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Courts Still Have No Clue How to Determine Who Owns Social Media Accounts–JLM v. Gutman

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

This is the latest entry in a long-running legal battle between Hayley Paige Gutman, a bridalwear designer, and JLM Couture, her one-time employer. The court explains: They describe steps in the process of fashion design and capture much (if not all) of the creative output that Gutman might produce in her role as a designer.

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My “Summer” 2022 Activities

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

I posted a chapter from the book: Online Contracts. The Constitutionality of Mandating Editorial Transparency , 73 Hastings Law Journal 1203 (2022). Comments to the CPPA’s Proposed Regulations Pursuant to the Consumer Privacy Rights Act of 2020, Aug. Comments on CA AB 2273, The Age-Appropriate Design Code Act).

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My Testimony to the Colombian Constitutional Court Regarding Online Account Terminations and Content Removals

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

I’m a professor at Santa Clara University School of Law, located in California’s Silicon Valley, where I hold the titles of Associate Dean for Research, Co-Director of the High Tech Law Institute, and Supervisor of the Privacy Law Certificate. In other words, the law simply wasn’t designed to redress the plaintiffs’ concerns.

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Departing Employees Rename Their Former Employers’ Facebook Account. That May Be a Problem–La Baguette v. Tito & Tita

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

Breach of Contract : Plaintiffs only alleged a contract claim, based on breach of a non-compete, against the one defendant who had signed the non-compete. The claims were unsuccessful, and I speculated that the church may have had better luck if it had a viable trademark or a contract claim, neither of which it had. Spartz, Inc.

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Who Owns a Disputed Social Media Account? – JLM v. Gutman

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

The dispute is between bridalwear designer Hayley Paige Gutman and JLM Couture, a bridalwear company. Gutman opened both accounts after she entered into the employment contract with JLM. The contract term was set to expire in August 2022, and thus the injunction would be dissolved as well. SF Design Group. Spartz, Inc.

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The Government’s Fishing Expedition: Why the Bill C-18 Motion Establishes a Dangerous Precedent For Those Who Dare to Oppose Legislation

Michael Geist

Any internal documents, memos or internal communications relating to the impact of the company on the Canadian journalism sector since April 5, 2022. The Poilievre government brands the protests “subversive” and an act of intimidation designed to stop legislation from moving forward.

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Sunday Surprises

The IPKat

The event is designed to encourage interactive discussions among participants through panel debates, with each of them covering 4 or 5 key topics related to each specific sector. There will also be panels on CJEU and General Court case law, judicial approaches to parasitic competition, and international design protection strategies.