Podcast: The Briefing - No CTRL-ALT-DEL For the Server Test
The Briefing: No CTRL-ALT-DEL For the Server Test
Podcast: The Briefing by the IP Law Blog - Is the Server Test Ready for a Reboot?
The Briefing by the IP Law Blog: Is the Server Test Ready for a Reboot?
[LEGAL MARKETING MOMENTS] Recent Changes In Social and Digital Media
[LEGAL MARKETING MOMENTS] What You Need To Know About Instagram Reels
Podcast: The Briefing by the IP Law Blog - Can Copyrighted Music Keep Vids of Police Encounters Off The Internet?
The Briefing by the IP Law Blog: Can Copyrighted Music Keep Vids of Police Encounters Off The Internet?
Should an employer have a written social media policy?
Class Action Suit Against Instagram for New Terms of Service Dismissed
Employers Must Be Cautious of Employees' Instagram Posts, But Can't Stop Them
Despite Instagram Sale Price Dropping 25% Since Facebook IPO, Deal Still Passes Fairness Review
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Anyone who has ever browsed Instagram® or TikTok® (or any parent with phone-addicted kids) realizes that music is an integral part of short-form video social media. Content creators record a few minutes or even a few seconds...more
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Remember all the excitement when Threads was launched? Meta, the platform’s parent company, announced that more than 30M people joined in less than 24 hours after it opened to the public. The app, which for now requires and...more
On July 17, 2023, the Ninth Circuit affirmed the applicability of the "Server Test" to embedded content on third-party sites and affirmed dismissal of a copyright action in favor of defendant, social media platform Instagram....more
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In a recent decision, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals found that an Australian cosmetic company is subject to the personal jurisdiction of a federal district court in California despite having no traditional “minimum...more
Many industries were negatively impacted by the pandemic in 2020, but one industry that continues to grow is the influencer marketing industry. The influencer marketing model typically involves agreements between companies...more
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We recently blogged about an April 2020 decision of the federal court for the Southern District of New York, which dismissed a copyright infringement suit brought by Stephanie Sinclair, a Pulitzer-Prize winning...more
A recent decision of the Southern District of New York shields digital publishers from copyright infringement when embedding public Instagram posts in news pieces posted online. In the case, Stephanie Sinclair, a...more
Most big brands will attest to the powerful branding tool that is Instagram. However, we’re often asked whether Instagram is a good platform for law firms. While it is up to each firm, practice and attorney to evaluate...more
Holland & Knight hosted Michael Ostheimer, a senior attorney for the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), for a webinar presentation on Oct. 17, 2019. Mr. Ostheimer has been with the FTC for nearly three decades, currently serving...more
With billions of active accounts across multiple social media channels, including Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, Snapchat and more, user-generated content is being created at an incredible pace. Social media information is...more
Earlier this week, a company called Xclusive-Lee, Inc. filed a complaint in federal court against the fashion model Gigi Hadid (real name Jelena Noura Hadid) alleging willful copyright infringement when Gigi reposted a photo...more
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On June 22, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that police usually need a search warrant before trying to track a person’s movements using cellphone data, even though the data is in the hands of a third party. In a 5-4 decision in...more
Have you ever had the experience of attempting to register a social media account in the name of your business only to find that your preferred name is taken? Often, it’s just the case of another business with the same name...more
A new means for fighting back against copycats in the fashion industry is on the rise: online call-outs. Brands can take their grievances directly to the public on social media to draw attention to design imitations (and in...more
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Back in the Spring, we posted about a set of 90 warning letters the FTC sent to influencers and brands about the disclosure of material connections on Instagram. While you may have spent your summer trying to unplug, the FTC...more