• Biden Admin Can’t Talk To Social Media Companies, Judge Orders

    Biden Admin Can’t Talk To Social Media Companies, Judge Orders

    On July 4th, federal Judge Terry A. Doughty granted an order blocking several government agencies from meeting or otherwise communicating with social media companies about content moderation practices. The order comes as part of the ongoing Missouri v. Biden case, a government censorship lawsuit filed by Republican-led states Missouri and Louisiana as well as several…

  • Twitter Announces New Usage Limits Which Could Be Problematic

    An hour ago, Twitter implemented a new limit on the number of tweets users can read during a day. Here’s why this doesn’t make sense… On Saturday, Elon Musk tweeted: 🤯 This seemingly comes without any warning to users, myself being someone that was trying to use the platform this morning and kept hitting a…

  • Questions After Canva Lands Deal with Major Label and Indies Collective

    Questions After Canva Lands Deal with Major Label and Indies Collective

    Variety is first to announce that design software company Canva has licensed catalogs from major label Warner Music Group and indie labels under Merlin are now available within its design tool! 🤔 I have tons of questions swirling in my head… ❓ Historically, these types of deals at the platform level don’t cover commercial use.…

  • Reminder that emoji may be copyrighted

    Friendly reminder to consider that #emoji can be subject to #copyright. So that means don’t use them without permission. Reminded of this by an ad I saw on Twitter for a new movie that uses them to bleep out dogs cursing. My go to resource on this subject is Eric Goldman’s blog. Here are two…

  • Creator Economy Law – Issue #34

    Creator Economy Law – Issue #34

    Breaking down AI, Gannett sues Google, VidCon week, and much more! This is Creator Economy Law, a newsletter dedicated to exploring and analyzing the legal issues surrounding the creator economy, creators, and internet platforms. If you enjoy what you’re reading, share with friends, and invite them to subscribe using the button above and share using #CreatorEconomyLaw.…

  • Creator Economy Law – Issue #33

    Creator Economy Law – Issue #33

    Twitter sued by music publishers, Meta and Microsoft join forces, SEC sued over Facebook, OpenAI ❤️s YouTube, Content ID survives lawsuit, and more! This is Creator Economy Law, a newsletter dedicated to exploring and analyzing the legal issues surrounding the creator economy, creators, and internet platforms. If you enjoy what you’re reading, share with friends,…

  • Twitter Sued by Every major Music Publisher

    Twitter is getting sued by pretty much every major music publisher for copyright infringement, with the charge being led by the National Music Publishers’ Association (NMPA), which is a trade association that represents the publishing companies. Shocking to no one, paying licensing fees for music compositions (one of two copyrights needed for music on platforms)…

  • Proposed AI Disclosure Act of 2023, Short and (Too) Simple

    Want an example of how not to write AI legislation? Here’s one introduced to the House. It’s called the AI Disclosure Act of 2023, introduced by Rep. Ritchie Torres (D-N.Y.) on June 5, 2023. “Disclaimer: this output has been generated by artificial intelligence.” That’s the Act. To be fair, it does say that the Federal…

  • Content ID Copyright Lawsuit Dismissed after Three Years – Schneider v. YouTube

    It’s over! The Content ID lawsuit against YouTube brought by composer Maria Schneider is dismissed, with prejudice, the weekend before the start of the trial. If you recall, the lawsuit was filed in 2020 and focused on the lack of broader access to copyright management tools, such as Content ID, for independent musicians and creators.…

  • Creator Economy Law – Issue #32

    Creator Economy Law – Issue #32

    Interoperability across the creator economy, Sample generative AI contract clauses, Louisiana and California pass new social media laws, and more! This is Creator Economy Law, a newsletter dedicated to exploring and analyzing the legal issues surrounding the creator economy, creators, and internet platforms. If you enjoy what you’re reading, share with friends, and invite them…