Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JANUARY 18, 2024

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. Then, in Liapes v. seriously, are you still posting THERE???)

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Olartemoure Blog

DECEMBER 14, 2023

The focus of these actions spans a range of issues, from anti-competitive behavior to data privacy, and more. Between 2020 and 2023, in the U.S., states initiated a lawsuit against Google, for allegedly violating antitrust laws in its advertising policies. approximately seven lawsuits were filed against Big Tech.

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LexBlog IP

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Last week, California Attorney General Rob Bonta announced a new enforcement focus on streaming apps’ failure to comply with the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA). Lastly, a streaming service’s privacy policy should also be easily accessible to the consumer and include details on individual CCPA rights.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

AUGUST 29, 2022

6th Edition of Advertising & Marketing Law: Cases and Materials (with Rebecca Tushnet). Regulation of Political Advertising (2022 Edition). Regulation of Housing Advertising (2022 Edition). Comments to the CPPA’s Proposed Regulations Pursuant to the Consumer Privacy Rights Act of 2020, Aug. NetChoice LLC v.

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LexBlog IP

JULY 26, 2023

15/2020 Consumer Protection Law and Federal Decree-Law No. 15/2020: Consumer Protection Law The United Arab Emirates has implemented robust consumer protection laws to ensure the rights and safety of consumers in various sectors, including e-commerce. 15/2020 include fines and imprisonment for non-compliance. Federal Law No.

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TorrentFreak

MARCH 1, 2024

While accessing blocked websites and communicating in relative privacy is now fairly common, the government would like sites carrying “illegal information” to remain inaccessible. Advertising and recommendations help to quickly spread the news but for Moscow, that’s unacceptable and needs to change.

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LexBlog IP

JULY 8, 2021

The apps advertised that they provided cryptomining services for a fee, but no services existed. According to the FTC, between October 2020 and March 2021, close to 7,000 individuals reported that they lost more than $80 million in cryptocurrency scams. On top of that, if they have anything to do with cryptocurrency, BEWARE !

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LexBlog IP

DECEMBER 8, 2022

Since the California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) released its draft regulations pursuant to the California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA), the biggest gripe from businesses has been the website tracking opt-out requirements. The CPRA amends the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2020 and goes into effect on January 1, 2023.

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43(B)log

DECEMBER 29, 2022

In 2020, Jackson “happened to be in the proximity” of MedSpa’s location. “At Florida law prohibits the unauthorized publication of a person’s name or likeness for a commercial or advertising purpose without express written or oral consent. Invasion of privacy: Jackson’s allegations supported misappropriation and false light theories.

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IPilogue

JUNE 3, 2022

In 2020, a South Korean television and radio network, Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation, released a documentary that revealed one family’s journey in recreating their 7-year-old deceased daughter, Na-Yeon, through the technology of virtual reality (“VR”). This article was written as a requirement for Prof. Firms such as Eterni.me

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43(B)log

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

2020 WL 8509658, No. 23, 2020) MFSA brought trademark dilution and false advertising claims against Netflix for its portrayal in the film “The Laundromat.” Rogers governed the false advertising claim. (Not 2020 WL 8510342, No. Netflix Inc., CV 19-9330-CBM-AS(x) (C.D. It’s about money laundering.) Netflix Inc.,

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LexBlog IP

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

Appeals also seem to be trending down, as this year there was a roughly 40 percent drop in appeal filings (11) compared to 2020 (18) and 2021 (17). Trends in Case Filings: This year marked the first in recent memory that NAD looked at cases involving privacy and data security advertising claims.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

DECEMBER 11, 2021

In the wake of the 2020 Lukis v. In particular, they are having some success bending Section 230, and this genre offers some interesting considerations for folks paying attention to the privacy/230 borders. Callahan v. Section 230. ” (Tautology alert). FWIW, I raised this issue as a possible paper topic in 2008.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JANUARY 15, 2024

We investigated the effects of Facebook’s and Instagram’s feed algorithms during the 2020 US election. “although exposure to content from like-minded sources on social media is common, reducing its prevalence during the 2020 US presidential election did not correspondingly reduce polarization in beliefs or attitudes” * Lucas v.

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Garrigues Blog

JULY 11, 2022

The case started in October 2018, when the sponsor of the festival, in order to advertise that Golpes Bajos would be playing, decided to publish a poster on social media, which included the name and a photograph of the deceased lead singer of the band. The exception set forth in article 8.1

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IP Tech Blog

JUNE 23, 2023

Plaintiff alleged that the defendant was infringing that mark by “advertising and selling products on the Amazon.com marketplace bearing the Detoxify Mark … .” Defendant also included references to potentially applicable privacy laws, including those of California. 2020) (emphasis added). AMA Multimedia, LLC v. Wanat , 970 F.3d

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TorrentFreak

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

In 2020, Amazon teamed up with publisher Penguin Random House and authors including John Grisham, Scott Turow and Lee Child to sue several pirate ‘Kiss Library’ eBook sites operating out of Ukraine. Whois Privacy Corp., Curious as to how such a lawsuit might progress, we monitored every filing in the case.

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LexBlog IP

JUNE 23, 2023

Plaintiff alleged that the defendant was infringing that mark by “advertising and selling products on the Amazon.com marketplace bearing the Detoxify Mark … .” Defendant also included references to potentially applicable privacy laws, including those of California. 2020) (emphasis added). AMA Multimedia, LLC v. Wanat , 970 F.3d

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

DECEMBER 31, 2021

In October 2020, the user posted 6 tweets attacking Brian Sheth , a private equity billionaire, that included photos “depicting a woman or portions of a woman’s body.” 2H 2019 and Q1 2020 Quick Links, Part 1 (Copyright, E-Commerce, Advertising). Case citation : In re DMCA § 512(h) Subpoena to Twitter, Inc.,

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IP and Legal Filings

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

It has opened wide range of facilities for us like entertainment, education, advertisements, communication etc. Any user can easily copy, duplicate or access the data without the permission of the author and it is difficult to trace them back due to the issues of privacy and other matters. Kim cartoon and Ors.,

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Garrigues Blog

JUNE 1, 2021

Autocontrol and Asociación Española de Anunciantes (Spanish Advertisers’ Association or AEA) agree on the ethical standards that should be applied to advertising by influencers from January 1, 2021. Mandarins arrive in Luxembourg… the IP ‘case of the year 2020’. Final act: will the Supreme Court lend bullfighting a helping hand?

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JUNE 9, 2022

Any legal policy that encourages data snarfing must simultaneously contend with the potentially anti-competitive and anti-social effects of preventing legitimate players from snarfing, along with the potentially massive privacy and security risks that data snarfers create. ” Click on the image to see the animation.

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Selvam & Selvam Blog

APRIL 5, 2022

For example, Amul is as famous for its quirky print advertisements, as it is for its products. However, recently when PV Sindhu won a medal in the Tokyo Olympics 2020, a lot of brands ran advertisements on social media platforms portraying her name and face along with their logo and brand to congratulate her.

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IP and Legal Filings

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

IS RIGHT TO PRIVACY VIOLATED UNDER SUCH AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES (PRIVACY BY DESIGN PRINCIPLE). 30] Article 21 of our constitution guarantees right to privacy under the sublet of right to protection of life and personal liberty. [31] Autonomous vehicle levels have a very contentious issue at hand.

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SpicyIP

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

Supreme Court of India , which dealt with issues of confidentiality, privacy (prior consent) of litigants and witnesses, restrictions on access to proceedings of trials and the preservation of the larger public interest due to the sensitivity of the proceedings. These are based on the principles set forth in Swapnil Tripathi v.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

SEPTEMBER 25, 2022

Finally, in October 2020, Facebook nuked the Shared account (and the personal accounts of some of its employees) and blocked Shared’s ads. Cod § 17200, for failing to provide sufficient details regarding ad rejections in violation of the Advertising Policies. & Prof.

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LexBlog IP

MAY 6, 2022

And all signs indicate that the agency will initiate rulemaking on some as-yet-undefined privacy issues once (and if) Alvaro Bedoya gets confirmed as the fifth commissioner. Given these societal changes, the ANPR suggests that it is more likely that B2B calls may “impinge the privacy of a consumer’s home.”

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TorrentFreak

APRIL 27, 2022

Through these processes we target all relevant intermediaries that have customer information that can help us identify the operator of a pirate site or service, including hosting providers, payment processors, advertising networks, etcetera.” “Private individuals are entitled to their personal privacy, of course.

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IPilogue

JANUARY 14, 2022

Our hard-working students and community members published more than twice as many articles than in 2020 and the most articles in a calendar year since 2011. For a review of Privacy legislation in Canada, check out Emily Prieur’s article published this week. 2021 was an exciting year for the IPilogue. Parody in Trademarks is No Joke.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JULY 5, 2022

2H 2019 and Q1 2020 Quick Links, Part 1 (Copyright, E-Commerce, Advertising). Other Blog Posts on 512(h). Court Quashes 512(h) Subpoena Submitted to YouTube–Watch Tower v. Kevin McFree. Twitter Can’t Quash a 512(h) Subpoena. 512(h) Doesn’t Preempt Doe Unmasking Lawsuits–Strike 3 v.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

APRIL 27, 2024

This is a false advertising lawsuit again the mobile app game Game of Thrones: Conquest. Also, the district court took issue with the 2020 call-to-action referring to the TOS as “Terms of Use” when it was actually the “Terms of Service.” sought to send the case to arbitration. The district court disagreed.

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Intellectual Property Law Blog

MARCH 1, 2023

The rapid rise of AI used with advertising, marketing and other consumer facing applications has caused the FTC to continue to take notice and issues guidance. The following is some recent FTC guidance to consider when referencing AI in your advertising. It has issued AI-related guidance in the past.

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Michael Geist

APRIL 5, 2022

First, companies such as Facebook deserve much of the criticism that has come their way and there is a desperate need for stronger regulatory measures, most notably involving privacy, competition, taxation, and appropriate accountability for foreseeable harms that arise from the platforms. A sampling would include: AllNovaScotia. The Breach.

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Intellectual Property Law Blog

MARCH 1, 2023

The rapid rise of AI used with advertising, marketing and other consumer facing applications has caused the FTC to continue to take notice and issues guidance. The following is some recent FTC guidance to consider when referencing AI in your advertising. It has issued AI-related guidance in the past.

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LexBlog IP

JANUARY 4, 2022

There are many things one could reflect on, but this blog is about advertising and marketing law, so we’ll stick to that. In recent weeks, over a thousand companies have received these letters, which cover a variety of advertising and marketing practices, including endorsements , business opportunities and for-profit education claims.

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43(B)log

AUGUST 17, 2021

In early 2020, “cybercriminals orchestrated a two-part ransomware attack on Blackbaud’s systems,” copying plaintiffs’ data and holding it for ransom. In its July 2020 disclosures, Blackbaud asserted that the cybercriminals did not access credit card information, bank account information, or SSNs.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JANUARY 23, 2024

Doe declares that, on January 26, 2020, she was sexually assaulted during a massage at the San Jose franchised location. Plaintiff visited the Mizzen and Main website on his mobile device, which advertised the company’s messaging program and offered a discount to customers who signed up for emails and texts.

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