Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JANUARY 25, 2023

Shah pointed to his copyright registrations as evidence of his ownership, but the court says the allegations in his complaint show that he was never entitled to register the copyrights (i.e., To be clear, joint copyright ownership of photos like these could be a policy disaster, so I don’t share the judge’s lament on that front).

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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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Intepat

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

This burgeoning genre is not only pushing the boundaries of artistic expression but also challenging the established norms of copyright ownership. This blog post embarks on a comprehensive journey to unravel the complex issue of copyright ownership in AI-generated art.

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CopyrightsWorld

JULY 2, 2021

Where did copyright ownership help you? If you are a writer, copyright ownership could have allowed you to self publish your book. If you are an influencer or online educator, SocialProtect could have helped you prove proof of ownership in a court of law against a big brand that plagiarized your original content.

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Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

MAY 30, 2022

Jack Dorsey, the CEO of famous social media platform twitter sold an NFT of his first tweet for $2.5 For instance, a seller could offer to turn the token into an actual transfer of copyright ownership of the original work. The post Non-Fungible Tokens (NFT) and Copyright appeared first on Biswajit Sarkar Blog.

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The IPKat

JUNE 13, 2022

Digital assets can be protected by IP and have always been capable of being licensed or assigned via a contract, or protected as a trade mark. For example, the owners of the famous “ Grumpy Cat ” meme licensed the use of the name, image and likeness of the cat – and successfully enforced these rights.

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IPilogue

AUGUST 16, 2022

Generally, a photographic syndication agency holds contractual agreements with various photographers to sell and license their photos for commercial and/or editorial use. in damages, which is the total license fee for the photos. Federal Court Dismisses Copyright Claim Due to Plaintiff’s Failure to Establish Ownership: [link].

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Kashishipr

APRIL 13, 2022

The dramatic rise in e-commerce in the last two decades saw many brand and business owners struggling to safeguard their Intellectual Property (IP) assets in cyberspace, starting from domain names and then going onto social media handles. What will the future trademark licensing deals in the Metaverse look like?

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IP Tech Blog

JANUARY 4, 2023

In this blog post we examine how copyright is leveraged to protect NFTs, both in the US and China, with a comparative approach that elucidates both the challenges and potential solutions. For more details on the topic of design and the metaverse in China see our previous blog post. Ownership and Enforcement. The United States.

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IP Tech Blog

MAY 19, 2023

This blog explores some considerations surrounding influencer marketing and highlights key aspects that should be addressed in contracts to ensure a mutually beneficial and legally compliant partnership. Disclosure requirements are carefully monitored by the ASA and the CMA (see our previous blog in relation to this here ).

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Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

MAY 30, 2022

Jack Dorsey, the CEO of famous social media platform twitter sold an NFT of his first tweet for $2.5 For instance, a seller could offer to turn the token into an actual transfer of copyright ownership of the original work. This technological breakthrough has taken the art and tech world by storm.

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IPilogue

OCTOBER 1, 2022

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. Kat Von D did not request authorization or a license to reproduce the image.

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SpicyIP

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Look no further as we present to you the SpicyIP Weekly Review, highlighting the discussions that took place on the blog along with other IP news. Read on to know their thoughts on the controversy, questions around ownership of the work and copyrightability of business model and more!

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SpicyIP

OCTOBER 6, 2023

The Delhi High Court recently in Humans of Bombay v People of India granted an interim relief to ‘Humans of Bombay’ (HoB) by issuing a notice to ‘People of India’ (PoI) (both being social media pages) for alleged copyright infringement and ‘replication of HoB’s business model’ including the stories and thus creating an imitative platform.

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IP Tech Blog

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

Because ownership of original works, like a tattoo, vests with the author (here the tattoo artist), the tattoo artist owned the copyright in the tattoo, even though it was physically on the someone else’s body. Like other cases before it, this will provide further protection for individuals who have tattoos and are constantly in the media.

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IP Tech Blog

JULY 18, 2023

Other industries, however, are far from a share and share alike attitude towards AI, and AI has posed challenging questions regarding intellectual property ownership across the creative fields of visual art, music, and writing. Will its intelligence license it to be cruel? To wipe us out? Have we been kind with our superior intellect?

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SpicyIP

MARCH 10, 2023

Through an examination of ChatGPT’s ‘Terms of Use’, our former blogger Varsha Jhavar attempts to investigate the copyright implications of the chatbot inter alia touching upon the issue of ownership and assignment of the output generated. Her previous posts on the blog can be viewed here , here , here and here.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

DECEMBER 27, 2023

Moreover, contrary to The Satanic Temple’s novel argument, domain registration is not the same as registration for a social media website.” 512(f) case in the context of an ownership dispute is sent to a jury. The post 2023 Quick Links: IP, Keyword Ads appeared first on Technology & Marketing Law Blog.

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IP and Legal Filings

JULY 24, 2023

Introduction Shutterstock is a global provider of licensed images, videos, audio and editing tools, that has revolutionized the way visual content can be accessed and used. Content creators contribute their work to the platform, making it available for licensing, while end users can easily browse, license and utilize them.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

DECEMBER 15, 2021

As I’ve blogged many, many times on this blog (see list below), 512(f) has been a complete failure. A few plaintiffs have won default judgments (including one I blog below). The second comer/licensee assigned the exclusive license to a successor licensee, the defendant in this case. A New 512(f) Plaintiff Win!

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LexBlog IP

JANUARY 4, 2023

In this blog post we examine how copyright is leveraged to protect NFTs, both in the US and China, with a comparative approach that elucidates both the challenges and potential solutions. For more details on the topic of design and the metaverse in China see our previous blog post. Ownership and Enforcement. The United States.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

DECEMBER 12, 2021

StubHub case, and Justice Thomas’ unhinged blog post in the Malwarebytes case. In that sense, this case is like the “material support for terrorists” cases against social media services, which have failed on a wide variety of grounds beyond Section 230. Other Blog Posts on Armslist.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JUNE 9, 2022

This blog post will show how data snarfers vex the courts and expose unfortunate gaps in existing legal doctrines. * * *. BrandTotal “provides advertising consulting services to corporate clients regarding how those clients’ and their competitors’ digital advertisements are presented to social media users.”

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LexBlog IP

DECEMBER 3, 2021

Branding has become more important than ever, particularly in developing an online presence through search engines, various online platforms, and social media. Nearly every mainstream marketplace and social media platform has Acceptable Use Policies, which provide procedures for reporting intellectual property infringements.

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Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

Once a brand becomes popular, it is no longer necessary to use the actual brand name in posters and other forms of marketing; this may be accomplished by simply writing the product’s information with the trademark sign and flashing it on social media and other sites to increase its popularity. What constitutes a Trademark?

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SpicyIP

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Don’t forget to check them out on the blog too! The Respondent operates his business through two incorporated entities and claims ownership of the trademark via the permitted use by the two incorporated entities. This Weekly Review is co-authored with SpicyIP Intern Kevin Preji. Kevin is a second-year law student at NLSIU Bangalore.

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SpicyIP

JANUARY 2, 2022

This judgment concerned the classification of payments under end-user license agreements (EULA). In this judgment, the Delhi High Court delved into the interpretation of section 8 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 with respect to disputes involving trademark licensing agreements. CIT [Supreme Court].

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LexBlog IP

APRIL 13, 2022

As previously reported on this blog , non-fungible tokens (or “NFTs”) recently emerged as one of the hottest new items on the art market—artists, auction houses, museums, sports organizations and others have jumped at the chance to create and sell their own versions of these unique tokens. Miramax LLC v.

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SpicyIP

DECEMBER 30, 2023

[Delhi High Court] On May 23, the Delhi High Court passed an interesting jud gement on the issue of ownership of the copyright in a film screenplay and held that the copyright in the screenplay of the film ‘Nayak’, lay with Satyajit Ray and on his demise, with his son Sandip Ray and the Society for Preservation of Satyajit Ray Archives (SPSRA).

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

MAY 17, 2023

Part I of this blog post explained the mapping of EU sources and their conclusions. the possibility to request remuneration or to subordinate the operation of the exception to the absence of adequate licenses), differences emerge again – this time tackled, however, by the introduction of the country-of-origin principle.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JANUARY 28, 2022

For background, check out my post on the district court’s ruling here: “ Social Media Ownership Disputes Part II: Bridal Wear Company Takes Back Control of Instagram Account from Ex-Employee ”. It did not specifically address ownership of social media accounts. Gutman signed an employment agreement with JLM.

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