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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 ยง 501 for direct, induced, and contributory copyright infringement. The Infringement.

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AI and Copyright: Charting New Horizons for Content Creators

LexBlog IP

AI tools offer unprecedented assistance in content creation, from automated editing to graphic design, and push the boundaries of creativity. This article explores the intricate world of AI and copyright, providing insights and guidance for those at the forefront of digital content creation. Understanding the U.S.

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A Lady Whistledown-Worthy Scandal!

IPilogue

Netflix argued that this is a direct violation of US copyright law , which provides that only copyright holders have the exclusive right to monetize and create derivative works of their IP. With the increased prevalence of content creation on social media , it is important for creators to be aware of these IP laws.

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WEBINAR: Copyright Basics for the Generalist In House Counsel

Trademark and Copyright Law Blog

While patents and trademarks often receive the lionโ€™s share of an organizationโ€™s intellectual property focus, copyrights comprise a critical third prong to a healthy overarching IP strategy โ€“ even for companies whose products and services involve little or no content creation. How and when to register copyrights.

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OTT Platforms and Digital Piracy

Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

People use platforms such as Telegram, Google Drive links and similar other platforms to access these contents. The use of Virtual Private Network (VPN) allows the people accessing these contents to avoid revealing their Internet Protocol (IP) address which makes tracing the perpetrators almost impossible.

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Social Media Giants and Copyright: Instagramโ€™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 โ€œembeddingโ€ 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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Generative AI: the US class action against Google Bard (and other AI tools) for web scraping

Kluwer Copyright Blog

The Common Crawl dataset is owned by a non-profit, which makes the data available to the public for free โ€” but it is intended to be used for research and education and, according to the plaintiffs, it was never intended to be turned into an AI product for commercial use (see here and here ).

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