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[Guest post] German court: copyright infringement by ‘re-pin’ on Pinterest

The IPKat

In GS Media ( C-160/15 , Katpost here ) the CJEU ruled that placing a hyperlink to protected content may be an infringement, when the content linked to is freely accessible, but unlawfully so. Pinterest allows users to upload images (“pins”) and share them with other users. Background In the Hamburg case (case No.

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Security Interests in Trademarks: Best Practices

Traverse Legal Blog

Due Diligence for Security Interests in Trademarks. When performing due diligence (related to financing, including a line of credit, M&A or otherwise) on a debtor, a trademark attorney will typically be provided a list (typically called a Schedule) of trademark registrations. Article updated May 2022.

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Second Circuit signals some minimal flexibility on Polaroid analysis in another strip club false endorsement case

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Appellants, current and former professional models, appealed their summary judgment loss on a variety of claims arising from the use of their images in social media posts promoting a “gentlemen’s club” operated by EIE. Their social media footprints range from several thousand to a few million followers. 59 Murray Enters.,

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Can You Copyright or Trademark a Logo Designed by AI?

LexBlog IP

If you’re using an online logo generator, such as the one in Canva, a very popular online program for creating all kinds of visual projects, or Logo.com, you need to look at the license terms of the software. Canva and other logo generators are licensing the use of their product and the generated logos in it to you.

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DNS Providers as Piracy Fighters? Enforcement Groups Weigh Options

TorrentFreak

Internet service providers, websites, search engines, hosting providers, domain companies, social media services, and advertising companies are all considered part of the problem. Image Credit: Jimmy Nilsson Masth ( Unsplash License ). The authors are leading Germany copyright attorney Jan Bernd Nordemann and Dean S.

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How to Avoid Pitfalls on the Way to Decentralized Disney

Copyright Lately

For that, you’d need an assignment or license from the owner of the underlying copyright. It would have taken a bit of due diligence, but not much. You Should Probably Read The License. You can also tell your book club that you read it even though you really stopped at page 136. Definitely.

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Court Grounds Copyright Frequent Flyer Over Statute of Limitations

Copyright Lately

The bronze medal goes to Joe Hand Promotions , which targets bars that show pay-per-view boxing and UFC fights without a license. Complex Media The case in point is a copyright lawsuit filed by Minden Pictures against Complex Media, which Judge Ronnie Abrams recently tossed on a motion to dismiss (read order here).