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.

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Social Media Free Content Intellectual Property Business 52

TorrentFreak

JUNE 21, 2022

For many years Japanese manga companies had a tendency to ignore the majority of overseas markets, despite the potential for lucrative trade. Manga pirates often take credit for what amounted to a highly successful unpaid marketing project but having seen the potential, manga publishers understandably want this market for themselves.

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Publishing Marketing Marketing Free Content 140

Michael Geist

OCTOBER 4, 2022

Indeed, critics will rightly note the market distortion it creates for private entities who stand to lose further advertising-related revenues to the CBC, while supporters should be concerned that the bill undermines the CBC’s claim to a public interest role and makes an ad-free version of the service even less likely.

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Advertising Advertising Television Government 92

TorrentFreak

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

They knew their products, ran tight businesses, and had the best possible grasp on the intricacies of their respective markets. Competing with ‘free’ was clearly impossible. When online file-sharing hit the mainstream, entertainment company bosses tore out their hair in frustration.

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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. My answer: no, “due process” only applies to government actors].

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Publishing Government Contracts Law 93

SpicyIP

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

Pikashow is an app which claims to provide free content of known OTT platforms. However, since no infringing good or business entity was found in the Defendant’s entity, as the same was sold off by them, the court refused to grant relief of rendition of account and damages. International Developments. Image from here.

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IP Cease and Desist Patent Music 100

43(B)log

APRIL 7, 2023

Three characteristics of DSA that are building blocks: (1) single market nature, (2) proportionality, (3) process effect. Single market effect: harmonization of national rules, like US federal preemption. Legal fragmentation is bad for businesses and legal certainty. But laws have unintended consequences; what will change?

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Due Diligence Copyright Art Fair Use 52