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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 concept of “embedding” content is not a new phenomenon. On July 17, 2023, the Ninth Circuit issued its opinion in Hunley v.

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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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A Lady Whistledown-Worthy Scandal!

IPilogue

Fans expressed their love for the show various ways on social media. However, one musical duo exceeded the fan-generated content standards. Netflix claimed that the defendants declined their licensing offer before the live performance and proceeded without authorization.

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World IP Day – A Day To Celebrate Youth-Led Creativity

LexBlog IP

With the increased consumption of media and the ease of creating and publishing content on various social media platforms, the time couldn’t be better for such a celebration. Today’s youth are increasingly creating IP-protected content.

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World IP Day – A Day To Celebrate Youth-Led Creativity

IP Intelligence

With the increased consumption of media and the ease of creating and publishing content on various social media platforms, the time couldn’t be better for such a celebration. Today’s youth are increasingly creating IP-protected content.

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Government Gets the Law Wrong as it Finally Makes the Case Why it is Rejecting the Bill C-11 User Content Regulation Fix

Michael Geist

When they make money from these activities, social media companies must be obliged to reinvest in our creators and into local content creation. The specific use case: The amendment could also fail to achieve its own stated purpose to capture commercial sound recordings broadcast by social media platforms.