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9/11 Photo Fair Use Case, North Jersey Media Group v. Fox News, Settles on First Day of Trial

By Maryanne Stanganelli on Posted in Copyright, Fair Use, Social Media
Fox News and North Jersey Media Group have announced they have settled their copyright dispute over the use of the iconic photo taken in the aftermath of 9/11, “Raising the Flag at Ground Zero,” that was posted on Facebook by Fox News. And so it appears we will not get the jury’s guidance on the … Continue Reading

Artist Richard Prince Sued for Use of Photo from Instagram

By Maryanne Stanganelli on Posted in Copyright, Copyright Infringement, Copyright Protection, Fair Use, Social Media
It is not the first time artist Richard Prince has made headlines for appropriating others’ artwork into his own without attribution or license. But this time, he has done so in a way that may have implications on the use of photographs posted on social media. He is being sued on one of the 37 … Continue Reading

Thumbs Up or Down? Facebook Forced to Disclose Market Data for User Messages

Madiha M. ZuberiBy Madiha M. Zuberi on Posted in Big Data, Social Media
Facebook, the world’s largest social network, is no stranger to litigation or criticism for its utilization of user data that has resulted in lawsuits. And one of those in particular complained about what happens when Facebook intercepts messages between users, compiles data, and shares that data with marketers. On Tuesday, November 3, U.S. District Judge … Continue Reading

Native Advertising, the First Amendment and the FTC

By Maryanne Stanganelli on Posted in Advertising, First Amendment, FTC, Native Advertising, Social Media
Editor’s Note: This blog post is a joint submission with BakerHostetler’s Data Privacy Monitor blog. New York Partner Fernando A. Bohorquez, Jr. and Associate Alan Pate today published “All Native Advertising is Not Equal — Why that Matters Under the First Amendment and Why it Should Matter to the FTC” in the Media Law Resource … Continue Reading

Yelp Denied Attempt to Keep Its Online Reviewers’ Identities Anonymous

By Maryanne Stanganelli on Posted in Social Media
In 2012, a local rug cleaning company in Virginia, Hadeed Oriental Rug Cleaning (“Hadeed”), filed a defamation action against the authors of seven critical reviews it received on Yelp, indicating that the reviews falsely stated that Hadeed provided poor service.  Hadeed allegedly could not locate the reviewers in its customer database and believed them to … Continue Reading
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