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Zuckerberg Avoids Personal Liability for Social Media “Addiction”–In re Social Media Addiction

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

I never blogged the dual state and federal rulings in the Social Media Addiction cases from last Fall. Had the omitted information been disclosed, the injuries that Plaintiff suffered would have been avoidable and avoided. Some states don’t recognize negligent misrepresentation by omission. 4:22-md-03047-YGR (N.D.

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2023 Quick Links: Social Media

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

” BBC : Facebook’s growth not linked to psychological harm, study finds * Science : How do social media feed algorithms affect attitudes and behavior in an election campaign? Plaintiffs have not submitted the Resort’s pages on third-party travel websites or presented social media posts. Kallinen v.

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IP rights for social media Influencers and content creators

IIPRD

Introduction What separates long-established print and electronic media from social media is that it comes along with a bunch of techniques for its usage. These are tools that shaped social media to be more significant than the long-established medias. How can Influencers protect their IP?

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

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

The last time we blogged this case , the district court had sided with JLM, initially restricting Gutman’s use of the social media accounts and then awarding control over the accounts to JLM. What does a 200+ year old fox have to say about who owns social media accounts?). ” (Cite to Pierson v.

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Pirate IPTV: Brit Arrested in Benidorm After Social Media Ads Raised Suspicion

TorrentFreak

Social Media Sales Attract Attention According to information released by Spain’s National Police on Monday, a broadcaster’s representative filed a complaint after spotting a profile on social media platforms offering pirate IPTV subscriptions.

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Probationer Restricted from Using “Gang Symbols” on “Social Media”–In re JT

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

His probation conditions included this restriction: not knowingly post, display or transmit on social media or through his cell phone any symbols or information that [he] knows to be, or that the Probation Officer informs [him] to be, gang-related. JT said the term “social media” was impermissibly vague.

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Copyright: Using images for social media

Sander Law

Copyright: Using images on social media. If you ever wondered if you can use that image you found through a Google search on your social media post or on your website, this post is for you. Accordingly, if you find a news story you want to post about on your social media, only link to the story.