Corsearch

MARCH 19, 2025

54% of Gen Z spend over 4 hours on social media every day More than two thirds of Gen Z use TikTok 40% of Gen Z follow brands on social media 97% of Gen Z use social media as the first port of call when looking to buy something They live, shop, and engage digitally, making them one of the most influential consumer groups today.

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Plagiarism Today

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

What has changed is the internet and the rise of social media. The Role of Social Media. However, with the rise of social media, love letters are very public things. For most of our history, love letters and words of affection were private matters, usually only heard or read by the parties involved.

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SpicyIP

FEBRUARY 15, 2025

Image from here After a furor on social media platforms, the Commerce Minister has clarified that the seat of the CGPDTM is being shifted from Mumbai to New Delhi. After the move, the Mumbai office will still have the existing regional trademark and patent offices.

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Michael Geist

JUNE 9, 2023

As noted above, the specific language is “CRTC is directed not to impose regulatory requirements on online undertakings in respect of programs of social media creators, including podcasts”. A key definition is who qualifies as a “social media creator”, since it is their content that is brought into the exclusion.

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Erik K Pelton

DECEMBER 19, 2022

The way people find the restaurant, the way people tell their friends about it, search for it online, or follow a social media page all revolves around the name of the restaurant. And they should, because a restaurant name is valuable just like any other brand name.

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TorrentFreak

NOVEMBER 28, 2024

This triggered an outpouring of responses on social media, mourning the sites’ demise. “Oh nooooooo this is such a shame, because dramacool holds such an extensive archive of Asian media, it’s wonderful, stuff you couldn’t find anywhere else.

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