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SEC OKs social media for company announcements; investors must be alerted

Loeb & Loeb LLP
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USA
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April 29 2013

The Securities and Exchange Commission has issued a report concluding that social media, such as Facebook and Twitter, may constitute legitimate

Viacom International v. Google Inc.,

Loeb & Loeb LLP
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USA
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April 26 2013

On remand from the Second Circuit, district court grants summary judgment in favor of Google and its YouTube platform on all copyright infringement

SEC opens door for public companies to make announcements using social media

Loeb & Loeb LLP
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USA
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April 4 2013

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) released a Report of Investigation on April 2, 2013, that addresses whether public companies may use

UMG Recordings Inc. v. Veoh Networks Inc.

Loeb & Loeb LLP
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USA
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March 28 2013

Ninth Circuit upholds DMCA safe harbor protection from copyright infringement liability for defendant video-sharing site Veoh, affirming grant of summary judgment in defendants’ favor

Fox Television Stations, Inc. v. Barrydriller Content Systems, plc

Loeb & Loeb LLP
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USA
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January 16 2013

California district court grants TV networks’ motion for preliminary injunction against internet streaming service, finding that, contrary to decisions by courts in the Second Circuit, streaming transmissions of copyrighted content likely infringed networks’ exclusive right to public performances

Time to re-examine your social media policy

Loeb & Loeb LLP
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USA
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October 16 2012

In what is likely to be the first of many rulings impacting the effect of social media policies, the National Labor Relations Board has invalidated a policy in Costco Wholesale Corp.'s national employee handbook, which generally banned employees from posting damaging or disparaging content on electronic message boards, finding that the policy was overbroad and constituted unfair labor practice under Section 8 of the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA

Diller v. Barry Driller, Inc

Loeb & Loeb LLP
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USA
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September 27 2012

District court preliminarily enjoins creator of internet site BarryDriller.com from continuing to use the name “Barry Driller” to market an internet streaming service competing with a similar service backed by plaintiff Barry Diller

Capitol Records Inc. v. Thomas-Rasset

Loeb & Loeb LLP
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USA
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September 13 2012

Circuit court reinstates $222,000 statutory damages award against defendant, individual, for willful infringement related to her downloading and making available through peer-to-peer file-sharing service 24 copyrighted sound recordings of plaintiffs, holding that award did not violate due process standards and that plaintiff was entitled to broader injunction

WOMMA updates social media disclosure guidelines

Loeb & Loeb LLP
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USA
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August 28 2012

The Word of Mouth Marketing Association (WOMMA) recently updated its Social Media Marketing Disclosure Guide, the organization’s self-regulatory guide to best practices and responsibilities of using social media

Intercollegiate Broadcasting Sys., Inc. v. Copyright Royalty Board

Loeb & Loeb LLP
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USA
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July 19 2012

On appeal of final determination by the Copyright Royalty Board of default royalty rates and terms applicable to internet-based webcasting of digitally recorded music, court of appeals vacates and remands the CRB’s determination, finding that CRB as constituted at the time of the determination violated Appointments Clause of the U.S. Constitution

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