43(B)log

MAY 22, 2023

May 19, 2023) Whereas the timeshare false advertising cases might be making law largely applicable to other timeshare cases, what’s going on in the strip club advertising cases might have somewhat broader implications. Several had appeared in magazines, advertising campaigns, television episodes, and films. Exotic Island Enters.,

Social Media 49

Social Media False Advertising Advertising Advertising 49

43(B)log

OCTOBER 19, 2023

I’ll focus, as usual, on the false advertising bits and ignore the securities law parts. The FAL explicitly provides that plaintiffs can recover for advertisements that were “known, or which by the exercise of reasonable care should be known, to be untrue or misleading.” This was, they alleged, a pump and dump scheme.

Due Diligence 64

Due Diligence False Advertising Social Media Advertising 64

TorrentFreak

OCTOBER 1, 2022

Internet service providers, websites, search engines, hosting providers, domain companies, social media services, and advertising companies are all considered part of the problem.

Music 126

Music Due Diligence Copyright Social Media 126

LexBlog IP

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

Suppose, for example, an advertiser states immediately adjacent to a picture of its product that flossing has been endorsed by a medical association, which the agency argues falsely implies that the association has endorsed not just flossing but also the advertiser’s product. The notice relies on Cliffdale here as well.

Advertising 52

Advertising Advertising Social Media Litigation 52

IP Tech Blog

MARCH 18, 2022

In addition to alleging trademark infringement due to Rothschild’s use of BIRKIN in METABIRKINS as the name for his NFT collection, Hermès complained that Rothschild infringed by using METABIRKINS as a domain name, as a handle on Twitter and other social media platforms, as a brand name on NFT sales platforms, and as a hashtag.

Trademark 62

Trademark Non-Fungible Tokens Branding Brands 62

IP and Legal Filings

APRIL 19, 2022

The safe harbour exemption clause was added to Section 79 of the Information Technology Act of 2000, which protected an intermediary from liability for third-party content on its platform if it completed “due diligence” as specified by the Central Government.

Copyright Law 73

Copyright Law Copyright Law Copyright Infringement 73

LexBlog IP

MARCH 18, 2022

In addition to alleging trademark infringement due to Rothschild’s use of BIRKIN in METABIRKINS as the name for his NFT collection, Hermès complained that Rothschild infringed by using METABIRKINS as a domain name, as a handle on Twitter and other social media platforms, as a brand name on NFT sales platforms, and as a hashtag.

Trademark 52

Trademark Non-Fungible Tokens Intellectual Property Branding 52