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The Unregulated Digital Playground: Why Kids Need Right Of Publicity Protections From Their Parents, Sophie Polo Mar 2024

The Unregulated Digital Playground: Why Kids Need Right Of Publicity Protections From Their Parents, Sophie Polo

Journal of Intellectual Property Law

As social media continues to become more prevalent in society, profitability on social media platforms continues to increase. Parents have discovered ways to profit online by using their children in content to gather views, therefore taking advantage of their children's right of publicity. While some parents use this profit to raise their children, there is no guarantee that children benefit from their parent's use of their name, image, or likeness. Since social media is still a relatively new space, there are not many protections for the interests of children on social media compared to other areas such as child acting. …


Feeling Cute, Might [Have To] Delete Later: Defending Against The Modern Day Copyright Troll, Austin Joseph Jun 2020

Feeling Cute, Might [Have To] Delete Later: Defending Against The Modern Day Copyright Troll, Austin Joseph

Journal of Intellectual Property Law

The age-old clash between celebrities and paparazzi has reached a new high. With the trend moving towards the monetization of social media, evolution in mobile camera technology, and lighting-fast sharing capabilities, the need for paparazzi decreases with each year. Because paparazzi want to remain desirable, the infamous conduct of “copyright trolling” is sweeping the intellectual property scene. “Copyright trolling” is the act of searching social media and suing multiple celebrities when the celebrity post a photo of themselves without first paying the licensing fee. Within this year alone, multiple celebrities like Rebel Wilson, Ariana Grande, and Liam Hemsworth have been …


Freebooting On Facebook -- Should The Social Media Giant Face Liability?, Nicholas J. Tait Dec 2018

Freebooting On Facebook -- Should The Social Media Giant Face Liability?, Nicholas J. Tait

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The Thrill Of Victory, And The Agony Of The Tweet: Online Social Media, The Non-Copyrightability Of Events, And How To Avoid A Looming Crisis By Changing Norms, Jason Richard Sheppard Jun 2016

The Thrill Of Victory, And The Agony Of The Tweet: Online Social Media, The Non-Copyrightability Of Events, And How To Avoid A Looming Crisis By Changing Norms, Jason Richard Sheppard

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