LexBlog IP

APRIL 3, 2023

Despite the hearing’s focus shifting away from the specific topic of NIL, many of the witnesses and representatives advocated for a federal NIL standard to provide clarity and uniformity for college athletes. ” For advocates of a uniform federal NIL law, the hearing is at least a sign that Congress is considering action.

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LexBlog IP

AUGUST 12, 2021

At last, the NCAA has changed its policy on college athletes monetizing their name, image, and likeness, also known as their NIL. Unfortunately, only certain schools/states were prepared to educate the athletes because only about 20% of the states were legalizing monetization of NIL for college athletes.

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TorrentFreak

MARCH 7, 2023

The usual format is the inclusion of a photograph or image, a description of the image, a hyperlink to the original source, and sometimes a link to a secondary source with additional information on the current topic. Enable Monetization By Content Creators “It is a major priority to enable monetization by content creators!”

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JIPL Online

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

2] Mod creators may face legal consequences when they monetize their creations. Instead, the lack of clarity on monetizing fan-created derivatives should be resolved with legislation that matches the current climate, or more likely by having individual game developers adopt universal standards that favor mod creators for mutual benefit.

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IP and Legal Filings

JANUARY 29, 2023

However, the question of who owns the rights to these creations has been a topic of debate for some time. On the other hand, some argue that game developers and publishers should have the right to use and monetize players’ creations. On one hand, some argue that players should have the right to own and control their creations.

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SpicyIP

MAY 3, 2023

Sundara Rajan, in her writings on this topic , had even proposed a domaine public payant scheme to finance a supervisory system which would be more qualified to proactively protect the integrity of the works of deceased authors.

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TorrentFreak

MAY 15, 2023

For musician Maria Schneider, whose class action lawsuit against YouTube will head to a jury trial next month, the status quo and its alleged facilitator have been a constant topic of discussion for well over a decade. What Do Whore Houses, Meth Labs, and YouTube Have in Common? “OK, I know: that title really hits below the belt.

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LexBlog IP

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

Contemporary, Lawyerly, Example : If you hear a bell ringing in your head, its probably because personality rights have been a hot button topic at the NCAA as it applies to collegiate athletes. Alston) earlier this summer that paved the way for student athletes to monetize their image and likeness without NCAA interference.

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Velocity of Content

JANUARY 18, 2023

This is the first of a series of posts on the topic of improving the Data Management practices of an enterprise so that its data can become an asset. Similarly, while not universally adopted, monetization of data is becoming increasingly common. It will not be too long before we see this as a feature of P&Ls.”

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Velocity of Content

SEPTEMBER 9, 2021

There are plenty of articles on that, and the secret is : Release lots of consistent output, garner lots of subscribers, and ( thereby) gain lots of views – all of which may serve to attract ad buyers for your stuff (but might not; YouTube’s monetization algorithm is known to be fickle, and the “top winners” list is volatile).

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The IPKat

DECEMBER 11, 2023

What is more, Article 3 Enforcement Directive prohibits “barriers to legitimate trade”, i.e. the ability to monetize non-infringing technology [cf. An injunction issued, say, on the basis of a patent to a hot air blower that blocks all sales of convertible cars [ here ] seems at odds with this principle, at least at first glance.

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TorrentFreak

SEPTEMBER 15, 2021

Companies that own copyrighted works have the option to monetize them in any way they see fit. Several of the movie companies are Voltage affiliates and in our second report on the topic, we wondered whether members of this coalition intended to go after alleged pirates in the UK. That now appears to be the case.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

MAY 11, 2022

It’s also unclear if a service could thread content by topic, or if topical organization also would be an “algorithm.” Minors are notoriously tricky to monetize; it’s very costly to develop and maintain different codebases; and minors won’t want to use the dumbed-down version the law requires.

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Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

JULY 13, 2022

Trends now in style and contentious topics in the industry. A brand can distribute and monetize its IP rights in a variety of ways to achieve the most output and growth. Another subcategory of patents called “DESIGN PATENTS” protects the adornment and adornment of practical objects.

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Traverse Legal Blog

APRIL 17, 2021

You have been reading about them all over the news, they’re the hottest topic in tech right now, especially in the blockchain space. You are getting some bundle of limited rights to use, distribute, monetize, or none of the above with the image itself in many instances.

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IPilogue

DECEMBER 8, 2021

As part of the course requirements, students were asked to write a blog on a topic of their choice. This statement echoes the company’s policy , which is utilizing its patent portfolio in support of business objectives to safeguard and monetize research and development investment. Ericsson Inc.

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TorrentFreak

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

However, with the site still attracting millions of visitors , yet no attempt to monetize traffic or sell valuable domains, the situation is somewhat unusual. The fact that a notice appeared at all does lean towards a non-chaotic termination of the site.

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The IPKat

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

Marco Spolidoro gave a lecture on the very topical subject of NFTs (which this blog recently covered here ). Cogo underlined that platforms therefore seem now under the focus of: (a) rights holders who (i) do not want to make content available or (ii) at least want to monetize from them. (b) b) users, in particular given that Art.

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Traverse Legal Blog

APRIL 1, 2021

NFT lawyer Enrico Schaefer covers the following topics in this informative article about non-fungible tokens. For the creative community, NFTs offer monetization opportunities that never existed before. See bonus video below, legal advice for buyers and sellers of NFTs). What is a Non-Fungible Token (NFT)? Why are NFTs in the news?

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

And then, if it gets to be big enough, they find ways to monetize that. But I feel like Epinions taking the central role in that monetization, that was a pretty big mistake.” So maybe an interesting topic to consider is if Wikipedia is the model for a high-quality output of online community and user-generated content.”

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

Among the seven loosely interconnected topics in the Proposal, two chapters are expected to establish new entitlements that bear traits of data portability rights. This Part 2 post on data portability and IP is based on a working paper entitled “ The Data Act: Start of a New Era for Data Ownership” (8 September 2022) available via SSRN.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

Chapter 3 carries out a legal mapping of the topic of this report at EU level. At EU level, EU institutions and in particular the Commission should explore to what extent copyright acquis already contains rules addressing content moderation actions relating to monetization of copyright-protected content on online platforms (e.g.,

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

JUNE 21, 2021

But one topic has hardly been addressed so far: the international application of Art. Anyway, a lot of content will be suitable to target different Member States even with different languages, with the OCSSP monetizing the content using targeted advertising to local audiences. 17 DSM Directive was introduced in 2019.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JUNE 20, 2023

Barton Beebe’s empirical work on this topic. at 36, emphasis in original). “[J]ust as we cannot hold that the Prince Series is transformative as a matter of law, neither can we conclude that Warhol and AWF are entitled to monetize it without paying Goldsmith the ‘customary price’ for the rights to her work.” of America v.

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LexBlog IP

AUGUST 12, 2022

.” More specifically, the agency issued an Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPR) on Commercial Surveillance and Data Security and announced a related workshop on the topic. This rulemaking will be conducted pursuant to the FTC’s organic rulemaking process, which is known as Mag-Moss rulemaking.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JANUARY 18, 2022

Students: this post surfaces numerous potential paper topics. “Plaintiff alleges that Defendants monetize the posting of child pornography through advertising revenue, fee-based subscription services, and selling user data,” including the plaintiff’s video specifically. THE MINDGEEK LITIGATION. Ruling #1: Doe v.

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LexBlog IP

JANUARY 9, 2023

Judge Koeltl found “every unit of inventory that [defendant] Fashion Code sells to a Robin Ruth distributor is a sale that Robin Ruth did not make,” i.e., profits from the sale of the products containing the misappropriated trade secrets could be easily monetized.

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JIPL Online

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

As the music industry evolves, artists are looking to negotiate deals that allow them to maintain ownership of their masters so that they can have more flexibility in monetizing the very music they created. [5] 19] Topic: Right of Publicity , International Trademark Association, [link]. 9, 2020), [link]. [17] 18] In re Jackson, 972 F.3d

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TorrentFreak

APRIL 13, 2024

Both stock media sites have something suitable for most general topics. Monetizing the Public Domain? The platforms are currently not monetized but the AI technology and hosting obviously cost money, so this will have to change. ” AI-rendered versions of some people, Donald Trump , for example, appear to be off limits too.

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LexBlog IP

MAY 22, 2023

Today’s topics of concern included a proposed FTC order that would prohibit a company from monetizing the data of users under age 18 as well as the regulation, or current lack thereof, of artificial intelligence. And, of course, the meeting did kick off with two-minute comments from members of the public.

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LexBlog IP

MARCH 2, 2022

Without sweeping federal laws on this topic, we expect to see states pass legislation in the coming years that restricts the use of such algorithms — creating yet another patchwork of regulation for companies to comply with. Access to the account is then sometimes monetized.

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