Technology & Marketing Law Blog

FEBRUARY 24, 2022

Bloggers often pay attention to issues that are too niche-y or esoteric for mainstream media coverage, and bloggers can provide expert commentary and repositories of source materials on fast-moving topics. Publishing these materials can create substantial legal risk for research-focused bloggers, including the risk of copyright infringement.

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Fair Use Publishing Copyright Infringement Journalism 59

Copyright Lately

AUGUST 22, 2021

Liebowitz is probably the best known example of a copyright troll, a moniker that one circuit court defined as a someone who brings “strategic infringement claims of dubious merit in the hope of arranging prompt settlements with defendants who would prefer to pay modest or nuisance settlements rather than be tied up in expensive litigation.”.

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Copyright Fair Use Settlement Designs 89

Copyright Lately

OCTOBER 24, 2022

The point is to stay far enough away from the line that you won’t even trigger a nuisance claim. AI-generated art is a controversial topic, and as always, I’d love to hear your thoughts. Pablo Picasso, Les Demoiselles D’Avignon. Is it infringing? Perhaps not, but do you really want to find out?

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Artwork Copyright Infringement Copyright Art 88

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JANUARY 13, 2022

2710; (4) intrusion upon seclusion; (5) negligence; (6) intentional infliction of emotional distress; (7) ratification/vicarious liability; and (8) public nuisance. I will have more to say on this topic in a very lengthy FOSTA roundup blog post stuck in my queue. Omegle moved to dismiss on Section 230 grounds, which the court grants.

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