43(B)log

MARCH 1, 2022

25, 2022) “The softball team and flag corps at a public high school outside Fort Worth used their Twitter accounts to post a motivational passage from sports psychologist Keith Bell’s book, Winning Isn’t Normal.” He sued; the court of appeals affirms a finding of fair use on a motion to dismiss and an award of attorneys’ fees.

Fair Use 90

Fair Use Social Media Licensing Marketing 90

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JULY 12, 2022

e-personation case (an edge case from a different era), and the decade-old social media e-discovery cases (mainstream CivPro by now). Taylor about true threats on social media. The Florida and Texas social media censorship laws and the associated court challenges. Note About Fair Use.

Editing 139

Editing Law Social Media Privacy 139

IP and Legal Filings

MARCH 5, 2024

Trademark Infringement in the Digital Landscape The internet and digital technology have enabled new types of trademark infringement through channels such as cybersquatting, keyword advertising, and social media misuse, making it more challenging for companies to safeguard their intellectual property rights. Sifynet Solutions Pvt.

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Trademark Social Media Advertising Advertising 88

The IPKat

APRIL 3, 2023

The Act introduces a new vista in Nigerian copyright law as it repeals the Copyright Act 2004. The reform process is now complete with the recent assent to the Bill, as the Copyright Act 2022, by the Nigerian President. How can libraries in Nigeria benefit from the Copyright Act 2022?

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Copyright Intellectual Property Fair Use Copyright Law 127

Copyright Lately

MAY 17, 2021

And putting aside its pure entertainment value, the sketch also raises some interesting questions about just how much of an original work may be taken before parodic fair use crosses the line into copyright infringement. Kermit the Frog and Robert De Niro on SNL (2004). Jason Segel and the Muppets on SNL (2011).

Fair Use 96

Fair Use Copying Television Social Media 96

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

AUGUST 2, 2021

I did not add coverage of the Florida social media censorship law or NetChoice v. Note About Fair Use. Then, when the Second Circuit vacated the opinion, I ripped it out of the book. I decided that the revised opinion , though still a good result, had gotten so garbled that it wasn’t worth adding back. 512 [[link].

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Editing Law Privacy Contracts 145

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

DECEMBER 15, 2021

In 2004, the Ninth Circuit eviscerated it (in the Rossi case) by requiring plaintiffs to show that senders subjectively believed their takedown notices were abusive. Diebold from 2004, which led to a $125k damages award. As I’ve blogged many, many times on this blog (see list below), 512(f) has been a complete failure.

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Registration Fair Use Copyright Designs 110