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

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

By Kieran McCarthy Elon Musk may have done more to open the Internet to web scraping than any person or public interest advocacy group. This creates powerful new precedent that will make it easier for web scrapers to prevail in litigation and will make it much harder for websites to prevent scraping. He was trying to do the opposite.

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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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Why Netflix’s “Bridgerton” Lawsuit is Good for Fan Fiction

Copyright Lately

Netflix could have sent Barlow & Bear a cease and desist letter hand-delivered by Regé-Jean Page. Justice Ginsburg upheld the precise “wait and see” approach to copyright litigation adopted by Netflix: It is hardly incumbent on copyright owners. Even better, it’s in the public domain.

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A 512(f) Plaintiff Wins at Trial! ??–Alper Automotive v. Day to Day Imports

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

To my knowledge, the only litigated case that resulted in a 512(f) win was Online Policy Group v. The 512(f) plaintiff wins after 3 years of litigation and a bench trial. Amazon is a key player in this litigation, but the court doesn’t address its responsibility at all. A New 512(f) Plaintiff Win! So what did it win?

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Resolving Conflicts Between Trademark and Free Speech Rights After Jack Daniel’s v. VIP Products (Guest Blog Post)

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

Moreover, the Court clarified that trial courts can dispose of frivolous trademark infringement claims as a matter of law on a motion to dismiss under the Rogers test and the standard likelihood of confusion test: “That is not to say (far from it) that every infringement case involving a source-identifying use requires full-scale litigation.

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