Socially Aware

January 23, 2018 - Advertising, Endorsement Guides, Electronic Contracts, Influencer Marketing, Marketing, Privacy, Social Media Policy, Event, User-Generated Content, Compliance, Online Endorsements
Social Media 2018: Addressing Corporate Risks
As Socially Aware readers know, social media is transforming the way companies interact with consumers. Learn how to make the most of these online opportunities while minimizing your company’s legal risks at Practising Law Institute’s (PLI) 2018 Social Media conference, to be held in San
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December 13, 2017 - DMCA, User-Generated Content, Copyright
If Your Company’s Website Hosts User-Generated Content, Stop and Read This Post!
In the classic rock song “ Light My Fire ,” ‘60s icon and the Doors ’ lead singer Jim Morrison sang, “The time to hesitate is through.” If your company operates a website or blog that hosts user-generated content, and has yet to register
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August 30, 2017 - DMCA, User-Generated Content, Copyright
Zazzle Fizzles: Website Operator Denied Copyright Safe Harbor Protection for Its Sale of Physical Products Featuring User-Generated Images
We discussed last year the trend toward companies seeking to monetize user-generated content. A recent Central District of California decision in Greg Young Publishing, Inc. v. Zazzle, Inc. serves as an important reminder of the serious risks that can arise from seeking to commercially
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August 17, 2017 - DMCA, User-Generated Content, Copyright, IP, Litigation
Could the Use of Online Volunteers and Moderators Increase Your Company’s Copyright Liability Exposure?
With over one billion websites on the Internet, and 211 million items of online content created every minute , it should come as no surprise that content curation is one of the hottest trends in the Internet industry. We are overwhelmed with online content,
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April 14, 2017 - Advertising, User-Generated Content, Copyright, Free Speech
Social Links: Burger King ad triggers Google Assistant devices; suits allege infringement of copyrights in content posted to social media; Twitter’s hidden “dislike” button
By: Aaron P. Rubin
Without Google’s permission, Burger King ended one of its television commercials with a statement designed to automatically cause Google Assistant devices to read a list of the Whopper’s ingredients out loud. Having passed the 1.2-billion-user mark, Facebook Messenger is now twice as popular as
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December 15, 2016 - User-Generated Content, Section 230 Safe Harbor
The Decline and Fall of Section 230?
By: Aaron P. Rubin
2016 has been a tough year for a lot of reasons, most of which are outside the scope of this blog (though if you’d like to hear our thoughts about Bowie, Prince or Leonard Cohen, feel free to drop us a line). But one
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December 05, 2016 - DMCA, User-Generated Content, Copyright
New Copyright Office Rule Creates Potential “Gotcha” for Blogs and Websites Hosting User-Generated Content
If your company operates a website or blog that hosts user-generated content, you’ll want to read this post carefully. We’re ringing the alarm bell on an important new U.S. copyright law development that, if ignored, could significantly increase your company’s potential liability exposure in
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Topic Archives: User-Generated Content

Social Media 2018: Addressing Corporate Risks

If Your Company’s Website Hosts User-Generated Content, Stop and Read This Post!

Zazzle Fizzles: Website Operator Denied Copyright Safe Harbor Protection for Its Sale of Physical Products Featuring User-Generated Images

Could the Use of Online Volunteers and Moderators Increase Your Company’s Copyright Liability Exposure?

Social Links: Burger King ad triggers Google Assistant devices; suits allege infringement of copyrights in content posted to social media; Twitter’s hidden “dislike” button

By: Aaron P. Rubin

The Decline and Fall of Section 230?

By: Aaron P. Rubin

New Copyright Office Rule Creates Potential “Gotcha” for Blogs and Websites Hosting User-Generated Content