JOIN THE CLUB: A Flurry of Copyright Infringement Lawsuits Abound over Illegal Dallas Buyers Club Downloads
Dallas Buyers Club, LLC has recently filed hundreds of copyright infringement lawsuits. The lawsuit targets individuals who have allegedly downloaded the Oscar-winning film via BitTorrent. As a result of a large-scale and sophisticated BitTorrent raid, Dallas Buyers Club, LLC has linked hundreds of illegal BitTorrent downloads to specific IP addresses. Each download potentially constitutes copyright infringement (an unauthorized reproduction of a copyrighted work) liable for damages up to $30,000 ($150,000 if the infringement was committed willfully) and not less than $750. To collect these damages, Dallas Buyers Club, LLC has filed copyright infringement lawsuits against unnamed IP address holders all Continue Reading
The Legal Fallout of “The Fappening”
The unauthorized dissemination of nude photos has always been scandalous and controversial. The Apple iCloud hacking of A-List celebrities such as Jennifer Lawrence, Kate Upton, and Kirsten Dunst, however, has pushed this controversy into the national spotlight. Although determining who the hackers were and how exactly they entered the Apple iCloud system will be an extremely complicated matter, we can at least anticipate the kind of legal action that will be brought against those responsible: Copyright Infringement The most likely claim—and most mentioned by the news media—is copyright infringement. Federal law gives the author of an image the sole right Continue Reading
Fox News Interviews Daliah about the Facebook Baby Blackout
On Monday, August 25th, Fox News 32 interviewed intellectual property attorney and social media expert Daliah Saper about the recent decline in parents posting baby pictures on Facebook. While safety and privacy concerns are cited as the main reasons behind this unexpected decline, concerns over companies misusing personal information and the often unpredictable consequences resulting from social media postings prevail as well. When it comes to others posting photos of one's baby or child, however, control is much more limited. As Daliah points out in the interview, legally speaking, parents cannot stop others from posting pictures of their children Continue Reading
Daliah Saper Lectures for a Number of Financial Poise Seminars
Daliah Saper will continue her ongoing seminar series with Financial Poise where she talks about legal and business issues related to intellectual property, social media, and marketing. She has already lectured on (1) Essential Form Documents and Where to Get Them, (2) IP Issues in Setting Up a Website, and (3) Marketing 101 - Tools, Tips, and Tricks of the Trade. Daliah will continue her series with the following seminars: 8/26/2014 @ 3:00 p.m. = Marketing 201 - Tools, Tips, and Tricks of the Trade 9/04/2014 @ 3:00 p.m. = Social Media and SEO 101 9/09/2014 @ 10:00 a.m. = Continue Reading
Daliah Saper to Speak at Small Business Entrepreneur Expo
For her sixth-year running, Daliah Saper will speak at the Chicago Small Business Entrepreneur Expo on October 3, 2014. The Expo, which offers a full day of free expert workshops, draws thousands of participants each year and a legion of business and political leaders. Daliah’s presentation will be entitled: Can I Do That Online? During the hour- long presentation, Daliah will focus on the legal implications of doing business online. Her speech will cover: Domain name squatting/ Trademark Infringement Losing control of your website (bad developers, no work for hire) Freely copying content off the internet, risking copyright infringement; Right of Continue Reading
Daliah Saper to Serve on Social Media Week Panels
Daliah Saper will serve as legal and social media expert for three panels during Social Media Week Chicago, which will take place on September 22-26. Daliah will be discussing the legal implications of social media. Her first presentation will cover online defamation / libel/ slander and online reputation management. Her second presentation will cover other social media related legal issues including fair use and mashups, sweepstakes and contest rules as they apply to social media, social media policies, and employee rights to privacy. Her third presentation will be formatted as a panel discussion. Daliah's co-panelists will be fellow board Continue Reading
Daliah Saper to Speak to the Technology for Women Group
The Technology for Women group will be hosting their next meetup on Wednesday, August 27 at 6:00 p.m. at West Monroe Partners, located at 222 W Adams St, Chicago, IL 60606. Daliah Saper will be the special guest speaker and will give a presentation entitled, "They Said WHAT About You Online!?" For her presentation, Daliah will discuss--among other things--defamation law and will use real world examples of cases she has handled to illustrate the challenges involved with prosecuting or defending online defamation cases. Such challenges include: discovering the identity of anonymous posters, avoiding the statute of limitations, jurisdictional issues, and the liability Continue Reading
FOX NEWS Interviews Daliah Saper about OKCupid User Experiments
On July 29th, FOX NEWS 32 interviewed social media expert and Saper Law Offices principal attorney Daliah Saper about the OKCupid user experiment scandal. In the wake of the controversy surrounding Facebook's "social experiment" on its users, OKCupid--one of the world's most popular internet dating website--conducted its own user experiment. The website intentionally misrepresented the comparability of users in order to measure the effect on the odds of communication between those users. In the Fox News interview, Daliah explains how User Agreements for such social media websites are usually so broad that any experiment conducted on users is almost always legal. Continue Reading
Check out Saper Law’s Virtual Booth at the Virtual Webfair
Saper Law Offices will be participating in the first virtual fair for domains, hosting, and SEO on Thursday July 24th, 2014 from 12:00 p.m. to 12:00 a.m. at the virtual Webfair, learn more about Daliah Saper, Principal Attorney at Saper Law, and Saper Law Offices in a fun and interactive way. Although a “virtual” experience, the event provides real-world networking opportunities. The platform facilitates life-like engagement by allowing users to interact with each other through customizable avatars. Users may “walk” around the fair and view the various virtual exhibits. Come find the Saper Law booth and communicate with us through the Continue Reading
Bloomberg News Interviews Daliah Saper about Facebook’s Data Manipulation
On Monday, June 30th, Bloomberg News interviewed Daliah Saper about Facebook's controversial 700,000-user emotional experiment. Daliah provided expert analysis on Facebook's terms of use policy and the PR backlash resulting from the social media giant's Newsfeed manipulation. To catch the entire interview, click on the link below: https://www.businessweek.com/videos/2014-06-30/facebook-s-secret-mood-experiments
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