Technology & Marketing Law Blog

MARCH 10, 2022

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.

Social Media 79

Social Media Contracts Ownership Business 79

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JANUARY 24, 2024

Gutman Social Media Ownership Disputes Part II: Bridal Wear Company Takes Back Control of Instagram Account from Ex-Employee Ex-Employee’s Continued Use of Twitter Account May Be Conversion–Farm Journal v. Johnson The Spectacular Failure of Employee Social Media Privacy Laws Do Employers Own LinkedIn Groups Created By Employees?–CDM

Social Media 78

Social Media Ownership Designs Design 78

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

AUGUST 5, 2022

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. Ex-Employee’s Continued Use of Twitter Account May Be Conversion–Farm Journal v. Social Media and Trademark Law” Talk Notes.

Social Media 97

Social Media Ownership Branding Brands 97

SpicyIP

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

This is a “serials crisis” i.e., a situation when rising subscription costs for scholarly journals exceed academic library budgets, hampering researchers’ access. I am not even wading into the Bogus Open Access Journals and The dark side of the scientific publishing industry ). One may ask – is open access a solution?

Trademark 59

Trademark Publishing Journalism Copyright 59

IP and Legal Filings

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Union of India [1] , established that privacy is an essential Fundamental right under Article 21 of the Constitution. Unauthorised use of someone’s identity is a violation of both their personality rights and their basic right to privacy. The Court rejected the privacy defence, which is often employed in IP proceedings.

Personality Rights 63

Personality Rights Privacy Social Media Intellectual Property 63

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JANUARY 28, 2022

At some point, the parties discussed revisiting the contract terms; these discussions ended up blowing up the relationship. The property-vs-contract vibe from the panel ruling reminds me of domain name / collections cases. During the first several years of Gutman’s employment, the parties had a productive relationship.

Social Media 89

Social Media Ownership Contracts Privacy 89