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Adult entertainers’ Instagram and Facebook accounts don’t disappear by accident—they are caught in automated enforcement, vague “sexual solicitation” rules, copyright takedown abuse, and appeal systems that rarely deliver answers. When an account goes down, income can vanish overnight. This article explains why these takedowns happen and what actually works to reverse them, using real court…
In today’s digital-first marketing landscape, music plays a central role in shaping the identity and emotional impact of brand content on platforms like Instagram, TikTok, and Facebook. But with this creative opportunity comes significant legal risk—particularly when popular music is used in brand or influencer content without the necessary synchronisation (sync) licences. This article explores…
Standard Essential Patents (‟SEPs”), despite only representing 2 percent of the total population of patents currently in force, are critical to the development of international technical standards, relating to technologies such as 4G, 5G, Wi-Fi, computer, audio/visual, in the ‟Internet of Things” ecosystem. Yet, SEP licencing is archaic, often requiring lengthy and draining court litigation…
Writers are absolutely essential to the supply chain of creation of enjoyable and diverse content, in the movie and TV industries. Yet, some of them are very much disgruntled, at the moment, in particular in the United States. And their concerns seem to stem from the disruptions imposed on their working conditions, in particular by…
Artificial intelligence (‟AI”) technologies, which developed exponentially in the last 5 years, are here to stay and thrive. Most legal frameworks, in particular in the French and US, are not ready for these technological advances. Indeed, most courts still refuse to grant copyright protection and ownership, to AI-generated works, worldwide. This situation is not sustainable,…
