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The Battle Over Music in Social Media Videos

Plagiarism Today

Music companies are increasingly targeting businesses who use their music on social media. The post The Battle Over Music in Social Media Videos appeared first on Plagiarism Today. Here's what you need to know.

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Zuckerberg Avoids Personal Liability for Social Media “Addiction”–In re Social Media Addiction

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

I never blogged the dual state and federal rulings in the Social Media Addiction cases from last Fall. Case Citation : In re Social Media Adolescent Addiction/Personal Injury Products Liability Litigation , No. As a result, Zuckerberg’s personal liability might still be in play. 4:22-md-03047-YGR (N.D.

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Anti-Piracy Group Recruits Teens to Keep Up with Social Media Piracy Trends

TorrentFreak

Social Media Piracy Panel To help with this ongoing process, Danish anti-piracy group Rights Alliance plans to involve youth directly. “We want to know more about young people’s ways of being and behaving on social media – and online in general. Online piracy remains a major challenge in Denmark.

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Sports Leagues See ‘X’ as the ‘Home of Social Media Piracy’

TorrentFreak

X is increasingly the home of unlawful social media piracy,” the letter reads. What’s clear, however, is that X stands out in comparison to other platforms, with rightsholders stating that it “lacks many of the features which other responsible social media operators deploy to combat piracy.”

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Court Dismisses School Districts’ Lawsuits Over Social Media “Addiction”–In re Social Media Cases

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

There are two critically important cases over “social media addiction” pending in California state court and as an MDL in the federal Northern District of California. Today’s post focuses on the social media defendants’ efforts to dismiss the parallel lawsuits by the school districts.

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Z-Library Confusion as ‘Official’ Social Media Announces Crackdown in China

TorrentFreak

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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Court Enjoins the Utah “Minor Protection in Social Media Act”–NetChoice v. Reyes

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

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.