The TTABlog

MARCH 19, 2024

Examining Attorney Yat Sye Lee submitted internet evidence that some eighteen different companies offer the goods of both applicant and registrant under the same mark (including SEPHORA, BATH & BODY WORKS, and PACIFICA), along with twenty use-based third-party registrations covering these goods. How do you think this appeal came out?

Registration 57

Registration Marketing Marketing Copyright 57

TorrentFreak

JULY 18, 2022

VPNs are valuable tools for people who want to use the Internet securely with decent privacy. VPNs have recently become a sensitive topic in United States mainstream media. They are vital for whistleblowers and people who rebel against Government oppression.

Privacy 137

Privacy Advertising Advertising Reporting 137

TorrentFreak

APRIL 10, 2024

A similar but broader effort failed in 2012 but twelve years is a very long time; in the tech and internet world, it’s almost forever. Site-blocking does not impact legitimate businesses or ordinary internet users. “Imagine if those viewers couldn’t find pirated versions of films through a basic internet search.

Television 106

Television Business Reporting Law 106

The IPKat

MAY 1, 2022

26-27 May 2022 | UCL – “ Patents in Telecoms and the Internet of Things ” On May 26-27, 2022, UCL will hold its 6th conference on Patents in Telecoms and the Internet of Things. The conference will provide attendees with insights on the latest market developments, as well as case law and regulators on this topic.

Intellectual Property 76

Intellectual Property Editing Intellectual Property Law Registration 76

TorrentFreak

DECEMBER 13, 2023

With more than 10,000 responses, it is clear that the topic is close to the hearts of many people. Frodo and Gandalf faced the Balrog in Moria AI freeloading will lead to unfair competition and cause harm to licensing markets, the writers warn. This clash between AI and copyright piqued the interest of the U.S.

Publishing 139

Publishing Licensing Copyright Copying 139

TorrentFreak

MARCH 29, 2024

For almost a quarter of a century a subset of internet activists have equated certain types of piracy mitigation measures to censorship and attacks on free speech. It also poured credibility on the predictions of ‘extremist’ internet activists who have been warning about this type of mission creep for over 20 years.

Privacy 107

Privacy Publishing Marketing Marketing 107

IPilogue

DECEMBER 1, 2021

As part of the course requirements, students were asked to write a blog on a topic of their choice. When reports about Facebook’s plan to change its corporate name hit the internet, branding experts offered their theories about the driving force behind the social media giant’s decision to rebrand itself.

Business 111

Business Trademark Social Media Registration 111

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JULY 17, 2021

Instead, judge simply says the Second Circuit hasn’t addressed the topic. Gannett appeared first on Technology & Marketing Law Blog. The court acknowledges the precedent applying the ADA to retailers’ websites, but it doesn’t extend to a standalone content website. The opinion cites the 2015 NFB v. Gannett Co.

Blogging 126

Blogging Television Publishing Advertising 126

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

MAY 11, 2022

By freezing under-18 out of large swathes of the Internet, the bill would create a generation of digitally naïve adults–the exact opposite of the skills they, and our society, need to thrive in the 21st century. The bill excludes “Internet search providers, Internet service providers, or e­mail.”

Social Media 143

Social Media Privacy Law Government 143

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

DECEMBER 31, 2021

Back in 1998, Congress didn’t appreciate how unmasking subpoenas could be weaponized, but we know better now, which makes 512(h)’s easy access to unmasking subpoenas a dangerous relic of a different Internet era. Q2 2015 Quick Links, Part 1 (IP, Marketing and More). Did a Court Eliminate 512(h) Subpoenas?–Maximized

Fair Use 109

Fair Use Blogging Marketing Marketing 109

Michael Geist

APRIL 6, 2022

The government isn’t interested in requiring me to pay for a link, however, only large Internet companies who refer millions of users back to the media sites. ” The Canadian government and Minister Rodriguez do not seem particularly concerned about the harm to the Internet that Bill C-18 could cause.

Government 98

Government Business Journalism Marketing 98

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

SEPTEMBER 19, 2021

Before reading this post, read my new article, Online Account Terminations/Content Removals and the Benefits of Internet Services Enforcing Their House Rules. 2) Internet services are highly selective about the content on their services as well. 2) Internet services are highly selective about the content on their services as well.

Social Media 99

Social Media Government Blogging Publishing 99

Traverse Legal Blog

APRIL 6, 2021

Welcome to Traverse, where we discuss the hottest topics in Internet law. If you face an Internet law issue, cyber law complaint, website, or e-commerce issue, we have an Internet lawyer ready to help. The Internet is a Highly Complex Place. Suppose you have to identify anonymous people on the internet.

Copyright Infringement 75

Copyright Infringement Artwork Copyright Law Business 75

The IPKat

APRIL 26, 2022

The event shall tackle the use of gender-neutral language in decisions, potential priority for the selection process and other relevant topics. This year’s topics will include mental health as well as diversity, equity, and inclusion. Registration can be made on the event's website. More information about the event is available here.

Intellectual Property 67

Intellectual Property Registration IP Branding 67

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

I did a (rare for me) Twitter thread on this topic, which is so crucial that I’m sharing it here as well: On Thursday, the Senate Judiciary Committee will be marking up the EARN IT Act, which removes Section 230 for child sexual abuse material (CSAM). EARN IT is a SOPA-level development for the Internet.

Blogging 59

Blogging Privacy Reporting Law 59

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JANUARY 19, 2023

” This is the latest entry in the confusing jurisprudence about when 230 applies to first-party marketing representations that are rendered untrue by users’ activities. Second, the complaint asked the court to ban the apps from the Internet entirely, largely because they enable anonymous/pseudonymous conversations.

False Advertising 85

False Advertising Social Media Publishing Advertising 85

TorrentFreak

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

Delivered via TV, radio and the internet, public service announcements enlighten the masses on topics seemingly so complex, they’re only fully understood by the few. Online gambling within South Korea is outlawed, and government control in the rest of the market effectively amounts to a lucrative monopoly.

Advertising 107

Advertising Advertising Reporting Government 107

TorrentFreak

NOVEMBER 25, 2021

Finnish market research company Taloustutkimus Oy has published its Copyright Barometer report for 2021. Among all respondents, 11% believe that downloading pirated content from the Internet is acceptable, with just 5% stating that uploading content for others to consume is acceptable too. Illegal Streaming and Downloading.

Music 122

Music Reporting Copyright Copyright Infringement 122

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

MARCH 29, 2022

The court’s opinion breezes through most of these important and complicated topics, mostly due to the plaintiff’s pro se arguments and Section 230. Forge of Empires appeared first on Technology & Marketing Law Blog. Among other problems with the claims, Section 230 applies to third-party conduct. Implications.

Contracts 112

Contracts Advertising Advertising Confidentiality 112

Garrigues Blog

DECEMBER 14, 2021

The tension between freedom of expression and copyright protection has lately been one of the hottest topics in EU and Portuguese copyright laws. Nobody questions the fact that IP laws need to be enforced on the internet.

Copyright 52

Copyright Related Rights Ownership Copyright Infringement 52

Velocity of Content

JUNE 15, 2022

The Internet was meanwhile emerging as a force to be reckoned with for an ever-greater proportion of Americans. The more common description of these “measures” was as “anti-piracy tools” or “digital rights management” (DRM, a term from the market). Marvel’s first widely successful superhero film, Blade , was released in August.

Copyright 98

Copyright Government Designs Design 98

Selvam & Selvam Blog

APRIL 5, 2022

The power of the internet, in particular that of social media is humungous. When used strategically, social media becomes one of the most powerful tools of digital marketing. With the evolution of social media, the concept of moment marketing has also become increasingly common. But what exactly is moment marketing?

Marketing 40

Marketing Marketing Social Media Personality Rights 40

The IPKat

JANUARY 7, 2022

Event 4iP Council Solution in Search of a Problem: Licensing Negotiation Groups in the Internet of Things The 4iP Counsel will be organizing the subject line webinar on 19 January 2022 4 p.m. As we welcome a happier (and more importantly) a healthier new year, this Kat brings to you a handful of events and opportunities. Jonathan M.

Journalism 73

Journalism Intellectual Property Law Marketing 73

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JUNE 1, 2022

At the same time, the Fifth Circuit’s unleashing of HB 20 without any explanation and without a delay to allow for orderly appeals was condemnable (and ironic, in that HB 20 requires Internet services to provide more explanations than the Fifth Circuit provided in upholding the explanations requirement). ” I agree. ” Maybe.

Social Media 122

Social Media Blogging Law Technology 122

TorrentFreak

OCTOBER 21, 2021

The owner of every domain name on the Internet is required to supply personal information when they buy a domain. The music industry group submitted its notorious markets comments to the USTR last week. An overview of the nominations for the notorious markets report, which show a lot of overlap with previous years, is listed below.

Privacy 127

Privacy Registration Intellectual Property Copyright 127

The IPKat

OCTOBER 2, 2023

LLMs are trained on vast quantities of text data from the internet. LLMs can often produce sensible answers to questions for which an internet search would provide an answer. Large language models (LLM) Large language models (LLM), such as ChatGPT, are a particular type of Generative AI that manipulate and generate text.

Patent Drafting 73

Patent Drafting Patent Invention Technology 73

Michael Geist

MAY 16, 2022

It is a market-based solution that involves minimal government intervention, and I think everyone in this place can agree on that. The government is relying on two claims here: fair compensation for the use of journalist content and a market-based approach with minimal government intervention. That is it: no more, no less.

Government 95

Government Copyright Law Marketing Marketing 95

The IPKat

JUNE 3, 2022

Is the perception of a reasonably well informed and reasonably observant internet user relevant when undertaking such an assessment? Preliminary remarks The AG began his Opinion noting how the topic of intermediary liability has always raised novel questions over time. Let’s see how the AG reasoned.

Marketing 52

Marketing Marketing Advertising Advertising 52

Michael Geist

SEPTEMBER 21, 2022

Changing market dynamics have also obviously changed the digital ad market, with more money moving toward companies such as Google, Facebook, and Amazon. Instead, the bill triggers a mandatory compensation process where news content is “made available” on Internet platforms, called digital news intermediaries (DNI).

Government 94

Government Journalism Advertising Advertising 94

Kashishipr

JANUARY 12, 2022

They qualify as a metadata tag and aid the user to create, identify, follow, and contribute to a particular conversation or a topic on social networking sites and across other internet applications. Soon, this may turn up as a hot topic soaring attention from the legal fraternity. ? Answer the Big Question.

Trademark 105

Trademark Registration Registering Trademarks Social Media 105

Kluwer Copyright Blog

DECEMBER 5, 2022

It makes use of several technological developments and in particular computing devices with wireless connectivity that let the user connect to the Internet and other devices in different places. Internet Law: A Concise Guide to Regulation Around the World. ii) Copyright protected works. published in Grur. 2022, 618ff. by Edward J.

Copyright 103

Copyright Public Domain Art Moral Rights 103

Art Law Journal

DECEMBER 29, 2021

We cover topics including career paths, preparing for interviews, using social media to grow your footprint, networking, and much more. An ad agency is focused on marketing, advertising services, and strategies — and often works with specialist partners to build technology or other complex designs. AD AGENCIES. Top Digital Agencies.

Graphic Design 52

Graphic Design Designs Design Web Design 52

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

AUGUST 2, 2022

” (For more on how the California legislature is working to eliminate the Internet, see my posts on the pending bills AB587 and AB2273 ). This is almost certainly what the legislators actually want given their antipathy towards the Internet, but it’s not a good outcome for anyone. What the Bill Says. Who’s Covered? .

Social Media 85

Social Media Privacy Designs Design 85

LexBlog IP

OCTOBER 20, 2022

The DSA together with the Digital Markets Act (the DMA ) form part of an EU legislative strategy that seeks to create a level playing field for both big and small businesses in the digital world, create a harmonized approach to doing business online and to create a safer environment for users online. What ‘s new.

Reporting 52

Reporting Journalism Technology Business 52

Kluwer Copyright Blog

JANUARY 26, 2023

As seen in the EBIA and ENPI, the PNI is also divided into different thematic axes, which relate to education, funding, markets, IP and a culture of innovation (art. In Brazil, TDM came to be included in the Legislative Bill on AI as one specific topic. Swan € 112

Copyright 56

Copyright Intellectual Property IP Copyright Law 56

Kluwer Copyright Blog

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

From hyperlinking to geoblocking: towards a holistic conception of the notion of the “public” First, the AG confirms some classic findings of the CJEU regarding the scope of the right of communication to the public, such as that the rebroadcast of a television broadcast on the Internet is a distinct and independent act of communication.

Copyright Infringement 52

Copyright Infringement Television Copyright Copyright Law 52

IPilogue

DECEMBER 9, 2021

As part of the course requirements, students were asked to write a blog on a topic of their choice. It’s no secret that memes have taken the internet by storm. Candidate at Osgoode Hall Law School, enrolled in Professor David Vaver’s 2021-2022 Intellectual Property Law & Technology Intensive Program.

Copyright 89

Copyright Artistic Work Copying Intellectual Property 89