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Social Media Giants and Copyright: Instagram’s Ninth Circuit Win Sets Precedent Against Photographers

The IP Law Blog

By: Weintraub Tobin Summer Associate Josh Concepcion The Ninth Circuit recently revisited the issue of “embedding” content by a website and its implication for copyright infringement claims. the website displaying that copyrighted image cannot be held liable for infringement.

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Infographic | Influencers: what you need to know about IP

Olartemoure Blog

In the world of content creation, your originality is your superpower. Provides Stronger Defense: Registration helps defend your creations better in case of disputes. Say No to Copycats: Letting others know your content is protected deters them from copying it. WHY IS INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY CRUCIAL FOR INFLUENCERS?

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Instagram and Facebook Users Are Engaging in Copyright Infringement?!

IPilogue

If you have ever incorporated music into your Instagram or Facebook videos, you may have committed copyright infringement. In the official pleading , they argued that Meta violated the US Copyright Act 17 USC § 501 for direct, induced, and contributory copyright infringement. Raenelle Manning is an IPilogue Writer and 2L J.D

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3 Count: Dance Dance Lawsuit

Plagiarism Today

First off today, Austen Goslin at Polygon reports that choreographer Kyle Hanagami has filed a lawsuit against Epic Games alleging that the video game company copied his choreography for an emote in the game Fortnite. The companies have joined together to tackle a series of sites that stream Israeli content illegally.

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The Intriguing Debate Over Copyrighted Content in AI Training: What Entrepreneurs Need to Know

LexBlog IP

Copying was tedious. Copying took effort. The Internet is exponentially growing; and along with it Internet-based digital content creation. It’s a topic that feels right out of a thrilling legal drama: should AI models be fed with copyrighted content? They need rich, diverse, and real-world content.

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Social Media Giants and Copyright: Instagram’s Ninth Circuit Win Sets Precedent Against Photographers

LexBlog IP

By: Weintraub Tobin Summer Associate Josh Concepcion The Ninth Circuit recently revisited the issue of “embedding” content by a website and its implication for copyright infringement claims. the website displaying that copyrighted image cannot be held liable for infringement.

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OTT Platforms and Digital Piracy

Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

Notwithstanding the fact that these platforms have now become part and parcel of the lives of the vast majority, instances of accessing the exclusive contents of these platforms without authorization are also on the rise. Unauthorized usage, storage and sharing of unsolicited copyrighted content is a threat to human creativity.