Technology & Marketing Law Blog

OCTOBER 7, 2023

Her latest trash lawsuit claimed that social media, the government, and Procter & Gamble were all doing the RICO against her. With respect to the social media services’ status as publishers, the court says: the plaintiff’s RICO claims depend on Twitter and Facebook’s acting as publishers. The complaint.

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The IPKat

MARCH 1, 2024

On 22 February 2024, the UK Intellectual Property Office (UKIPO) released its report on “ The impact of complicit social media influencers on male’s consumption of counterfeit goods in the UK ”. 24% of UK males aged 16 to 60 purchase counterfeit goods under the endorsement of social media influencers.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

MARCH 19, 2024

The victims sued social media companies for allegedly radicalizing the shooter by exposing him to third-party content. 810316/2023 (N.Y. Mean appeared first on Technology & Marketing Law Blog. Despite the tragedy, this should be an easy dismissal on Section 230 and causation grounds. Case Citation : Jones v.

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Copyright Lately

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

A new crop of copyrighted works (including rights in a certain famous British detective) will enter the public domain in the United States on January 1, 2023. public domain on January 1, 2023. Happy Public Domain Day 2023. On January 1, 2023, Frank and Joe Hardy will be in good company. public domain on January 1, 2023.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

AUGUST 27, 2023

Tim Pool, the Babylon Bee, and National Religious Broadcasters, which are (respectively): “a social networking app, an active social media content creator, a satirical news website, and a nonpartisan association of Christian communicators.” Bonta appeared first on Technology & Marketing Law Blog.

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LexBlog IP

MAY 15, 2023

The International Trademark Association Annual Meeting takes place in Singapore from May 16 through May 20, 2023. Take-down of unauthorized websites and social media pages can also be accomplished through digital brand protection solutions used in partnership with experienced trademark counsel.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

AUGUST 1, 2023

The court also notes the Supreme Court’s Taamneh opinion , saying it “rejected the argument that a social media company’s algorithms could constitute substantial assistance to terrorists.” 2023 WL 4853650 (D.S.C. July 24, 2023). 2023 WL 4853650 (D.S.C. July 24, 2023). The complaint.

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The IPKat

JANUARY 22, 2023

erty Rights as Allied Rights: Bill Cornish and the Making of Today’s Intellectual Property System' The Faculty of Law at the University of Cambridge will host this conference on 17th March 2023. Contributions from the fields of media, competition, information and data (protection), intellectual property, and constitutional law are welcomed.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

DECEMBER 9, 2023

ICS provider: “message boards and social media sites qualify as ‘interactive computer services.'” Twitter Corporate Office , 2023 WL 8452200 (S.D.N.Y. 6, 2023) The post Suspended Twitter User Loses Lawsuit Over Data Access–Thomas v. Twitter appeared first on Technology & Marketing Law Blog.

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TorrentFreak

JANUARY 31, 2024

Each year around the end of January, the Office of the United States Trade Representative ( USTR ) publishes its annual review of so-called ‘notorious markets’ known for their connections to intellectual property crime. After an unexplained absence in 2021, YTS.mx reappeared in the report last year. government.

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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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Patently-O

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

by Dennis Cxrouch In re Lizzo LLC (TTAB 2023) In a new precedential opinion, the PTAB has sided with the musical artist Lizzo — agreeing to register her mark “100% THAT B H” for use on apparel. Rather, Lizzo apparently saw a social media meme about being 100% that b h and then added it to her song.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

AUGUST 31, 2023

” “Plaintiff appears to argue Twitter’s placement of information in “social media feeds” renders it an information content provider. 2023 WL 5493823 (N.D. 23, 2023) The post Lawsuit Over Twitter Suspension Fails Again–Zhang v. Twitter appeared first on Technology & Marketing Law Blog.

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TorrentFreak

JANUARY 24, 2023

When BBB fans aren’t glued to their TVs waiting for the drama to unfold, many can be found on social media, usually speculating about what comes next, based on what they’ve just seen. For example, there is an impact on the attractiveness of audiovisual products for the advertising market,” it reads.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JULY 12, 2022

For what it’s worth, this year I’ll teach the course in Spring 2023 instead of Fall 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. Social Media.

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LexBlog IP

JUNE 26, 2023

The court concluded that JSC’s unique designs acquired secondary meaning in the eyes of consumers in the furniture market, particularly because of Trendily’s copying, and possessed protectable trade dress. JSC designs high-end furniture hand-crafted by woodworkers in Indonesia. Trade dress is not intrinsically protectable.

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43(B)log

DECEMBER 7, 2023

2023 WL 8292459, No. 17, 2023) Super-interesting holding that, while there’s no patent field preemption against bringing false patent marking claims under the Lanham Act, Dastar (as expansively interpreted to cover false advertising claims) does preclude such claims, possibly only because of party argument. Urban Dollz LLC v.

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TorrentFreak

MAY 25, 2023

The US Chamber of Commerce 2023 International IP Index report is a pretty big read at 213 pages, but for those interested in intellectual property matters, it’s an interesting one too. The 2023 International IP Index report is available here From: TF , for the latest news on copyright battles, piracy and more.

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IP Tech Blog

MARCH 8, 2024

On September 18, 2023, NetChoice, LLC — a national trade association with members from the tech and social media industry — obtained a preliminary injunction from the District Court for the Northern District of California preventing the State of California from enforcing the California Age-Appropriate Design Code Act (“AADC” or the “Act”).

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43(B)log

MAY 19, 2023

2023 WL 2433970, -- F. 9, 2023) Roblox runs a “digital world where users create virtual games and experiences and connect with other users.” Defendants allegedly marketed the My Avastars dolls with a “code” that could be used in the Roblox platform. Roblox Corp. 22-cv-04476-SI (N.D. This was enough survive the motion to dismiss.

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IP and Legal Filings

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

The transition from simply turning on the television to logging into accounts such as social media and OTT platforms, has resulted the entertainment industry to witness an astonishing evolution. To address these alarming concerns, India has introduced Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023, a long-awaited legislation.

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TorrentFreak

OCTOBER 31, 2023

Late March 2023, Russia augmented its long-burning VPN crackdown with a series of PSAs claiming that using a VPN for security is actually much worse than not using a VPN at all. The latter may take some time to emerge but in the meantime, Russia is attempting to remove as many as possible from the market.

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LexBlog IP

DECEMBER 15, 2023

On December 13, 2023, after obtaining an order from the federal court in the Southern District of New York to seize U.S. On December 13, 2023, after obtaining an order from the federal court in the Southern District of New York to seize U.S. There was a big win for the good guys against the bad guys this week.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

MAY 13, 2024

— Bright Data has long sold the data of all the major social media companies. In November 2023, X corp. Power Ventures involved a social media aggregator’s consensual use of its users’ Facebook passwords to access their Facebook accounts. Recently, Bright Data had its motion to dismiss granted against X Corp.

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TorrentFreak

MAY 17, 2023

Hovering a cursor over the blacked-out area revealed what should’ve been hidden and click led directly to the site considered most damaging to the home market in Japan. That’s highly relevant information but when the Agency of Cultural Affairs was alerted to the buzz on social media, the information was immediately taken down.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

MAY 30, 2023

The categorization of social media accounts into “business” and “personal” accounts was a hot issue a decade ago, when states across the country passed laws to protect employees from invasive employer demands to access or control their personal social media accounts.

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43(B)log

MARCH 28, 2024

Princeton insured Wonderland from 2016-2018 (with a broad exclusion for defamation, invasion of privacy, and various forms of advertising injury in the second year called the Exhibitions and Related Marketing Exclusion), and agreed to defend the club but reserved the right to deny insurance coverage. 2023); but see Princeton Express v.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JANUARY 19, 2023

” This is the latest entry in the confusing jurisprudence about when 230 applies to first-party marketing representations that are rendered untrue by users’ activities. Snap appeared first on Technology & Marketing Law Blog. Despite Doe v. So this is not the final word on the matter. Case citation : Bride v.

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SpicyIP

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

Highlight of the Week Comments on the Draft Patent (Amendment) Rules, 2023 Image by rawpixel.com on Freepix Comments pertaining to transparency and on substantive proposals within the draft Patent (Amendment) Rules, 2023, submitted to the Ministry of Commerce. Ltd vs Poi Social Media Pvt. Humans Of Bombay Stories Pvt.

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43(B)log

APRIL 18, 2023

2023 WL 2918724, No. 12, 2023) Following a large verdict for Monster on false advertising claims, this opinion discusses extensively the requirements for injunctive relief in false advertising cases. Are lost prospective customers and market share purely economic harms? So too with lost market share. Monster Energy Co.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JUNE 27, 2023

Morford’s work had been displayed on social media, including YouTube, Facebook, and BlogSpot. We first made some marketing material where high tech faculty and staff wore banana costumes to celebrate the copyright battles over the costumes. Cattelan , 2023 U.S. VINDICATED!!! Case citation : Morford v.

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Traverse Legal Blog

APRIL 2, 2023

In the world of social media, everyone’s got an angle. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) will likely modify Part 255 regarding using endorsements and testimonials in advertising in 2023. Social Media Influencers Remain Regulated. Celebrities & Influencers Are in the Crosshairs.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

AUGUST 14, 2023

Bouzy , 2023 WL 5013654 (D.N.J. 7, 2023) BONUS 1: Lima Jevremovic v. Brittany Jeream Courville , 2023 WL 5127332 (D.N.J. Budd , 2023 WL 4938545 (Colo. Woolford-Smith, 2023 WL 3563052 (Del. Common Pleas May 19, 2023). Bouzy appeared first on Technology & Marketing Law Blog. BONUS 3: Reeves v.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

MARCH 2, 2023

Tennessee and Kentucky sued it over its marketing practices, such as allegedly overclaiming buyers’ eligibility for tax credits. Ideal Horizon Benefits, LLC, 2023 WL 2299570 (E.D. Ideal Horizon Benefits appeared first on Technology & Marketing Law Blog. The case involves Solar Titan, a vendor of solar installations.

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Michael Geist

JUNE 8, 2023

Meta stopping news sharing in Canada if forced to pay hundreds of millions for links entirely predictable [link] — Michael Geist (@mgeist) June 7, 2023 Rodriguez tried to portray Bill C-18 as a market-based approach with limited government interference which only requires media outlets and Internet platforms to negotiate agreements.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

AUGUST 29, 2022

While that is pretty sweet, I will pay for it next year when I teach Internet Law in both Spring and Fall 2023. [FN: 6th Edition of Advertising & Marketing Law: Cases and Materials (with Rebecca Tushnet). Will California Clone-and-Revise Some Terrible Ideas from Florida/Texas’ Social Media Censorship Laws?

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Herbert Smith Freehills

DECEMBER 8, 2022

But in an interesting twist, the Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT) has recently set aside the Competition and Markets Authority's (CMA’s) infringement decision in its Compare The Market investigation relating to use of wide MFN clauses. Read more. . Read more. .

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