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. Anti-Zionist Loses Lawsuit Over Social Media Account Suspensions–Martillo v. Facebook Defeats Lawsuit By Publishers of Vaccine (Mis?)information–Children’s

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Plagiarism Today

APRIL 7, 2022

That question is whether the descriptions were “published” or “unpublished” according to the law when they were put on FDN’s website. However, applying terms like “published” and “unpublished” to a website is complicated. That seems to be a pretty clear indication that these pages were not published, as no distribution was intended.

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LexBlog IP

OCTOBER 10, 2023

So if graffiti can be protected, does one need permission from the artist to photograph the work and then “publish” it to a social media platform? What if the social media account is used to promote the account owner’s own goods or services, or a third party’s brand? City Commercial Invs.,

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The IP Law Blog

AUGUST 17, 2023

Ever since the massive explosion of content creation that gave rise to social media, content creators worldwide have utilized embedding to showcase and link users to content that otherwise would not have been as readily accessible. On July 17, 2023, the Ninth Circuit issued its opinion in Hunley v.

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JD Supra Law

MARCH 17, 2022

Influencers who received goods or services free of charge from companies and then link to them on their social media channels, for example, by placing what is known in Germany as a "tap tag," generally have to label such posts as advertising. I ZR 35/21). By: Hogan Lovells

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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. Conclusion.

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IIPRD

AUGUST 4, 2022

A Social Media Influencer is someone who creates unique material that keeps people interested on multiple social media platforms, causing them to return for more high-quality information. One of the most significant methods to safeguard material on social media is through copyright. Make intangible assets.

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IP Watchdog

JUNE 16, 2023

On June 14, a series of 17 music publishers, members of the National Music Publishers’ Association (NMPA), filed a lawsuit in the Middle District of Tennessee against the social media platform, Twitter.

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TorrentFreak

MARCH 4, 2024

The site’s origins reportedly trace back to the Soviet Union’s underground publishing culture ‘ samizdat ,’ which was used to bypass state censorship in the last century. In 2017, Elsevier won a court case against LibGen and Sci-Hub in a New York federal court, which awarded the publisher $15 million in damages.

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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.’ Facebook Defeats Lawsuit By Publishers of Vaccine (Mis?)information–Children’s

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Michael Geist

AUGUST 8, 2023

Both merely link to the reproductions, which are found on the publishers’ own sites. They argue that because it is the largest social media company, “Meta effectively has substantial control over access to Canadian news and also, more generally, on the news industry in Canada.”

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The IPKat

MARCH 11, 2024

The promotion of items on social media by celebrities and influencers is commonplace for companies. This time, photos published on the Instagram account of singer and businesswoman Rihanna to celebrate her appointment as artistic director of the Puma brand did not go unnoticed [ More Rihanna here and here ].

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LexBlog IP

AUGUST 17, 2023

Ever since the massive explosion of content creation that gave rise to social media, content creators worldwide have utilized embedding to showcase and link users to content that otherwise would not have been as readily accessible. On July 17, 2023, the Ninth Circuit issued its opinion in Hunley v.

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IP and Legal Filings

APRIL 10, 2024

INTRODUCTION The entertainment and media sector is experiencing a continuous and increasing influence on social media with each passing day. However, between now and then social media influence also has some problems. One of the biggest obstacles is defamation.

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LexBlog IP

OCTOBER 28, 2021

A recent California District Court ruling affirmed that Perfect 10’s ruling applied to the embedding of images from social media onto third party websites. the user name and image, user caption, number of likes, and branding of the social media platform). What is Embedding?

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

Consider the wide swath of entities vital to disseminating others’ speech—bookstores, book publishers, essay-compilation editors, theaters, newspaper letters to the editor and op-eds, live television guest interviews, cable television operators offering cable channels, art shows, community bulletin boards, and comedy clubs, just to name a few.

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IP Watchdog

OCTOBER 6, 2023

Supreme Court denies a hearing to music publishers who accused a website of infringing on the copyright of live music performances; the U.S. This week in Other Barks & Bites: The U.S.

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The IPKat

MARCH 1, 2024

On 22 February 2024, the UK Intellectual Property Office (UKIPO) released its report on “ The impact of complicit social media influencers on male’s consumption of counterfeit goods in the UK ”. 24% of UK males aged 16 to 60 purchase counterfeit goods under the endorsement of social media influencers.

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The IPKat

JULY 4, 2022

In 2019, the EU legislature introduced an EU-wide related right (Article 15 of the DSM Directive , on which see Katposts here ) for EU-based press publishers in relation to online uses of their press publications by information society service providers, including news aggregation services, social media, and search engines.

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JD Supra Law

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

July 11, 2022) involves a copyright infringement action brought by a group of music publishers and record companies against an energy drink and sports nutrition supplement company doing business as Bang Energy and its CEO. UMG Recordings, Inc. Vital Pharmaceuticals, Inc., 2022 WL 2670339 (S.D. By: Hinch Newman LLP

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Plagiarism Today

AUGUST 5, 2021

Furthermore, since a copyright lawsuit can only be brought by a rightsholder, not a licensing agency, it will be up to authors and/or publishers to file a copyright infringement lawsuit against the university. 2: Now Sony Music Sues Energy Drink Brand Bang Over Unlicensed Music in Social Media Videos.

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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.

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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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JD Supra Law

OCTOBER 31, 2023

In a move that underscores the escalating tension between the music industry and artificial intelligence (AI), many of the world’s largest music publishers have filed a joint lawsuit against AI startup Anthropic over song lyrics. By: Pillsbury - Internet & Social Media Law Blog

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The IPKat

DECEMBER 1, 2023

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Michael Geist

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

The Federal Court has approved a consent order requiring Environment and Climate Change Minister Steven Guilbeault to unblock Rebel News publisher Ezra Levant on Twitter. The issue of blocking users on social media has received considerable attention in the past, with the CCLA and Canadian media covering the issue.

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IP Law 360

JULY 31, 2023

A nonprofit fired back Monday against Twitter's claims that it published false and misleading articles suggesting that CEO Elon Musk has allowed hate speech to grow on the social media platform, slamming Twitter's "fanciful," "bogus" Lanham Act allegations and claiming that they're part of Twitter's "disturbing" intimidation effort to silence honest (..)

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Velocity of Content

OCTOBER 20, 2023

Educational publisher Scholastic maintains its “Share Every Story, Celebrate Every Voice” offering is intended to keep school officials and librarians out of harm’s way in places where book banning laws and policies might put them in jeopardy, according to Andrew Albanese , Publishers Weekly executive editor.

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TorrentFreak

APRIL 16, 2024

The site’s operators took more than a year to scrape several terabytes of data and published roughly 700 million unique records online, for free. This ‘metadata’ heist was a massive breakthrough in the quest to archive as much published content as possible online. Matienzo’s alleged ties to Anna’s Archive, or that Ms.

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IP Law 360

MARCH 27, 2023

Twitter is asking a California federal court to force Microsoft-owned developer platform GitHub to reveal the identity of one of its users after part of the social media network's source code was allegedly published online.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

FEBRUARY 5, 2022

The “Informed Consent Action Network,” and its founder Del Bigtree , ran afoul of the social media services’ COVID misinformation policies. ICAN claimed that the social media services took these actions due to government pressure and jawboning, especially pointing the finger at Rep.

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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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Plagiarism Today

OCTOBER 21, 2021

2: Kairosoft, the Beloved Mobile Tycoon Game Developer, Openly Accuses its Chinese Publisher of Copyright Infringement and Contract Violation. The two companies signed an agreement in 2017 that gave Beijing Shi Jun publishing rights for Kairosoft games in China. 3: Facebook Signs Copyright Agreement with Some French Publishers.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

FEBRUARY 11, 2022

Two More Courts Tell Litigants That Social Media Services Aren’t State Actors. Anti-Zionist Loses Lawsuit Over Social Media Account Suspensions–Martillo v. Facebook Defeats Lawsuit By Publishers of Vaccine (Mis?) Are Social Media Services “State Actors” or “Common Carriers”?

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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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TorrentFreak

OCTOBER 31, 2022

While movie and music piracy tends to generate the most headlines, the publishing industry is facing similar issues. Publishers and authors are not happy with the site and are actively trying to limit its exposure. This growth is facilitated by users who openly advertise the site on social media, TikTok included.

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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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