Aram Kuyumjian, LL.B., C. Tr.’s Post

🚨 Ireland Fined €2.5M by EU Court! 🇮🇪💸 The EU Court of Justice has slapped a hefty €2.5 million fine on Ireland for a significant oversight. The reason? Delay in updating national law to include the EU's rules on audiovisual services, crucial for fighting hate speech and safeguarding minors online. Despite efforts, Ireland's media watchdog, Coimisiún na Meán, is still on the drawing board with an Online Safety Code, expected later this year. This delay in aligning with the Audiovisual Media Services Directive (AVMSD) has not only resulted in a fine but also triggered a daily penalty of €10,000 until Ireland complies! The clock stopped ticking on 19 September 2020, the final deadline for adopting these essential protections. As we navigate the digital age, this ruling underscores the urgency of regulating video-sharing platforms to create a safer online environment. Let's talk: How do you feel about this approach to enforcing online safety? Drop your thoughts below! #EUJustice #OnlineSafety #DigitalRegulation #IrelandFine #AVMSD Read full news notice: https://lnkd.in/e-fufqwj

What To Know About The U.S. Justice Department’s Investigation Into Live Nation LINK: https://lnkd.in/eMQzXpVm Hashtags: #BankingAndFinanceNews #EntertainmentContract Please Repost

The new “TikTok ban” lawsuit. Some initial questions:  • Can a foreign company have First Amendment and other U.S. constitutional protections, and if so under what circumstances?  • Are Section 230 protections at risk for a platform that says it “is more than a passive receptacle or conduit for news, comment, and advertising,” see paragraph 53?   • How much of the government’s national security concern will now become public?   • Is the lawsuit leverage to secure government approval for “Project Texas,” see paragraph 8 and mentioned numerous times? • What other lawsuits might follow (e.g., by users, by other platforms concerned about government overreach)? This will keep lawyers, experts, and the media busy for some time. And judges too, of course. #FirstAmendment #socialmedia #Section230 #nationalsecurity

Still, time to fill in this survey that will help guide IP policy in Canada as it relates to AI-generated art. https://lnkd.in/gPQDXAjr

Debate Rules for "Diddy" Debates are an essential part of public discourse, fostering discussion and allowing people to express differing viewpoints in a structured manner. Whether in a political, social, or entertainment context, understanding the rules of debate is crucial to ensure a fair and productive conversation. When it comes to a debate about a public figure like Diddy (Sean Combs), it’s essential to follow a set of guidelines that foster respectful discussion, focus on facts, and avoid unnecessary personal attacks. Read more .. https://lnkd.in/gk6QBmbW

I don’t advertise. One is called IP and the other is PI. I’ve done both. They are inverse in other ways too. In PI (personal injury), you don’t precisely know where your next client will spring up. People don’t go signing up with lawyers in case they slip on ice one day. Shoot, we can’t even get folks to do their estate planning, and everyone knows they’re going to bite it one day!! So the PI lawyers advertise. They stand out in the off-chance the public at large catches them. Especially if they rap. Please PI attorneys, keep pumping those hits out. The rap community desperately needs you in a suit and sideways hat. IP is the literal opposite. You know who your prospective clients are, or you should! Why? THEY ADVERTISE!! Artists. Musicians. Businesses. They beg for people to show up. They beg their coworkers (and most of them don’t show). I do. Aside from rare instances, I show. I come out. I let them know that I care and I want to work with them. You might think they are spoken for but not always. Or you meet someone else in the hall. Don’t cast out a fishing line on the boat, dive in with a net! You need to stop rapping! You’re too good at it! #IPLaw #creatoreconomy #influencermarketing #lawyerlife

💡 The influence of social networks in contemporary societies is undeniable. It ranges from the dissemination of information to the connection of people and the amplification of trends. Legislation often lags in regulating these technological advancements, leaving judicial precedents to modulate and regulate matters where the law is insufficient. Recently, the Weekly Federal Court Report published a relevant precedent for the social network industry in Mexico. This development falls within the scope of the amparo trial, a legal resource widely used in the country to defend against acts of authority. Since 2012, under certain conditions, this trial can also be applied against acts of private parties that act with the functions of an authority, as required by the applicable law. This precedent is crucial for the social network industry, as it addresses how platforms and their users may be affected by judicial regulation without adequate legislation. Read more here: https://bit.ly/3Wk7Ckt #SocialMediaLaw #LegalUpdate #MexicanLaw #SocialMediaRegulation #DigitalRights #SocialNetworkIndustry #IbarradelPasoGallego

A long-awaited event in #IP life of Ukraine - after almost two years of being out of service due to a profound reform, from now on the work of the #Appeals Chamber of the Ukrainian National Office for Intellectual Property and Innovations (UANIPIO) will be resumed.   In addition to the standard set of activities, the Appeals Chamber will now perform #new functions and offer new services, which will provide IP right holders with #effective instruments and possibilities to #protect their rights.   More details in our recent Legal Alerts. https://lnkd.in/dpGtdhZt

UK's broadcast and online regulator, Ofcom, have issued a letter asking social media companies to take action against content likely to incite hatred or violence, in the wake of riots in Britain by a far-right minority. The UK Online Safety Act will also soon come into force and beef up existing regulations. Perhaps also opportunities for UK and EU to cooperate on this The letter is a good move, but if some social media platforms, media outlets and politicians continue to spread hate speech, lies and calls for violence, what are next steps?

What’s better than poking a bear? Poking two bears at once! MBW reported earlier this week on an internal memo by Jay Marciano, the boss of live firm AEG Presents. In it he claimed that “Ticketmaster has a monopoly in the US ticketing marketplace and uses that monopoly power to subsidize Live Nation’s content businesses” and predicted that the US Department of Justice will win its antitrust lawsuit against the companies. Now that report has drawn a sharp response from Live Nation’s EVP of corporate and regulatory affairs Dan Wall. “This is why antitrust protects competition, not competitors trying to use the courts to advance their own interests. AEG supports this case – indeed, begged DOJ to file it – because it doesn’t want to pay artists market rates or convince venues to adopt its second-rate ticketing system exclusively,” claimed Wall. Read The Full Story Here: https://lnkd.in/dg43ZTbb #TicketingWars #LiveNation #AEGPresents #musically #musicnews #readmore