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Hehe, not Hehe: Meme marketing & advertising law in Canada

Smart & Biggar on 5/5/2023

If a picture is worth a thousand words, that makes a meme worth about 50 tweets. It’s therefore no surprise that so many companies are interested in leveraging memes in marketing. But as with all advertising, certain rules...more

Gamification of Securities Trading: Big Risk or Just Evolution?

Burr & Forman on 10/15/2021

In remarks this week at SEC Speaks, SEC Investor Advocate Rick Fleming mused that the “gamification” of securities trading might pose an undue risk that exploits a potential loophole in Regulation Best Interest (“Reg. BI”)....more

The Meme Generation: Social Media Platforms Address Content Curation

Morrison & Foerster LLP - Social Media on 8/20/2019

It is likely no surprise to regular readers of Socially Aware that posting content to social media can, in some cases, generate significant income. But those who make their living on social media may find their livelihood...more

Whack a Meme: Is It Possible to Contain (Let Alone Stop) the “Crying Jordan”?

Pillsbury - Internet & Social Media Law Blog on 3/30/2017

Almost everyone (even my parents) has seen the Crying Michael Jordan meme popping up around the internet and social media. Crying Jordan has appeared in the standard meme form of photoshopped images and gifs but has also...more

Do You Even Meme Bro? The Law of Internet Memes

Gray Reed on 3/10/2017

You know you’ve chuckled at a few of them–the ubiquitous internet meme. But, have you ever wondered whether all this sharing, changing and going “viral” is legal....more

Facebook’s “Copyright” Post - The Sound and the Fury

Bilzin Sumberg on 10/21/2015

Users of Facebook no doubt have seen at least some of their friends post the “copyright” update. In brief, the post states “I hereby declare that my copyright is attached to all of my personal details,” including photos,...more

Status Updates - August 2014 #11

Morrison & Foerster LLP - Social Media on 8/28/2014

Breaking the ice. No one expected that people dumping buckets of ice water over their heads for charity would become the viral phenomenon that it has. One key technical secret to the success of the “ice bucket challenge” may...more

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