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Judge Rakoff: Embedding Social Media Content is a “Display” Under the Copyright Act

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

Nicklen “urged his social media followers to consider the ‘haunting’ and ‘soul-crushing scene’ and to take steps to mitigate the harms of climate change.” The court also notes that the server rule distinguishes between a copy “possessed by the infringer and showing a copy possessed by someone else.”.

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Software Downloads Netflix & Disney+ Videos to Make DRM-Free Copies

TorrentFreak

Long before the advent of legitimate online video streaming services, torrent sites and similar platforms allowed users to download and keep copies of movies and TV shows. It is unlikely that these features will appear on a licensed mainstream service but that doesn’t stop subscribers from desiring them. Subscriber Agreements.

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Intellectual Property Rights for Social Media Influencers

IIPRD

A Social Media Influencer is someone who creates unique material that keeps people interested on multiple social media platforms, causing them to return for more high-quality information. One of the most significant methods to safeguard material on social media is through copyright. Make intangible assets.

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Elon Musk’s Gifts to Web Scrapers (Guest Blog Post)

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

— Bright Data has long sold the data of all the major social media companies. sued Bright Data for trespass to chattels, breach of contract, tortious interference with a contract, violation of California Business and Professions Code Section 17200, and misappropriation. In November 2023, X corp. on all counts.

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1H 2021 Quick Links, Part 4 (Advertising, Contracts, & More)

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

22, 2021): companies now pay so-called “influencers” to issue posts on social media touting their products or services. Reminder: courts sometimes demand that consumers click twice to form a contract. Advertising/E-Commerce. Ariix, LLC v. NutriSearch Corp., 2021 WL 221878 (9th Cir Jan. Lona’s Lil Eats, LLC v. Handle, Inc.,

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3 Count: Less Than Routine

Plagiarism Today

They allege that American Skin copies elements from their 2017 screenplay, A Routine Stop. 2: Kairosoft, the Beloved Mobile Tycoon Game Developer, Openly Accuses its Chinese Publisher of Copyright Infringement and Contract Violation. The lawsuit was filed by filmmakers Selton and Langston Shaw.

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Can Tattoos Infringe Copyrights, and If So, What Happens Then?–Sedlik v. Kat Von D

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

She tattooed the Sedlik photo onto Farmer and promoted the tattoo on social media. “Von D presumably did not need to copy the pose from the Portrait in order express a sentiment of melancholy.” The defense argued that a requirement to obtain copyright licenses conflicts with the norms in the tattoo artist community.

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