Technology & Marketing Law Blog

AUGUST 1, 2023

In other words, the gist of the case is whether the photographers surrender their right to exclude others by voluntarily posting their own photos to social media. The vast majority of people who post to social media want their posts to be embedded and made available to others. Cherry Auction, Inc. , Supreme Court.

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IP and Legal Filings

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Today, the prevalence of such activities can be seen in online rummy advertisements on social media and the 2013 IPL match-fixing scandal. 3] United Kingdom Gambling Act, 2005. [4] 6] Sikkim Regulation of Gambling (Amendment) Act, 2005. [7] During the Victorian British Rule, horse betting was also introduced in India.

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SpicyIP

AUGUST 7, 2023

Assessing the material on the record, the Court held that the plaintiff has established its goodwill and reputation in the Indian market and has made out a case of passing off as there is a likelihood of confusion. In this short post, Praharsh discusses the allegations made by the student and the findings of the Court.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JULY 5, 2021

Some interesting discussion on the use of Google and Twitter to determine genericness: Plaintiffs also offered evidence of Google searches and social media mentions on Twitter to support their position that PRETZEL CRISPS is not generic. Whole Foods Market Service, Inc., A company used [competitortrademark].com

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

MARCH 25, 2022

The court says this is a fact question to address at trial: “the parties should provide evidence of whether and in what way the internet and social media platforms have altered the community standard.” For example, Facebook was launched in 2004, YouTube in 2005, Twitter in 2006, Instagram in 2010, and Snapchat in 2011).

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The IPKat

APRIL 18, 2022

Artist Four Tet took to social media to announce that its record label, Domino, had requested his music be removed from streaming platforms, amidst a legal dispute over royalties. In the latest hearing between the parties, Four Tet applied to amend the particulars of the dispute to include Domino’s recent behaviour. and/or 4.2

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IP and Legal Filings

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

This is called personality merchandising or ” marketing of one’s persona. Content made with Deepfake AI technology is abundant on social media sites; in fact, many producers exclusively use it for their work. Anil Kapoor and Mr. Amitabh Bachchan. National Law School of India Review , 31 (1), 125–148.

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Copyright Lately

JANUARY 16, 2022

Crabtree claims that Kirkman talked him into giving up co-ownership rights in “Invincible” by asking him to sign a document in 2005 that Kirkman represented would make it easier to market the work to licensees but which wouldn’t affect any of Crabtree’s rights. Crabtree v. A copy of the Crabtree’s new lawsuit follows. View Fullscreen.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

OCTOBER 29, 2023

“a provider such as Google can filter spam, including marketing emails, as ‘objectionable’ material under section 230.” Paxton ruling , saying “in NetChoice II the [Texas] legislature explicitly defined social media platforms as common carriers, whereas the California legislature has not.”

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JANUARY 27, 2022

First, governments can never successfully operate a social media service. Of course, mobs, riots, rebellions, pogroms, lynchings, and other coordinated killings have taken place throughout human history, well before social media existed. social media has played an outsized role in finding and prosecuting the insurrection.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JANUARY 24, 2023

Two recent key developments were the Digital Markets Act and the Digital Services Act. On the heels of the mandatory editorial transparency provisions in Florida and Texas’ social media censorship laws, the California legislature thought it could one-up those states by passing a law with at least 161 different disclosure requirements.

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