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Court Dismisses School Districts’ Lawsuits Over Social Media “Addiction”–In re Social Media Cases

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

There are two critically important cases over “social media addiction” pending in California state court and as an MDL in the federal Northern District of California. Today’s post focuses on the social media defendants’ efforts to dismiss the parallel lawsuits by the school districts.

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

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

This is a case focusing on ownership of social media accounts. The dispute is between bridalwear designer Hayley Paige Gutman and JLM Couture, a bridalwear company. The court discusses two social media accounts: Instagram.com/misshayleypaige and pinterest.com/misshayleypaige/_saved/. The court also found “Ms.

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Playing with privacy? Privacy and cybersecurity considerations in esports

LexBlog IP

The world of competitive video gaming implicates a complicated patchwork of privacy laws, and esports companies need to keep in mind some key issues when assessing privacy and cybersecurity obligations. Below are some of the key questions to think through to assess issues related to data use (privacy) and cybersecurity in esports.

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Meta’s Anti-Piracy Deal: How Facebook & Broadcasters Kill Live Pirate Streams

TorrentFreak

For reasons that make absolutely no sense while somehow making perfect sense, millions of internet users think that social media platforms are perfect for piracy. Nevertheless, the masses love quick and easy so in common with similar platforms everywhere, social media has a piracy problem. .”

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Sunday Surprises

The IPKat

The event is free of charge, and registration is available here. The event will cover topics such as the European Patent Convention, computer-implemented inventions, and artificial intelligence. Participation is possible both on-site and online and registration is taken here. Registration is open until July 10.

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[Guest post] Conference report: ‘The Fashion Marketplace: Law and Policy’

The IPKat

A few days ago, Fashion Law London held another (online) event – this time focussed on the role of online retail marketplaces. Fortunately, despite a distinct lack of space in the diary to attend the event live, I have since been able to enjoy the recording of the event.

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Court Enjoins Ohio’s Law Requiring Parental Approval for Children’s Social Media Accounts–NetChoice v. Yost

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

Ohio enacted a law, the “ Parental Notification by Social Media Operators Act ,” Ohio Rev. Obviously, these definitions reach most user-generated content (UGC) services, not just “social media” in the classic sense. Recall the term “social media” is literally in the bill title).