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Copyright / Social Media

Is someone stealing your Instagram posts?

June 21, 2020

Here are 10 things to know about copyright infringement on Instagram and other social media platforms… and what you can do about it. 1. If your post is original content, it’s likely protected by copyright law automatically. Copyright arises automatically in original works fixed in a tangible medium of expression. This means that from the moment an author, artist or photographer expresses something unique in a physical, auditory or visual way, the creator obtains an intellectual property right in their work. For most works, the protection lasts for 70 years from the death of the creator, although this varies on a…

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Free Speech / Social Media

A Lawyer’s Take on Social Media Misdeeds: Part 2

June 13, 2020

There are many reasons why you might want content removed from someone else’s website or social media feed. Many complaints involve defamation or intellectual property rights infringement, and can be settled between the parties themselves through litigation. But sometimes the misdeeds perpetuated online can amount to a criminal offense, which may become a police matter. Here are some of the most common criminal acts committed on social media.

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Intellectual Property / Privacy Law / Social Media

A Lawyer’s Take on Social Media Misdeeds: Part 1

June 10, 2020

There are many reasons why you might want content removed from someone else’s website or social media feed. Some of the most frequent grounds for complaint concern copyright or trade mark infringement. Defamation and harassment are also common painpoints, as are privacy and data protection concerns. This post, which is the first in a series, provides an overview of nine common offenses people commit on social media.

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Free Speech / Social Media

Can the Rockets Rebound? The NBA’s Twitter Problem in China

October 18, 2019

One tweet from the general manager of an NBA team shows us how a well-intentioned post on social media can have explosive financial and political impact. It also serves as a stark reminder of internet censorship in China. Two weeks ago, the General Manager of an American basketball team found himself in the middle of an international political scandal. Daryl Morey, who has managed the Houston Rockets for over a decade, tweeted a message of support for protestors in Hong Kong. This led to a massive troll mob against Morey, and a major falling out between NBA fans in China,…

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Deepfakes / Image Rights

DeepFakes and False Lights: what does the law say?

February 3, 2019

What do Scarlett Johansson, cyber intelligence experts and some law makers have in common? Their shared concern about AI-generated videos. This post is from February 2019. For more recent commentary, view the deepfakes tag. Known as “Deepfakes,” these videos can have damaging impact on reputations, emotional health, and even national security. But what is the legal status of this disruptive – and oftentimes disturbing – technology? Deepfake – which combines “deep learning” and “fake” – is commonly defined as an artificial intelligence-based human image synthesis technique. Put simply, it’s a way to superimpose one face over another. In December 2017, an anonymous…

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