Technology & Marketing Law Blog

DECEMBER 8, 2023

Plaintiffs CAN’T WAIT to sue Internet services using the Texas social media censorship law. Nevertheless, the plaintiffs argued that the law “evidences a strong public policy to protect Texans from wrongful censorship on social media platforms.” appeared first on Technology & Marketing Law Blog.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

AUGUST 12, 2021

Nicklen “urged his social media followers to consider the ‘haunting’ and ‘soul-crushing scene’ and to take steps to mitigate the harms of climate change.” The court notes the language of section 106 reflects an intent to be “technology-neutral”. The third factor cuts against fair use since the entirety of the video was used.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

NOVEMBER 20, 2021

Based on the Complaint’s allegations, it appears the named Defendants – a private social media company and its legal department – are not subject to liability under Section 1983. 2020) (internet media websites are not government actors under the First Amendment)… Prior blog posts on Perez’s lawsuit ( 1 , 2 ).

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JD Supra Law

APRIL 1, 2024

Welcome to the March 2024 issue of Sterne Kessler’s MarkIt to Market® newsletter. By: Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.L.L.C.

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IIPRD

JANUARY 6, 2023

The evolution and development of trademark law protect the right of manufacturers or sellers but the advancement of technology and the emergence of social media has bound lawmakers and interpreters to make a continuous intervention and take a comprehensive vigil over the various new issues related to trademark infringement.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

OCTOBER 5, 2021

The court’s ruling raises interesting, but troubling, questions about any government actor’s ability to enable reader comments on social media. In Australia, for example, government actors are dropping social media interactivity out of fear that they might be held liable for any defamatory user posts.

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Corsearch

JANUARY 23, 2024

However, whilst international trade fosters economic growth and exchange, it also creates opportunities for grey market goods to emerge. Table of contents : • What is the grey market? • Supply chain inefficiencies: Misallocation of products or product returns can lead to grey market sales.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

OCTOBER 22, 2021

I’ve blogged some recent cases showing how it’s become really, really hard to win defamation cases over social media content (e.g., The post Social Media Is Often a Defamation-Free Zone…But Not Always–Steak N Shake v. White appeared first on Technology & Marketing Law Blog.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JULY 18, 2022

More commonly, I see litigation over a social media user quoting someone else’s rap lyrics. The post When Will Courts Admit Rap Videos/Lyrics Posted to Social Media as Evidence?–US Wiley appeared first on Technology & Marketing Law Blog. Implications. Case citation : U.S. July 8, 2022).

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

OCTOBER 20, 2021

Martillo claims that six social media services suspended his accounts because he is an anti-Zionist. The court responds: “the defendants’ social media platforms are not places of ‘public accommodation.’ Are Social Media Services “State Actors” or “Common Carriers”? ” Cites to Lewis v.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

Declaration from LGBT Technology Institute. Declaration from Technology Network. Paxton, the Challenge to Texas’ Social Media Censorship Law appeared first on Technology & Marketing Law Blog. Declaration from Facebook. Declaration from Stop Child Predators. NetChoice/CCIA complaint. Text of HB 20.

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Velocity of Content

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

As consumers, we experience personalization daily via targeted online advertising while browsing or in our social media accounts. This technology is based on our past purchase and usage behaviors. Google — the tool, the term, and the technology — is omnipresent in our collective global culture.

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IP Tech Blog

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

In the ever-evolving landscape of advertising regulations, the recent decision by the UK’s Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) regarding social media posts by former footballers in relation to Supreme CBD’s products have sparked discussion in the press. Supreme CBD appeared first on Global IP & Technology Law Blog.

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IP Tech Blog

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

Over the past few years the UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has been actively taking steps to address consumer protection concerns with sponsorships and endorsements within social media posts that have not been clearly disclosed. Social media platforms.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

OCTOBER 7, 2023

Her latest trash lawsuit claimed that social media, the government, and Procter & Gamble were all doing the RICO against her. With respect to the social media services’ status as publishers, the court says: the plaintiff’s RICO claims depend on Twitter and Facebook’s acting as publishers. The complaint.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

MARCH 19, 2024

The victims sued social media companies for allegedly radicalizing the shooter by exposing him to third-party content. Mean appeared first on Technology & Marketing Law Blog. You may recall the 2022 Buffalo mass-shooting , which was committed by a murderer responding to the “ Great Replacement Theory.”

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Olartemoure Blog

MARCH 31, 2022

It is a challenge for the institutional framework, enforcement agencies, and courts to effectively develop their missions, because, even with the current resources, some markets remain unexplored or wrongly understood. b) The world’s largest social media, intervened in a lawsuit by the Federal Trade Commission and 48 U.S.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JANUARY 18, 2024

However, those arguments were more theoretical than empirical; there weren’t a lot of high-profile examples of a mass-market consumer service deploying this strategy. 4) Social media “defective design” lawsuits go forward. Battles over politician-operated social media accounts. StopTheSADScheme.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

In 2021, Florida and Texas enacted “social media censorship” laws. ” The laws assembled a multitude of disparate policy ideas about how the legislatures could “censor” social media platforms. Based on long-standing Supreme Court precedent (the Reno v.

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TorrentFreak

APRIL 11, 2024

TikTok Pirates For example, when a viral clip from a TV series is making the rounds on social media platforms, one could argue that this serves as free advertising. This conclusion is quite intuitive in a social media world where ‘influencers’ are widely used to promote content.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

AUGUST 27, 2023

Tim Pool, the Babylon Bee, and National Religious Broadcasters, which are (respectively): “a social networking app, an active social media content creator, a satirical news website, and a nonpartisan association of Christian communicators.” Bonta appeared first on Technology & Marketing Law Blog.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

General Business Law Section 394-ccc, the 2022 law that requires social media platforms to disclose their editorial policies towards “hateful conduct.” I’m hoping the Supreme Court will hear the challenges to the transparency pieces of the Florida and Texas social media censorship laws.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

MAY 11, 2022

The bill regulates “social media platforms,” defined as an “electronic medium” that allows “users to create, share, and view user?generated As they realize the bill’s implications, I’m hoping Minnesota parents will tell their Senators to scrap this effort. What The Bill Says. generated content.”

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

MARCH 26, 2024

One of the DSA’s standout features is that it imposes due process-like obligations on non-governmental actors, as if there is no meaningful distinction between taxpayer-funded public actors and market-supported private actors. Intermediaries (Guest Blog Post) How Will the Digital Services Act (DSA) Affect the European Internet?

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CopyrightsWorld

MAY 18, 2022

Want to meet one of the pre-eminent social media experts in America? Kris is the CEO of Ruby Media Group, a full service Public Relations and Social Media Agency located in Manhattan, which offers public relations services, content marketing, social media and personal branding services.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

OCTOBER 12, 2021

This is one of the many lawsuits against social media services for allegedly providing material support to terrorists. The plaintiffs make a big point about ISIS’s use of social media, but the “Internet was not the means by which the Pulse massacre was accomplished.” Twitter, Inc.

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LexBlog IP

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

Over the past few years the UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has been actively taking steps to address consumer protection concerns with sponsorships and endorsements within social media posts that have not been clearly disclosed. Social media platforms.

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IP Tech Blog

MAY 19, 2023

According to the UK’s Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport report on influencer culture , the global sector is expected to grow from $6.0 Influencer marketing offers brands a unique opportunity to target and connect with online communities, using a personalized approach. billion in 2020 to $24.1

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

DECEMBER 7, 2023

Supreme Court against the Florida and Texas social media censorship laws. The brief focuses on the provisions in the Florida and Texas social media censorship laws that require social media platforms to provide “explanations” of their content moderation decisions to their users. Check it out ! (I

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IP and Legal Filings

MARCH 5, 2024

Introduction In today’s digital economy, trademarks play an important role in developing a brand’s identity, establishing customer trust, and assuring market competition. The accessibility of Internet markets and the ease with which information may be shared have given rise to new opportunities for trademark infringement.

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LexBlog IP

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

In the ever-evolving landscape of advertising regulations, the recent decision by the UK’s Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) regarding social media posts by former footballers in relation to Supreme CBD’s products have sparked discussion in the press.

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IPilogue

NOVEMBER 3, 2021

The FTC initially filed a complaint that Facebook had a monopoly and requested the sale of Instagram and WhatsApp to prevent a monopoly over the social media market. Does Facebook have a monopoly over the market? The market is said to be ‘free’ and active when there is aggressive competition. What is Antitrust

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

AUGUST 1, 2023

The court also notes the Supreme Court’s Taamneh opinion , saying it “rejected the argument that a social media company’s algorithms could constitute substantial assistance to terrorists.” Meta appeared first on Technology & Marketing Law Blog.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

APRIL 1, 2024

The court cites the Social Media Addiction ruling for the proposition that “social media companies do have a duty to exercise due care in managing their platforms.” Roblox appeared first on Technology & Marketing Law Blog. Negligence. Section 230.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

DECEMBER 9, 2023

ICS provider: “message boards and social media sites qualify as ‘interactive computer services.'” Twitter appeared first on Technology & Marketing Law Blog. ” Third party content: Plaintiff “is responsible for the creation of his tweets, which were circulated via Twitter.”

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Corsearch

JULY 18, 2023

Millions across the globe have flocked to Instagram Threads – the newest social media platform on the block. In this blog, we discuss the threats posed on Instagram Threads and the processes and advanced technology you can utilize to combat them. They are used by criminals to prey on unsuspecting social media users.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JUNE 2, 2022

She tattooed the Sedlik photo onto Farmer and promoted the tattoo on social media. Market Effect. “no one has told [Sedlik] they would not buy a copy of the Portrait because they had seen the Tattoo or social media posts about the Tattoo.” She now does her tattoo artistry pro bono. Nature of the Work.

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