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The Accidental Infringer: What You Need to Know about Copyright When Using Photos from the Web

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You’ve received a letter from a lawyer saying that a photo you found online and uploaded to your website infringes a photographer’s copyright. Maybe you do nothing and wait to see if you get another letter. Maybe you take the...more

Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.L.L.C.

MarkIt to Market® - October 2022

Thank you for reading the October 2022 issue of Sterne Kessler's MarkIt to Market® newsletter. This month, we discuss an ongoing trademark suit involving a claim of irreparable harm, share the now open gTLD Sunrise periods,...more

Proskauer - New Media & Technology

Unmasking Anonymous Copyright Infringers: Where the DMCA, First Amendment, and Fair Use Meet

Can internet service providers necessarily be compelled to unmask anonymous copyright infringers? In an opinion touching on Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) subpoenas, First Amendment concerns, and fair use, the...more

Weintraub Tobin

Podcast - The Briefing from the IP Law Blog: Embed at Your Own (Copyright) Risk

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In this episode of the Briefing from the IP Law Blog, Scott Hervey and Josh Escovedo discuss a copyright lawsuit against Buzzfeed, over its practice of embedding images from social media pages into their website. ...more

Weintraub Tobin

The Briefing from the IP Law Blog: Embed at Your Own (Copyright) Risk

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In this episode of the Briefing from the IP Law Blog, Scott Hervey and Josh Escovedo discuss a copyright lawsuit against Buzzfeed, over its practice of embedding images from social media pages into their website. ...more

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Website Advertisements and Copyright Fair Use

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For attorneys frequently engaged in copyright infringement litigation, drilling down into the specifics of the four fair use defense factors set forth in 17 U.S.C. § 107 is common practice. While the details of any particular...more

Kerr Russell

Common Mistakes That Can Attract Copyright Trolls

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In order to avoid being a victim of a “copyright troll,” businesses need to be vigilant about the content they post on social media, websites and other promotional materials...more

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

Ninth Circuit Issues Important, Mixed Decision in Zillow Copyright Infringement Case

On March 15, 2019, in VHT v. Zillow Group Inc., 2:15-cv-01096, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit issued a significant copyright decision, ruling, among other things, that Zillow's online service did not directly...more

Jackson Walker

So Far, So Good? The DMCA Safe Harbors at Twenty

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Next month marks the 20th anniversary of an important milestone in new media history with the enactment of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA). Signed into law on October 28, 1998, the DMCA was the federal...more

Franczek P.C.

California Court: School Districts Cannot Prevent Posting of Videos of Open Board Meetings

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Our friends over at the EdLawConnectBlog in California published a blog about an interesting case from the Golden State that school leaders from across the country may find interesting. The case addressed whether school...more

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