Michael Geist

APRIL 14, 2023

And as for the payments from social media companies that the government insists are so essential that it has fought for years to include user content regulation in the bill? However, from a cultural perspective, the two sectors are not interchangeable, and the loss of Canadian-produced television shows will greatly impact the industry.

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Michael Geist

MAY 18, 2023

To pick just one of many examples, the Commission is consulting on the meaning of “social media service”: Q5. How should the Commission define “social media service”? What, if any, criteria should be used to assess whether an online undertaking is providing a social media service?

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Michael Geist

JUNE 23, 2023

The initial Bill C-11 consultations at the CRTC have resulted in some streaming services unsurprisingly responding to legislation that applies Canadian law to every service anywhere in the world by raising the prospect of exiting the Canadian market if not granted exemptions.

Social Media 96

Social Media Government Privacy Television 96

TorrentFreak

APRIL 6, 2022

In 2019, LaLiga launched an investigation into a website advertised on social media that was being used to illegally market football content plus other material belonging to a “well-known” on-demand television platform. They had a high degree of technological specialization.

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43(B)log

MARCH 28, 2024

Princeton insured Wonderland from 2016-2018 (with a broad exclusion for defamation, invasion of privacy, and various forms of advertising injury in the second year called the Exhibitions and Related Marketing Exclusion), and agreed to defend the club but reserved the right to deny insurance coverage. about your goods, products or services”).

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

MAY 30, 2022

Finally, it points out Viacom is the owner of three valid trademark registrations for the KRUSTY KRAB mark and 400 copyright registrations covering “creative aspects of the SpongeBob SquarePants franchise,” including episodes from the animated television series, movies, drawings, and stylebooks featuring artwork from the franchise.

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Blogging Social Media Television Fair Use 90

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

MARCH 11, 2024

The court explains this and other differences from Aereo: “Aereo involved a system designed for the sole purpose of transmitting the subject content and which had no plausible utility, in that configuration, other than the transmission of that content, whereas X/Twitter is a social media site with a range of potential uses.”

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43(B)log

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

It submitted 14 social media posts “which it contends shows consumers and retailers attributed a particular source to Defendants’ liquor and Plaintiff’s television show.” The managing director declared “[a]t the time that I chose the name Peaky Blinder, I had never heard of [Plaintiff’s] Peaky Blinders television program.

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IPilogue

JULY 23, 2021

It is hosted by Cesie and Angela, two practicing attorneys and reality television fans. They examine and discuss the lawsuits and legal disputes of reality television personalities. S ocial Media & Your IP Rights ” by Innovation Talks. T he Progress Pride Flag, and the Realities of IP ” by Input Doc: Marketing Interviews.

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TorrentFreak

DECEMBER 24, 2023

PAP Targets Local ISP PAP describes itself on social media platforms as a “multi-sectoral Coalition, of local and international Associations, Societies & Companies, representing Thousands of Creatives in Kenya and the World.” ” What’s the WeCast App and What Does it Do?

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Michael Geist

APRIL 20, 2023

When they make money from these activities, social media companies must be obliged to reinvest in our creators and into local content creation. The specific use case: The amendment could also fail to achieve its own stated purpose to capture commercial sound recordings broadcast by social media platforms. Section 4.1(2)

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43(B)log

APRIL 26, 2022

1 Joint & Muscle Spray and Cream Topical Pain Relief Brand” on: (1) its Australian website; (2) social media; and (3) Ultimate Fighting Championship (“UFC”) athletes’ clothing in matches televised in the United States. It also used radio and television outlets in select US markets.

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IPilogue

OCTOBER 12, 2022

Barlow and Bear went on to become viral sensations on social media and Grammy-winning artists (2022 Best Musical Theatre Album) for their production. Netflix has responded that “ Barlow & Bear’s conduct began on social media, but stretches ‘fan fiction’ well past its breaking point. District Court in D.C.

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TorrentFreak

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

“The Infringing Service delivered Video Content, including television shows and movies, to subscribers to the Infringing Service, in exchange for payment,” it reads. This was achieved by subscribing to their residential cable television services in a variety of locations in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, California and New York.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

DECEMBER 2, 2021

Earlier this year, the Texas legislature enacted HB 20 , a blatant attempt to censor social media service. The opinion emphatically slices through the FUD that’s been generated by pro-censorial forces questioning whether social media services exercise editorial discretion. The Opinion. ” [cite to USTA v.

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IP and Legal Filings

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

The transition from simply turning on the television to logging into accounts such as social media and OTT platforms, has resulted the entertainment industry to witness an astonishing evolution. Such incidents raise concerns among people who entrust their data to digital entertainment platforms.

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TorrentFreak

MAY 18, 2022

“Defendants provide an illicit streaming service known as PrimeStreams that allows users to access, without authorization, Plaintiffs’ internet communications of television programming that were acquired by circumventing security measures implemented by Plaintiffs,” the complaint reads.

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TorrentFreak

JULY 10, 2023

Social Media Advertising Fuels IPTV Piracy Signal colleague Adam Jankowski has also appeared in the media over the last few days, highlighting “a plague” of pirate IPTV adverts appearing on Facebook and pirate apps appearing on official stores including Google Play. in Florida as its corporate entity.

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43(B)log

OCTOBER 25, 2021

For one thing, the only reason the Rogers court even contemplated liability for noncommercial speech was the special marketing role played by titles in particular. The defendants’ target market—a national television audience—far exceeds the reach of the plaintiffs’ goodwill. That’s like saying that, because Ford Motor Co.

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IP and Legal Filings

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

This is primarily due to the fact that a large number of new millionaire buyers have joined the market, thus leading to a surge in the trade of contemporary art. As of 2018, the global art market was valued at over 67 billion US dollars. Moreover, the contemporary art domain now accounts for 15% of the global art market.

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43(B)log

JUNE 26, 2023

A&E Television Networks, LLC v. Media critics allegedly readily observed that the new show was “a clone of A&E’s Live PD,” and that “On Patrol: Live is Live PD.” Fan reactions on social media included “Ok. Query: what percentage of social media comments about On Patrol: Live does this represent?

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Social Media Copying Fair Use Advertising 59

Dragons' Den

APRIL 4, 2024

Receiving a joint offer from both Sara and Steven was exactly what Charlotte and Grant wanted as Sara has a background in crafts and Steven can help with the social media. As a result, marketing has been done but on a limited budget. Steven took a quick glance at Sara’s business plan and offered half the money for 17.5%

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Blogging IP Artwork Intellectual Property 40

Intellectual Property Office Blog

JULY 29, 2021

This year, “the most commercialised show on British television” allegedly netted more than £12 million in revenues before the first episode aired on 28 June. A huge chunk of Molly Mae’s success comes from social media channel Instagram, where she is reported to charge over £10,000 for each sponsored post.

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43(B)log

AUGUST 17, 2021

Facts in the light most favorable to the plaintiffs: Each of the plaintiffs has a significant number of followers on various social media platforms, ranging from greater than ten thousand to several million, and most are “considered social media influencers.” Plaintiffs didn’t show sufficient evidence of recognition.

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Copyright Lately

MAY 17, 2021

Nevertheless, almost immediately after the sketch aired on the East Coast, a number of Muppets fans began to weigh in on social media, wondering if they had just seen an authorized (albeit unconventional) appearance by Kermit and Co.

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Copyright Lately

AUGUST 25, 2023

The Bottom Line Contrary to popular belief, I don’t think it’s realistic to think that studios will replace screenwriters with movie and television scripts churned out by ChatGPT. Strike or no strike, no one wants to spend millions of dollars to produce and market a work that they can’t fully protect.

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IP Tech Blog

JULY 18, 2023

At the same time, we are obligated by both ethical rules and market conditions to offer reasonable rates – which in turn make the use of generative AI compelling. The Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP), which represents the studios, rejected this proposal.

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43(B)log

DECEMBER 1, 2022

Chesney also performed on the Lounge’s beachfront stage at a 2014 concert broadcast as “Kenny Chesney: Live at the Flora-Bama” on Country Music Television (CMT), a Viacom channel. An online article used photos of the Lounge in its coverage of the series, and MGFB also submitted social media posts. New Life Art, Inc.,

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Artistic Work Television Trademark Trademark Law 64

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

AUGUST 1, 2023

In other words, the gist of the case is whether the photographers surrender their right to exclude others by voluntarily posting their own photos to social media. To ‘display’ a work means to show a copy of it, either directly or by means of a film, slide, television image, or any other device or process.”

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Blogging Copying Social Media Copyright 95

JIPL Online

APRIL 9, 2021

Memes utilize pop culture content, such as movies, television shows, and other various forms of media, often in a parodic way. Such uses are often methods of social commentary regarding the user’s own life, or more broadly, current events; they also often utilize copyrightable material. [i] By: Taylor Bussey. INTRODUCTION.

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43(B)log

OCTOBER 6, 2021

American Girl applied for trademarks on a space-themed doll named Luciana Vega, which it began marketing in 2018 as its “Girl of the Year” doll. Walkowicz allegedly received multiple emails and social-media messages commenting on the similarities between Walkowicz and Luciana and inquiries about whether they had endorsed the doll.

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Law Privacy False Advertising Social Media 59

TorrentFreak

NOVEMBER 6, 2022

Collaborate with the MPA digital team on strategy and content for ACE, TPN and the MPA’s online presence and social media activity. News vs. Marketing and Advertising. ” Anti-Piracy Outreach. None of this should be taken as criticism of the MPA and it’s certainly no criticism of ACE.

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LexBlog IP

OCTOBER 25, 2023

.” That scholarship focused on fictional characters and why they come to mean so much to readers: Tarzan, Betty Boop, Sam Spade, Scarlett O’Hara, James Bond, Harry Potter, Holden Caulfield, Sherlock Holmes: the mere names of these once-litigated figures evoke the market power and popular significance characters can possess.

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LexBlog IP

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

Applicant’s POTIFY platform is designed to permit legal marijuana dispensaries to market and sell their products, including via mobile applications and websites. . (“Applicant”) develops sales systems, telemedicine systems and enterprise resource planning systems. Spotify AB , 2022 USPQ2D 37 at *13–14.

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LexBlog IP

JULY 18, 2023

At the same time, we are obligated by both ethical rules and market conditions to offer reasonable rates – which in turn make the use of generative AI compelling. The Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP), which represents the studios, rejected this proposal.

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Copyright Lately

AUGUST 2, 2022

And while it may be difficult in close cases to determine when a work of fan fiction usurps the market for the original, I’m pretty confident that performing your musical at the Kennedy Center for up to $149 a head crosses the line. As always, let me know what you think, either in the comments below or @copyrightlately on social media.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

DECEMBER 15, 2021

In making this finding I draw an adverse inference from Defendant’s failure to initiate litigation against Plaintiff…by November 19, 2018, Defendant was using the DMCA Takedown Notices to suppress a market competitor rather than to enforce a legitimate good faith claim of copyright infringement. Signal 23 Television v.

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