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Airline Sues to Stop Popular Web-Scraping Service–American Airlines v. The Points Guy (Guest Blog Post)

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

TPG is a service built around the brand of a world-traveling man sipping champagne in first class, selling to the world his knowledge of the best rewards programs for credit cards and flights. On January 9th, American Airlines sent TPG a cease-and-desist letter. Of course, Facebook objected and sent a cease-and-desist letter.

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Are Your Publicity Rights Protected for the AI Surge?

Traverse Legal Blog

PopSugar allegedly created profiles of prominent social media influencers and copied their photos from Instagram without permission, leading to a class action lawsuit. Some influencers have contracted away their rights to their likeness for AI simulation, possibly in exchange for lucrative deals.

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Are Your Publicity Rights Protected for the AI Surge?

LexBlog IP

PopSugar allegedly created profiles of prominent social media influencers and copied their photos from Instagram without permission, leading to a class action lawsuit. Some influencers have contracted away their rights to their likeness for AI simulation, possibly in exchange for lucrative deals.

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Hollywood Demands $16.35m From Operator of Pirate IPTV Services

TorrentFreak

In 2020 his Area 51 service was shut down following an Alliance For Creativity and Entertainment (ACE) cease-and-desist letter. Breach of Contract. According to the complaint filed in a California court, Tusa is well known to the plaintiffs. Presumably, Tusa paid for his new car with the ill-gotten proceeds of his infringement.”

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Book review: Copyright in the street. An Oral History of Creative Processes in Street Art and Graffiti Subcultures

The IPKat

It emerges that brands should pay for the use of street artworks. The use of cease-and-desist letters is widespread too. the type of permission, payment, and contract). cartoon characters, album cover art, movies, poster, tv commercials, billboards, brands, history) and colleagues. because of rain).

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A Marketplaces Perspective to Bad Actor Seasonality 

Corsearch

As more businesses begin to partake in commercial events such as Black Friday and Cyber Monday , the opportunities for bad actors to trick, scam and steal potential revenue and profits away from your brand, increase. Infringers follow social media pages, brand updates, events and global trends to see which products are in demand.

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NFT Update:  5 Recent Lawsuits Show a Glimpse into Future Legal Battles Involving NFTs 

LexBlog IP

Although none has reached a resolution, these private civil actions highlight various legal theories of liability that could arise when participating in the NFT market, including claims for copyright infringement, trademark infringement, breach of contract and violations of securities laws. Copyright Claims: Roc-A-Fella Records Inc.