IIPRD

AUGUST 4, 2022

A Social Media Influencer is someone who creates unique material that keeps people interested on multiple social media platforms, causing them to return for more high-quality information. One of the most significant methods to safeguard material on social media is through copyright.

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IP and Legal Filings

JANUARY 3, 2023

Forbidding the employment of foreign models and voice actors in advertisements starting of October 1, 2022, was one of ARCON’s first actions. Without utilising APCON in this case, MIC was able to secure the placement of an advertising in the Punch Newspaper on May 29, 2014. Introduction.

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Art Law Journal

AUGUST 10, 2022

Here’s a common scenario on social media for artists: You’re starting to grow a steady online following, but your audience isn’t commenting, liking or sharing your first few posts. So is it time to throw in the towel on social media and focus on other marketing strategies? Wear your heart on your sleeve.

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JD Supra Law

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

July 11, 2022) involves a copyright infringement action brought by a group of music publishers and record companies against an energy drink and sports nutrition supplement company doing business as Bang Energy and its CEO. By: Hinch Newman LLP

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IP Tech Blog

MARCH 20, 2023

“[N]o legacy is so rich as honesty” 1 might fairly summarize the Federal Trade Commission (FTC)’s theme to the advertising industry for 2023, as gleaned from the National Advertising Division (NAD) 2022 Annual Report. What Privacy-Related Claims Does Your Company Make?

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IPilogue

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

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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IP Law 360

MARCH 28, 2023

A Florida medical spa has settled a federal lawsuit with Houston-based rapper 50 Cent over a photo he took with its owner that was later allegedly used on social media to promote the business' services without his authorization.

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IP and Legal Filings

MARCH 5, 2024

Trademark infringement has grown more complex and pervasive, ranging from counterfeit goods to digital squatting and keyword advertising. While keyword advertising uses trademarked words to divert customers, cybersquatting involves acquiring domain names to benefit from trademarks.

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IP and Legal Filings

MARCH 15, 2023

Introduction In this growing age of technology, business corporations have also levelled up in the promotion of their products. The company aims at highlighting the qualities of the products through advertisements which thereafter becomes an advertisement campaign which build the market identity of the product.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JULY 16, 2021

Advertising/E-Commerce. 22, 2021): companies now pay so-called “influencers” to issue posts on social media touting their products or services. To navigate the seemingly unending stream of advertisements, consumers often depend on independent reviews for candid and accurate assessments. Ariix, LLC v. NutriSearch Corp.,

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43(B)log

APRIL 18, 2023

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. The jury awarded $271,924,174 for damages sustained by Defendants’ false advertising and found that the false advertising was willful and deliberate. “As

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LexBlog IP

MARCH 20, 2023

“[N]o legacy is so rich as honesty” 1 might fairly summarize the Federal Trade Commission (FTC)’s theme to the advertising industry for 2023, as gleaned from the National Advertising Division (NAD) 2022 Annual Report. Nothing less will do.

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43(B)log

OCTOBER 10, 2023

Defendant Buczkowski is the owner and operator of Wealthy, allegedly a “leading entrepreneurship, finance, business, real-estate and self-improvement company.” Cornelia also has a YouTube channel with approximately 150,000 subscribers, publishing videos on investing, business, and fitness that have received over 13.8 million views.

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43(B)log

APRIL 26, 2023

24, 2023) “This case arises out of alleged misuse of copyrighted images, eventually leading to a dispute … that resulted in false business reviews, malicious e-mails, and mutual efforts to interfere with each other’s business.” The parties compete in the market for skid steer attachments and other products.

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azrights

MAY 10, 2022

It’s well known that the failure rate of small businesses is extremely high. Entrepreneur.com rates people’s chances of surviving in business beyond 5 years at 50/50, while the chances of failure after 10 years are 70%. With that in mind, here are the top 13 reasons why businesses are less successful than they might otherwise be.

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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???) StopTheSADScheme.

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LexBlog IP

JULY 14, 2022

The new 2022 SAG-AFTRA Commercials Contract (the 2022 Contract), which is retroactively effective to April 1, 2022, appears to offer certain benefits to advertiser and agency signatories of the Commercials Contract, particularly JPC authorizers, as well as Union member performers.

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IP Intelligence

JULY 15, 2021

While the details of any particular case will imbue certain factors with more importance than others, more often than not, copyright plaintiffs are quick to note (and criticize) when defendants are for-profit entities and when the contested material is posted on a website that contains advertising – e.g., online news sites and social media.

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IPilogue

MARCH 13, 2023

One of the most effective ways to influence consumer behaviour online is through targeted advertising. Value for Advertisers Access to personal information has become necessary for advertisers to convert potential leads into customers. Interestingly, increasing barriers to the online advertising ecosystem may benefit users.

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Copyright Lately

MARCH 31, 2024

Video game publisher Atari Interactive has launched a copyright infringement lawsuit against State Farm, claiming that the insurer improperly appropriated artwork from Atari’s 1983 arcade game “Crystal Castles” for an advertising campaign as part of a “cynical plot” to resonate with fickle millennial and Gen Z consumers.

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43(B)log

JANUARY 19, 2022

14, 2022) Once in a blue moon, a false advertising-based antitrust claim survives a motion to dismiss in a circuit that imposes a list of excessive requirements on such claims. Consumers and advertisers adequately alleged that Facebook has monopoly power in social network/social media (consumers) and social advertising markets.

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LexBlog IP

JULY 15, 2021

While the details of any particular case will imbue certain factors with more importance than others, more often than not, copyright plaintiffs are quick to note (and criticize) when defendants are for-profit entities and when the contested material is posted on a website that contains advertising – e.g., online news sites and social media.

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LexBlog IP

AUGUST 16, 2023

In the digital age, where online presence is integral to business success, safeguarding your brand’s identity across the virtual landscape is a priority. Social Media Security Social media platforms are integral to brand visibility and engagement.

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43(B)log

APRIL 26, 2022

Meta’s Ads Manager displays a “Potential Reach” for an ad after advertisers select their targeting and placement criteria; the default for people in the United States aged 18 and up was over 200 million people, revised as demographic targeting criteria are selected. The court disagreed. This was enough for reliance for UCL standing purposes.

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43(B)log

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

The claims are mostly the kind of trade secret/tortious interference claims you’d expect from this setup, and I won’t say much about them, but there is also a false advertising claim about alleged misrepresentations of distributors’ income with Melaleuca.

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TorrentFreak

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

For example, we have seen hosting companies, advertisers, and social media platforms being added. These don’t have piracy as their core business, but they allegedly facilitate infringing activity. Russia-based classified advertisement platform Avato is another newcomer.

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JD Supra Law

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

Diesel Power Gear highlights the risks to executives and owners of any business that engages in advertising. The defendant, Diesel Power Gear, is in the business of promoting diesel trucks and related apparel through various social media outlets. One of his murals is called “Godlike.” Petersen also sued three.

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43(B)log

OCTOBER 11, 2022

30, 2022) Pegasystems alleged that defendants, which compete with it in the business process management (BPM) software field, engaged in false advertising and commercial disparagement in an online report that portrayed Pegasystems unfavorably. Appian disseminated the report through its sales team, social media, and other marketing.

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LexBlog IP

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

It includes many rules, several of them directed at the language of business in Quebec, and some regarding the use of French on both product packaging and signage/advertising. After June 1, 2025, businesses that fail to comply with the requirements of the Charter expose themselves to sanctions ranging between $3,000 to $30,000.

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43(B)log

MAY 19, 2023

Its TOS provide that users will not use Roblox content outside of the Roblox Platform, monetize Roblox content, or imply an association with Roblox for their businesses outside of the Roblox Platform. Roblox authorized plaintiff Jazwares to manufacture “Avatar Figurines,” real-world toys based on the digital Avatars.

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LexBlog IP

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

Similar to celebrity-filled ads, collaborative relationships between influencers and companies on social media continue to be prevalent. Like Patrick + Brittany and Travis + Taylor: Partnerships Are Key Nowadays, celebrities and social media influencers are more business savvy.

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43(B)log

MARCH 28, 2024

26, 2024) Defendant, d/b/a Wonderland, operated an adult entertainment club and was one of the many such sued by various models for using their images in advertising without their consent from 2015 to 2019. The consent judgment was a lump sum and, Princeton argued, included uncovered claims; most of the images fell within the 2017-18 period.

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TorrentFreak

JUNE 15, 2023

Many of the large social media platforms stick to these rules, but according to a lawsuit filed this week by several prominent music companies, Twitter is not among them. This activity generates many millions of views which are monetized by the social media platform, while rightsholders are not compensated.

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IP and Legal Filings

JULY 21, 2022

Today’s world is growing so fast and we humans are becoming completely dependent upon the technology If you’ve spent any length of time on any social media site in the previous few years, you’ll recognise three facts. For starters, social media is become an essential marketing platform for the majority of firms.

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43(B)log

JUNE 21, 2023

5, 2023) Hicks alleged that defendant, a California agricultural corporation, misrepresented the environmental impact of its farming practices through its advertising and “Inaugural Report on Environmental, Social and Governance Actions.” Grimmway Enters., 2023 WL 3829689, No. 22-CV-2038 JLS (DDL) (S.D.

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Michael Geist

JUNE 8, 2023

Yet the value proposition for news links flow the opposite way as publishers post the majority of the links themselves in hope of increasing traffic on their sites, leading to greater advertising revenues. Given that reality, the “business decision” that Rodriguez noted last night isn’t particularly difficult. This just isn’t true.

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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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