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It’s Not Going to Be (Y)easy: What Happens when Business Collaborations Dissolve?

IPilogue

On October 25, 2022, following a string of antisemitic remarks and hate speech from Ye (formerly known as Kanye West) on social media, Adidas announced their decision to terminate their co-branding partnership with Ye and end production of all Yeezy branded products.

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2023 Internet Law Year-in-Review

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

My roundup of the top Internet Law developments of 2023: 10) California court bans targeted advertising (?). Regulators have sought to suppress online targeted advertising for years, with only minimal success. In turn, advertisers have fled Twitter. 4) Social media “defective design” lawsuits go forward.

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Meta’s Anti-Piracy Deal: How Facebook & Broadcasters Kill Live Pirate Streams

TorrentFreak

For reasons that make absolutely no sense while somehow making perfect sense, millions of internet users think that social media platforms are perfect for piracy. Nevertheless, the masses love quick and easy so in common with similar platforms everywhere, social media has a piracy problem.

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“In victory, you deserve champagne”: PDO “Champagne” wins against “Champanillo”

The IPKat

CIVC also argued that GB is taking unfair advantage of the reputation of the PDO “Champagne”, and asked the court to order GB to cease use of all logos and advertisement documents with “Champanillo” sign, to cancel the registration for the domain name “champanillo.es” and close all social media accounts with this name.

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Software Downloads Netflix & Disney+ Videos to Make DRM-Free Copies

TorrentFreak

Whether it always performs as advertised is up for debate but there are videos showing it in action on Amazon and other platforms quickly downloading files, rather than attempting to record the screen. In 2016, AACS told the Court that DVDFab had blatantly ignored its injunction and was continuing to conduct business as usual.

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Spotify successfully opposes POTIFY applications based on dilution by blurring

LexBlog IP

Applicant’s POTIFY platform is designed to permit legal marijuana dispensaries to market and sell their products, including via mobile applications and websites. Alpha Phi Omega , 118 USPQ2d 1289, 1298 (TTAB 2016) (quoting 15 U.S.C. § Spotify AB , 2022 USPQ2D 37 at *13–14. ” N.Y. § 1125(c)(2)(A).

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"Elasticated gusset" saves the day before Recorder Amanda Michaels in Fairfox & Favor's design right case against House of Bruar

The IPKat

A very popular design of one of these boots is based on a traditional Spanish riding boot - the Regina boot or Heeled Regina - which looks like the below (and for a closer look click here ). Although their products have the "country" look and feel about them, the products aren't designed for serious country wear.

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