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Copyright Concerns When Using Others to Create Content

Erik K Pelton

Many of my clients have contractors or vendors or virtual assistants who assist them with writing blog posts, creating newsletters, doing social media posting and work. First, contracts. Make sure you have proper contracts. And there’s nothing wrong with that, of course. And this is shocking to many people.

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Elon Musk’s Gifts to Web Scrapers (Guest Blog Post)

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

— Bright Data has long sold the data of all the major social media companies. sued Bright Data for trespass to chattels, breach of contract, tortious interference with a contract, violation of California Business and Professions Code Section 17200, and misappropriation. In November 2023, X corp. May 9, 2024).

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Web Scraping for Me, But Not for Thee (Guest Blog Post)

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

For example, the most aggressive companies in pursuing web-scraping litigation are the social media companies. And while their terms of use provide the social media companies a license to use that user-generated content, it is their users who typically have a copyright interest in their content.

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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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Does the CFAA Help Airlines Control Their Distribution Channels?–RyanAir v. Booking (Guest Blog Post)

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

Its business model is to sell highly discounted flights at, near, or below cost and then to make additional profits by selling ancillary services such as food, drinks, rental cars, hotels, and insurance on their site and on their flights. As usual in these types of cases, Ryanair sent cease-and-desist letters to Booking telling it to stop.

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2023 IP Resolutions Start with a Review of IP Assets

The IP Law Blog

For trademarks, a good place to start is the company’s marketing and promotional materials, website, mobile app, and social media. Don’t overlook company social media accounts, domain names, and toll-free numbers, which may also serve as potential trademarks.

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