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Digital Speaks: Don’t Be Shy, Disclose Ai!

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With adoption of generative AI tools scaling exponentially amongst content creators, companies need to be vigilant to ensure all content posted on social media platforms complies with user guidelines about AI, especially...more

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Entrée en vigueur de la Intimate Images Protection Act de la Colombie-Britannique

La loi de la Colombie-Britannique intitulée Intimate Images Protection Act (la « Loi ») et le règlement y afférent intitulé Intimate Images Protection Regulation (le « Règlement ») entreront en vigueur le 29 janvier 2024. La...more

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

B.C.’s Intimate Images Protection Act Coming Into Force

British Columbia’s Intimate Images Protection Act (Act) and Intimate Images Protection Regulation (Regulation) will come into force on January 29, 2024. The Act and Regulation provide a civil remedy for those whose intimate...more

Buckingham, Doolittle & Burroughs, LLC

Can I Sue Someone for Posting Nude Photos?

Taking and sharing pictures and videos is easier than ever. With a cell phone, tablet, or computer, we can connect with others near and far in an instant and highly personal moments can be preserved and shared from the...more

Royer Cooper Cohen Braunfeld LLC

The Shaky Ground of Unauthorized Embedding

A series of recent cases and settlements involving the unauthorized embedding of images into third-party online content have called into question long-held assumptions that embedding did not infringe upon a copyright holder’s...more

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German Federal Court of Justice: Personal image for unrelated content is unlawful "clickbait" advertising

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The German Federal Court of Justice recently issued a decision declaring that the use of a photo of a prominent person for an editorial article infringes upon the right to one's own image if the photo is only used as a...more

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A Snap Shot on Inadvertent Licensing Through Social Media

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On April 13, 2020, Judge Kimba Wood, of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, clarified what we knew to be true: Makers and creators should read social media sites’ Terms of Use and other posted...more

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Photographer Unsuccessful in Copyright Case Over Use of Embedded Instagram Photo

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User beware – you will be held to a social media platform’s terms of use. Most people are aware by using a social media platform that they give up some rights to the content that they share. What rights and to what extent...more

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Facing the Music: Protecting Photography in the Age of Instagram

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Digitization, The Internet, And Social Media Have Changed Much About Our World. Among Them Is The Additional Exposure—but Also Vulnerabilities—photographers And Content Creators Face On Instagram. This Article Analyzes The...more

Dorsey & Whitney LLP

A Man Walks into a Bar...And Fair Use Is Found

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It is no secret about the proliferation of copyright lawsuits that have been filed over the past four years over the unauthorized use of photos online, many against media companies that seek to shield themselves from...more

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Online Publishers Beware: An iPhone Snap May Go Viral, but Unauthorized Commercial Use is Still Not Fair Use

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When nuptials are celebrated at Trump National Golf Club in New Jersey, the newlyweds may be in for a surprise when the owner drops by to provide a photo op for the wedding party. Such an act in 2017 yielded a snapshot of...more

Gray Reed

Online Images – Free to Use?

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Having won her primary, Starr Struuck is ready to update her campaign website and Instagram feed to jazz up her image and promote the reasons why she should win the general election. ...more

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China: Annual online piracy crackdown campaign 2017: Results announced

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The results of the 2017 edition of China’s annual online piracy crackdown campaign, called the “Sword Net Action”, were recently published. As we announced earlier, the 2017 crackdown campaign promised to take a heavy hand...more

Pillsbury - Internet & Social Media Law Blog

50 Cent Breaks the Golden Rule of Social Media Posting

“Be careful what you post.” This may be the most obvious of social media commandments. Yet, it’s also true that it’s difficult to control the degree of public access to photos and messages posted on a social media platform,...more

Pillsbury - Internet & Social Media Law Blog

Establishing the Boundaries of the OCILLA Safe Harbor

As user-generated content explodes over the Internet, intellectual property disputes over posting or uploading such content without the owner’s consent continue to escalate. As we touched on in a recent post, social media...more

Mintz - Privacy & Cybersecurity Viewpoints

Guide to Compliance with the Amended COPPA Rule

What Is COPPA? •Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act, enacted by Congress in 1998 •Congress directed the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), the nation’s consumer protection agency, to issue and enforce regulations...more

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