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Court in Copyright Case: Don’t Embed That Tweet!

McBayer IP Blog

Posted In copyright , Intellectual Property “When the Copyright Act was amended in 1976, the words “tweet,” “viral,” and “embed” invoked thoughts of a bird, a disease, and a reporter.” So begins the opinion of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York in the case of Justin Goldman v.

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The CLOUD Act: Extending the Long Arm of the Law to Obtain Digital Evidence

GDB Firm Blog

On March 23, 2018 the President signed into law the Clarifying Lawful Overseas Use of Data Act, also known as the "CLOUD Act." The CLOUD Act amended the outdated Stored Communications Act ("SCA"), 18 U.S.C. § 2701 et seq. to require email service providers to disclose emails in its possession, custody or control. Specifically, the amendment now includes emails that are stored outside of the United States.

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