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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. This ultimately means that when a copy of an image is not stored on a computer’s servers but merely “embedded” onto a website, search engine, etc.,

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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 concept of “embedding” content is not a new phenomenon.

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Instagram and Facebook Users Are Engaging in Copyright Infringement?!

IPilogue

They claimed that Meta, on its social media platforms, has stolen hundreds of their content. Influencer culture and, by extension, content creation on social media, has become increasingly prevalent in recent years. Who is Epidemic Sound?

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Generative AI: the US class action against Google Bard (and other AI tools) for web scraping

Kluwer Copyright Blog

2000) (“ copying an entire work militates against a finding of fair use. ”). To create its product, Clearview scraped billions of publicly available photos from websites and social media platforms. 3d 723, 743 (9th Cir. 2019); Worldwide Church of God vs Phila. Church of God, Inc., 3d 110, 1118 (9th Cir.

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The Potential Risks of ChatGPT and Other Generative AI

LexBlog IP

A brand that uses material generated by AI in a public-facing manner – such as in an ad or a social media post – could run the risk of infringing on another’s rights, for which the brand could be held liable.

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NASCAR Fan-Friendly Copyright Claims Needed Extra Boost to Pacify Fans

TorrentFreak

Recurring news that another established and popular content creator faces copyright issues on YouTube is something the world will have to get used to. According to the report, the YouTube copyright claims threaten Beard’s social media presence. So what was Brock Beard too old for exactly, and why were his fans in shock?