Technology & Marketing Law Blog

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

It claims to focus on “counterfeits” that could harm consumer “health and safety,” but those are both lies designed to make the bill seem narrower and more balanced than it actually is. Normally trademark owners aren’t third-party beneficiaries of that contract. A new frontier for a trade war.].

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IIPRD

AUGUST 4, 2022

For modern designers, this may be both a blessing and a curse. There are several reasons why intellectual property (IP) may be particularly helpful in this digital age, including: Avoid having your original material copied. False advertising should be avoided when defaming a product. Obtain legal ownership verification.

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43(B)log

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

Certain procedural requirements: must be able to see & save a copy of the disclosures/contract w/in 15 days, via email receipt for example. Designed in US” can also work. NY, DC, WA are considering similar taxes so it’s a trend to watch. Harris: In Canada, the provinces regulate consumer agreements online.

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43(B)log

AUGUST 9, 2021

As alleged in the initial complaint, Charter mailed solicitations whose envelopes “used Windstream’s trademark and copied the same distinct color pattern from Windstream’s current advertising campaign.” for the losses caused by intentionally and wrongfully interfering with the Debtors’ customer contracts and good will.

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SpicyIP

DECEMBER 30, 2023

The Court interpreted the clause on ownership of work made during a contract of service (Section 17(c)) to not apply in situations where there is a contract between equals. The Court limited the scope of Section 17(c) to apply to contracts where the relationship between the parties is akin to that of an apprenticeship.

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43(B)log

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

Copying may be directly costless to the knowledge creator, but knowledge transfer is not, and who is initiating may affect what’s going on here: knowledge transfer encodes voluntariness which fits with Cicero but not with a lot of the copying to which people object today. Interested in sellers’ understanding of the contracts.

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43(B)log

AUGUST 3, 2023

Thus, nonexpressive uses don’t interfere w/the kind of interest © is designed to protect, which is why they are such strong candidates for fair use. Are the outputs copies of the training data? Copying takes place prior to training; converted into tokens and training is a process of adjusting weights in the model, not copying tokens.

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43(B)log

FEBRUARY 19, 2022

Businesses harm consumers only in a few ways—false advertising, monopoly prices, defective products. Essential facilities is designed to deal w/a specific kind of bottleneck—telecom, bridge, road—a channel that’s needed. If something isn’t protected by IP, it’s free for copying. We like copying!

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