Tag archives: infringement

To regram or not to regram? Legal implications of reposting content to social media

Photo of Daniel Daniele (CA)By Daniel Daniele (CA) on Posted in Copyright
Most of us are familiar with Instagram – a social media engine, primarily utilized in its all-too-familiar form of a phone application, that allows users to share images and videos of themselves or others for public viewing and potential recognition. With the increased popularity of photo-sharing social media tools like Instagram, users have begun to … Continue reading

Grumpy Cat back in court

Photo of Stephanie Schmidt (US)By Stephanie Schmidt (US) on Posted in Copyright, Litigation, Trademark
We previously reported on Grumpy Cat Limited’s big win in a copyright and trademark suit. As a recap, Grumpy Cat—the social-media-famous grimacing feline, or rather the holding company owned by her “parents”—filed a lawsuit after the defendants went beyond the scope of a licensing agreement to market a variety of Grumpy Cat-themed coffee products. According … Continue reading

Social Media, Copyright & Photographs

Photo of Susan Ross (US)By Susan Ross (US) on Posted in Copyright
Many social media sites and pages encourage people to post and share photos. This activity creates an issue where the owner of the photos has not given permission for that use, as a photographer alleged in a recent Fifth Circuit case Stross v. Redfin Corp., ___ Fed. Appx. ___ (5th Cir. Apr. 9, 2018) (2018 … Continue reading

The Battle for Copyright Protection in the Digital Era

Photo of Daniel Daniele (CA)By Daniel Daniele (CA) on Posted in Copyright
The age of the Internet poses many new challenges to those individuals seeking to protect and enforce their intellectual property rights online. As the Federal Court of Appeal in Canada recently stated: “Under the cloak of anonymity on the internet, some can illegally copy, download, and distribute the intellectual property of others, such as movies, … Continue reading

Crowdfunding platforms and IP enforcement

Photo of Chandler Stephens (US)By Chandler Stephens (US) on Posted in Trademark
In today’s world, intellectual property owners are well aware that social media users frequently post infringing content. Companies and brand owners have developed various strategies for enforcing their intellectual property rights on social media, utilizing methods such as demand letters and takedown requests. Often there are so many infringing uses that brand owners must be … Continue reading

Liability for Hyperlinks: German Court Increases Responsibility of Website Operators

Photo of Sven Jacobs (DE)By Sven Jacobs (DE) on Posted in Copyright
The Regional Court of Hamburg recently applied for the first time the new decision by the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) regarding the liability for hyperlinks and further increased the risks and responsibilities for social media website operators. The EU Court Decision The CJEU held in September 2016 that using a hyperlink … Continue reading
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