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Social Media, IP and Business- A Presentation by Dr. Kalyan Kankanala

This presentation was delivered by Dr. Kalyan Kankanala as a part of a seminar on intellectual property, social media and business. The seminar was attended by IP professionals as well as corporates. The presentation entitled ‘Social Media IP and Business’ covered the following topics. Various types of IP on Social Media- Patents, Copyrights, Trademarks, Trade Secrets, Publicity Rights. Intellectual property violation on Social Media- Direct Contact, Take Down, instances Infringement. Let’s Go Crazy lawsuit Examples of…

November 17, 2015 BananaIP Reporter Social Media Law 0Comment 656Views 0Like

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Social Media and Intellectual Property (IP): Part II – Distribution and Dissemination of Content

Every post, comment, or tweet made on Social Media has the opportunity of reaching millions of users. In 2015, Facebook was estimated to have around 1.5 billion users; Twitter, around 316 Million active users; and YouTube, more than one billion users. Theoretically, content on these platforms can reach millions of users. However, only a very small percentage of posts actually go viral on Social Media. One article estimates that rate of virality is 1.92 percent on Facebook. Intellectual Property and…

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The featured image is a thumbs down, opposite of a thumbs up action used as the "like" symbol on Facebook. The post is about a legal matter concerning privacy and data protection of user information on Facebook. To read the post click here.

Data Protection Battle that Facebook Inc. lost

In a recent turn of events, the New York State Supreme Court Appellate Division has given an important ruling with regards to Facebook blocking 400 search warrants, seeking information about the postings of numerous users for a criminal fraud investigation. This decision is imperative as it has been ruled in the wake of the rising importance of privacy rights (data protection). Although the verdict has been unanimous in nature from the Appellate Division's First Department about the warrants, the judges…

July 31, 2015 BananaIP Reporter Intellectual Property 0Comment 777Views 0Like

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