Michael Geist

OCTOBER 5, 2023

The Canadian government plans to regulate the use of artificial intelligence in search results and when used to prioritize the display of content on search engines and social media services. AI is widely used by both search and social media for a range of purpose that do not involve ChatGPT-style generative AI.

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Plagiarism Today

OCTOBER 22, 2024

Film company sues Tesla over Blade Runner clips, NBA teams deny social media infringement, and News Corp sues Perplexity The post 3 Count: Blade Runner 2024 appeared first on Plagiarism Today.

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TorrentFreak

AUGUST 2, 2024

X is increasingly the home of unlawful social media piracy,” the letter reads. What’s clear, however, is that X stands out in comparison to other platforms, with rightsholders stating that it “lacks many of the features which other responsible social media operators deploy to combat piracy.”

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Plagiarism Today

MAY 23, 2024

Sony sues Marriott over social media posts, Beyonce and Big Freedia sued over samples and photographer sues over wallpaper photo. The post 3 Count: Bounce House appeared first on Plagiarism Today.

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TorrentFreak

MAY 7, 2024

Dramatic Announcement On ‘Official’ Social Media Channels To strengthen its presence in China, back in January Z-Library registered official accounts on WeChat and Bilibili, two Chinese social media platforms with massive reach. Our mainland China social accounts will be logged out within seven days.

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Plagiarism Today

AUGUST 5, 2024

The social media phenomenon Zillow Gone Wild is facing a lawsuit from a real estate photographer. Here's what is at stake. The post Zillow Gone Wild Sued by Real Estate Photographer appeared first on Plagiarism Today.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

Utah’s Minor Protection in Social Media Act contains two major provisions. First, it requires social media companies to conduct age assurance of their users to a 95% accuracy rate, along with an appellate process for misclassified users. Utah argued that the law doesn’t suppress any specific topic.

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Erik K Pelton

OCTOBER 15, 2024

Social Media search: These resources check for usernames containing your registered trademarks that are used on major social media and other websites: KnowEm ( www.knowem.com ) socialmention ( www.socialmention.com ) Scour the web: Search a variety of websites for variations of your trademark(s).

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JD Supra Law

AUGUST 28, 2024

By: Morrison & Foerster LLP - Social Media Fake reviews are a significant problem for the big e-commerce platforms, given that a robust customer review system is crucial to modern e-commerce business models.

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Michael Geist

JANUARY 10, 2024

In response to the public criticism of the bill, Senator Julie Miville-Duchêne has suggested that concerns about it extending to general purpose social media sites is overstated since the intent is to target adult content sites. The post Site Blocking and Age Verification for Twitter, Instagram, Snap and Twitch?:

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Plagiarism Today

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

American Hockey league and teams sued over music in social media, indie filmmakers fight for DMCA subpoenas and Miley Cyrus sued over Flowers. The post 3 Count: Hockey Fight appeared first on Plagiarism Today.

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Plagiarism Today

OCTOBER 10, 2024

Universal Music Group sues Chilis over social media posts, Barry White estate sues over 40-year-old song and Nelly lawsuit creates tension. The post 3 Count: Baby Back Lawsuit appeared first on Plagiarism Today.

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Erik K Pelton

MARCH 4, 2025

Here are 25 common ways to use one: Website Letterhead Business cards Note cards Refrigerator magnets Email signature Building sign or awning Lighting Stickers or temporary tattoos Trade show banners / displays Product placements in TV and film Opening scene of a video Social media profiles Domain name registrations App icon Shirts Coffee mugs Pens (..)

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Michael Geist

JUNE 13, 2024

This week Ministry of Justice lawyers provided their take, arguing on behalf of the government in a court filing that “the Act does allow for regulation of user-uploaded programs on social media services.” It allows the CRTC to prescribe user-uploaded programs on a social media service in multiple different situations.

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Hugh Stephens Blog

MAY 24, 2021

Should user-generated content (UGC) on social media platforms be free from any regulation and the rule of law, simply because it is user-generated? Should social media platforms be given a pass when it comes to any responsibility for the UGC that they distribute?

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JD Supra Law

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

Social media influencer Sydney Nicole Gifford believes so, as she recently sued fellow social media influencer Alyssa Sheil in Texas Federal Court, in what is now known as the sad beige lawsuit.. Can you protect a personal aesthetic or vibe? By: Clark Hill PLC

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Plagiarism Today

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

1: Sony Music Ends Copyright Fight with Gymshark Over Social Media Posts. First off today, Blake Brittain at Reuters reports that Sony Music and UK fitness apparel brand Gymshark have settled their lawsuit over Gymshark’s alleged use of Sony’s music in social media posts. 2: U.S.

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Plagiarism Today

AUGUST 5, 2021

2: Now Sony Music Sues Energy Drink Brand Bang Over Unlicensed Music in Social Media Videos. However, across all of their social media channels, they have uploaded various videos featuring their product but making unlicensed use of Sony’s music.

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Copyright Lately

DECEMBER 29, 2024

The trouble began when Albany radio station WGNA asked its social media followers to vote for the regions best fried chicken and tagged a few contenders, including Chicken Joes, which retweeted the stations original post. Share your thoughts in the comments below or on social media @copyrightlately. Sydney Nicole LLC v.

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Erik K Pelton

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

Secure the social media handles that correlate as well. Buy the corresponding domain name : the.com,inc,net or some other top level ones as well. The expense is relatively small for the peace of mind knowing that you own it and somebody else doesn’t, even if you’re not going to use it.

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Plagiarism Today

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

Ozzy Osbourne sued over social media posts, US Copyright Office holds inquiry about PROs and VPN providers try to duck French blocking order. The post 3 Count: VPN Trust appeared first on Plagiarism Today.

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Hugh Stephens Blog

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

This seems to be the prevailing view these days amongst the large digital social media and search platforms when the results of algorithmic selections they have programmed turn out to yield undesirable results.

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Plagiarism Today

APRIL 9, 2025

Australian media outlets sued over using social media photo, DISH sues pirate IPTV sites and artist can't find Taylor Swift. The post 3 Count: DISH Soap appeared first on Plagiarism Today.

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Social Media Plagiarism Art Copyright 147

Erik K Pelton

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

Customs Missed opportunities to stop cybersquatters Missed opportunities to reclaim social media usernames registered by others There is nothing a small business can do for its brand that provides more protection—and insurance—than obtaining a trademark registration from the USPTO.

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Plagiarism Today

MARCH 10, 2022

First off today, Ryan Naumann at Radar Online reports that photographer Al Pereira has filed a lawsuit against the rapper Nas claiming copyright infringement over a post on social media. The photo in question showed Nas hanging out with the deceased rapper Tupac outside a New York club in July 1993.

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TorrentFreak

OCTOBER 22, 2024

This includes social media platforms, where pirate streams are often openly advertised. Pirates Ideally, online services should be required by law to remove infringing content “instantaneously or near-instantaneously”, the sports companies argued. ” The sports leagues stressed that widespread piracy hurts their revenues. .

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Plagiarism Today

MARCH 17, 2025

Sony sues USC over social media posts, Sony says it has removed 75K fakes and authors seek summary judgment in Meta case. The post 3 Count: Sony Musical appeared first on Plagiarism Today.

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TorrentFreak

OCTOBER 31, 2024

Today’s social media users see copyright conflicts on a regular basis, but probably due to the way copyright is enforced, tend to view images and text as faiir game when compared to movies and music. The belief that somehow everything is free on the internet was widespread in the late 1990s.

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JD Supra Law

DECEMBER 19, 2024

A recent lawsuit in Texas highlights the challenges social media influencers face in protecting their intellectual property.

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TorrentFreak

NOVEMBER 27, 2024

The two-year investigation, which also involved intense monitoring of various social media platforms, identified two offices in Romania and Hong Kong, and nine servers said to be responsible for the supply of the illegal streams into Europe.

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Plagiarism Today

MAY 2, 2022

Much of the language was written well before widespread adoption of social media, and much of that language was vague even then. However, it arrives at a very significant intersection, one that includes the largest social media platform in the world and an ongoing push for DMCA reform.

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Erik K Pelton

JANUARY 7, 2025

Class 3: cosmetics and cleaning preparations Class 5: pharmaceutical products Class 9: electrical and scientific apparatus (includes both software (downloadable or physical software on a disc or drive) and hardware) Class 12: vehicles Class 14: jewelry Class 15: musical instruments Class 16: paper goods and printed matter (includes anything that’s (..)

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Plagiarism Today

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

What has changed is the internet and the rise of social media. The Role of Social Media. However, with the rise of social media, love letters are very public things. For most of our history, love letters and words of affection were private matters, usually only heard or read by the parties involved.

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JD Supra Law

MARCH 21, 2025

NBA teams like the Indiana Pacers and Denver Nuggets are even weighing in, worried that social media posts from years ago could be used as grounds for lawsuits. A petition is calling for the Supreme Court to decide on the validity of the discovery rule, which allows copyright claims long after the alleged infringement.

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Copyright Lately

OCTOBER 27, 2024

Each of these lawsuits involved a familiar scenario, putting Hadid squarely in the “ I got sued for posting pictures of myself on social media ” club—a club that’s now about as exclusive as a Sam’s Club membership. Let me know in the comments below or @copyrightlately on social media. So what do you think?

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SpicyIP

FEBRUARY 15, 2025

Image from here After a furor on social media platforms, the Commerce Minister has clarified that the seat of the CGPDTM is being shifted from Mumbai to New Delhi. After the move, the Mumbai office will still have the existing regional trademark and patent offices.

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JD Supra Law

MARCH 21, 2025

NBA teams like the Indiana Pacers and Denver Nuggets are even weighing in, worried that social media posts from years ago could be used as grounds for lawsuits. A petition is calling for the Supreme Court to decide on the validity of the discovery rule, which allows copyright claims long after the alleged infringement.

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