McBayer IP Blog

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Posted In copyright , Intellectual Property , Name, Image, and Likeness , Social Media Big business owners, small business owners, entrepreneurs, and influencers are all looking for boosts to their reputations that drive traffic and revenue their way.

Social Media 52

Social Media Free Content Intellectual Property Business 52

TorrentFreak

JUNE 21, 2022

It’s proven popular with fans for the range of free content in multiple languages but for a number of reasons it fails to compete with pirate sites. For example, readers of many series are met with a message stating, Our current license prohibits us from publishing the in-between chapters , a problem pirate sites never face.

Publishing 140

Publishing Marketing Marketing Free Content 140

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

If the publisher cannot sufficiently curb bad actors from overrunning the service, then advertisers will flee, users will not pay to access low-quality content, and UGC publishers will lack a tenable business model that puts the entire enterprise at risk.

Publishing 93

Publishing Government Contracts Law 93

43(B)log

APRIL 7, 2023

Legal fragmentation is bad for businesses and legal certainty. 22 says that trusted status “shall be awarded” on certain conditions; raises possibility of trolling business models. Seems obvious that platforms will change their behavior, b/c DSA increases costs of doing business. Substitutes for fair use.

Due Diligence 52

Due Diligence Copyright Art Fair Use 52