Michael Geist

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

My immediate response to the government materials was that the bill is significantly different from the 2021 consultation and that many of the worst fears – borne from years of poorly thought out digital policy – have not been realized. At a high level, I offer several takeaways. Now to the bill with a mini FAQ.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JUNE 7, 2022

2021 WL 3046775 (C.D. June 24, 2021). July 7, 2020): “The privacy policy includes a section titled “Rights of California Residents,” which addresses requirements of the California Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA”), Cal. ” * Bloomberg : Global Privacy Control Popularity Grows as Legal Status Up in Air.

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IPilogue

JULY 19, 2021

IP Osgoode would like to congratulate the winners of the Gowling WLG Best Blog in IP Law and Technology Prize for 2020-2021. Our stories also delve into related areas including: internet law, privacy rights, broadcasting, social media and free speech. Best Blog Comment : We did not award a winner for this category.

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IPilogue

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

In August, Apple made headlines by introducing new privacy features in their upcoming software updates. Over the years, Apple has cultivated a strong reputation as a protector of consumer privacy. One of their core values and popular marketing point s is that “privacy is a fundamental human right.”

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

AUGUST 2, 2021

I’m pleased to announce the 2021 edition of my Internet Law casebook, Internet Law: Cases & Materials. I’ve now framed it as a note about California’s consumer privacy laws. I did not add coverage of the Florida social media censorship law or NetChoice v. I added a major note on the Van Buren v.

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IPilogue

JULY 16, 2021

Reports of racial bias and Canadian privacy law violations weaken the argument for implementing FRT. On June 10, 2021, the Office of the Privacy Commissioner (“OPC”) issued a 29-page report on FRT and Royal Canadian Mounted Police (“RCMP”) -related surveillance as it pertains to the Canadian public. What is Clearview?

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SpicyIP

JUNE 27, 2022

We’re pleased to bring our readers a 2 part guest post series by Surabhi Pande and Devvrat Joshi, on the recently proposed draft amendments to the IT Rules, 2021 (which were released on 6th June, 2022). The Amendment to the IT Rules, 2021: Part 1 – Locked, Loaded, and Aimed at the Intermediaries.

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Michael Geist

OCTOBER 2, 2023

By contrast, the inclusion of registration requirements for a wide range of undertakings, including some podcast services, online news sites, adult content sites, and social media left some characterizing it as a podcast registry or part of “one of the world’s most repressive online censorship schemes.” So what’s the reality?

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LexBlog IP

JULY 13, 2021

This was originally published by Esports Insider on June 24, 2021. The world of competitive video gaming implicates a complicated patchwork of privacy laws, and esports companies need to keep in mind some key issues when assessing privacy and cybersecurity obligations. Collecting information.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JANUARY 18, 2024

The term “link taxes” refer to the government compulsion of large Internet services, such as social media or search engines, to pay news media for indexing and publishing their headlines and links. 4) Social media “defective design” lawsuits go forward. #StopTheSADScheme. Does anyone care?

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IPilogue

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

muddies the waters again, challenging orders from privacy authorities in British Columbia and testing current Canadian privacy law. In February 2021, the Privacy Commissioner of Canada (“the Commissioner”) released a report on Clearview AI, Inc. Facial recognition software company Clearview AI, Inc. 11), use (s.

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IPilogue

MARCH 13, 2023

Value for Users Traditionally, users have valued the ability to share their personal information while using online services, like search engines or social media platforms, citing their desire to receive personalized advertisements. What monetary value do some privacy-conscious users demand to share their personal information? $20

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JULY 12, 2022

You might also check out (1) my Internet Law course page , which includes a quarter-century of syllabi and old exams with sample answers, (2) my article on “ Teaching Cyberlaw ,” (3) my blog post on teaching Internet Law as an online-only course , and (4) my Canvas modules for my Fall 2021 online-only course. Social Media.

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Copyright Lately

AUGUST 14, 2023

Photographer Jeff Sedlik filed the lawsuit in February 2021 , claiming that Von D infringed the copyright in his photo of Miles Davis by tattooing a reproduction of the image on her friend Blake Farmer’s arm and by displaying images of the tattoo on her social media accounts.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

AUGUST 29, 2022

I completed my last Internet Law class before Thanksgiving 2021 and had Spring semester off. That’s a long prelude to explaining how my “summer 2022” really dates back to November 2021 and won’t end until January. Comments on the California Consumer Privacy Rights Act (CPRA) Rulemaking , May 2022.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

MARCH 10, 2022

Defendants also managed the social media presence of the “La Baguette” business, which primarily consisted of a Facebook page. Moore, Find Out Who Your Friends Are: A Framework for Determining Whether Employees’ Social Media Followers Follow Them to A New Job, 39 CAMPBELL L. See generally, Christopher A.

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LexBlog IP

JUNE 9, 2022

According to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), from the beginning of 2021 to the present day, more than 46,000 people have lost more than a b illion dollars (that’s with a “b” ) in crypto scams.

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IPilogue

JULY 9, 2021

In 2015, Austrian law student and privacy activist, Maximillian Schrems, sued Facebook Ireland for what he alleged to be an unlawful transfer of data from Facebook Ireland to Facebook’s headquarters in the United States. law can order social media companies to provide such data to the U.S. In other words, the U.S.

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LexBlog IP

AUGUST 17, 2021

Clubhouse , the former invitation-only social media darling that captured the attention of investors, social media early adopters, and competitors since its introduction in April 2020, now faces significant challenges as it strives to remain relevant and attract new and engaged users. To date, Clubhouse has 30.2

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The IPKat

JULY 4, 2021

Common Market Law Review has announced the 2021 Prize for Young Academics. Submissions on any topic on EU law are expected until September 15, 2021. The UK IPO has also published the results of last year’s consultation on the review of the IP enforcement framework.

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SpicyIP

JULY 9, 2021

(CNR Number: KLTV010019372021) The reason for filing the suit was that certain unknown people had posted without authorisation original sound recordings created by Vempati Ravi Shankar (the plaintiff’s late husband) on the defendant’s social media platforms – Facebook and Instagram. Recently, in Krishna Kishore Singh v.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

DECEMBER 11, 2021

2021 has seen the emergence of a litigation genre against “yearbook” database vendors that publish old yearbooks online. 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. 2021 WL 5050079 (N.D.

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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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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

MAY 25, 2022

The opinion holds that the key parts of Florida’s social media censorship law (SB 7072) likely violate the First Amendment and should remain enjoined. ” The opinion also highlights the madness of the Fifth Circuit allowing the Texas social media censorship law to take effect via a 1-line order. “S.B.

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IPilogue

OCTOBER 1, 2022

Back on February 7, 2021, award-winning professional photographer Jeffrey B. Sedlik claims that Kat Von D infringed the copyright protection of his iconic photograph of world-famous jazz musician Miles Davis (“Davis”) when she tattooed the image onto a client’s body without authorization and posted photos of the tattoo on social media.

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43(B)log

DECEMBER 7, 2023

One of the individual defendants is “a social media personality and model who became well-known for her photos and videos, and who has also started an agency to provide management services to other models and influencers.” COY hired MG to develop COY’s subscription platform. Wilmott Storage Servs., 4th 1065 (9th Cir. the servers.”

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IPilogue

JULY 28, 2021

Early July 2021, Roderique received a message from a friend who had visited The Hudson’s Bay Company (The Bay) where she came upon Roderique’s photo for the company’s “ Charter for Change ” initiative. Roderique said she would like to see a financial donation as this “mistake” happens too often to IBPOC creation. The Legal Side.

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SpicyIP

JULY 5, 2021

In this post , we informed our readers about a free online course on intellectual property starting on 1st July 2021. July 2, 2021]. June 30, 2021]. June 29, 2021]. June 28, 2021]. on their FM Radio stations till July 2, 2021. June 29, 2021]. The Bombay High Court in Franco Indian Pharmaceuticals Pvt.

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IP Tech Blog

JULY 18, 2023

ChatGPT has only been trained on pre-2021 data, before the proliferation of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) programs (an observation and not a judgment). Other considerations for legal professionals abound, privacy being salient among them. Other industries have been reckoning with bias in AI as well.

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LexBlog IP

APRIL 11, 2023

A brand that uses material generated by AI in a public-facing manner – such as in an ad or a social media post – could run the risk of infringing on another’s rights, for which the brand could be held liable. For more information on these issues, read our sister blogs here , here , and here. See also, Urantia Found.

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43(B)log

OCTOBER 6, 2021

American Girl Brands, LLC, 2021 WL 510729, No. 11, 2021) Lucianne Walkowicz “has achieved a measure of celebrity as an astronomer,” and contended that defendants misappropriated distinctive aspects of their personal identity into a space-themed American Girl doll named Luciana Vega. Walkowicz v. 20-cv-374-jdp (W.D.

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SpicyIP

AUGUST 15, 2021

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

DECEMBER 27, 2022

2, 2022): Nor does personal jurisdiction arise out of the Film Defendants’ so-called “advertising strategy,” which allegedly “featured a significant push on social media[ ] targeting Washington, DC residents via Instagram and Facebook.” targeted social media advertising. Hovermann , 2021 WL 9032222 (E.D.N.Y.

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JIPEL Copyright Blog

MARCH 9, 2022

The museum industry, it would seem, is taking note of technology’s growing role in its operations, particularly in regards to visitor engagement and staying relevant in a social media-driven society where declining visitation rates have only been exacerbated by the ongoing pandemic.

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U.S. Department of Commerce

OCTOBER 26, 2021

Keeping Your Data Safe: The Differential Privacy Temporal Map Challenge. October 26, 2021. Tue, 10/26/2021 - 16:51. These prize challenge technologies successfully enable public safety agencies to share data without compromising the privacy of individuals. . The Case for Differential Privacy . KCPullen@doc.gov.

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LexBlog IP

JULY 18, 2023

” ChatGPT has only been trained on pre-2021 data, before the proliferation of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) programs (an observation and not a judgment). Other considerations for legal professionals abound, privacy being salient among them. Other industries have been reckoning with bias in AI as well.

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IIPRD

JANUARY 29, 2023

It varies from creating an alternate persona on a social media account to voicing an animated character in a movie. The issues pertaining to the rights of VTubers encompass rights to the design of the character, the privacy of the individual, licensing and taking inspiration from an existing character. 4] Andrew L. 6] Stuart D.

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