So this could be a problem – a New York district court has ruled that embedding a tweet on a webpage could violate copyright. The case relates to an action filed by photographer Justin Goldman who, back in 2016, posted an image he’d taken to his Snapchat story of NFL player Tom Brady walking with […]
In ruling on a motion for summary judgment in federal court in New York, Judge Katherine Forrest found that embedding a tweet containing a copyrighted photo (of Tom Brady) could create liability for copyright infringement. The case, Goldman vs. Breitbart, is still in process and cannot be appealed until final, but the judge’s ruling has potentially
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Here are the notes from the Chris Brogan Media broadcast for 12/05/17. (You can watch this on my Facebook account). The goal of these posts is that there are trends and ideas here that might impact your business now or soon. Think on the stories here and look for ways to adjust your business accordingly.
Imagine that you own and operate a family business going back three generations. You hired an offshore company to develop your website, but after some years, you sever that contract due to costs and incompetence. And then the nightmare begins. The offshore company initiates a campaign to try to destroy you by hijacking your website,
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A federal court in California has blocked implementation of a Canadian Supreme Court ruling that ordered Google to delist websites associated with a company called Datalink from Google’s global index. The Canadian decision (Google Inc. v. Equustek Solutions) was an example of a court in one country asserting authority over global activity outside its jurisdiction. Because Google exhausted
By MARK HAYWARDNew Hampshire Union Leader September 26. 2017 9:12PM The defense table sits empty as defendant Michael Gill didn’t attend the first day of testimony in the defamation suit against him. (MARK HAYWARD/UNION LEADER) Tearfully at times, Manchester auto dealer Andy Crews testified Tuesday about the impact of being falsely accused of drug dealing,
The trainee in T.O.P‘s marijuana case Han Seo Hee was spotted at the Seoul High Court following her appeal hearing. SEE ALSO: T.O.P to serve as a public service worker for his mandatory service On September 20, Han Seo Hee appealed her original sentencing, but by the end of the trial, her original sentencing of 4
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A top European court will now decide whether Google must remove “right to be forgotten” (RTBF) links from its global search index. The French data protection authority, Commission Nationale de l’informatique et des Libertés (CNIL), previously argued RTBF can be defeated when disputed content remains in Google’s global index. In 2015, CNIL demanded global delisting to enforce RTBF.
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The massive flow of data emanating from mobile phones and sent by carriers into the ad and marketing ecosystem could hit a blockade in the Supreme Court. A case set to be heard in October deals with the ability for law enforcement authorities to obtain location data about suspects through cellphone tower records. However, some
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The Canadian Supreme Court has ordered Google to de-index an e-commerce site globally. This sets a disastrous precedent that opens the door for other governments (and private parties) across the globe to try to control or censor Google’s search results. The case was Google Inc. v. Equustek Solutions. The plaintiff, a small tech company in British Columbia,
