Is Copyright’s “Server Test” on Life Support?
Instagram fights a class action in California, while a New York court rejects a settled embedding defense. Is it time to think about life after the server test?
Breaking Down the Instagram Photo Embedding Class Action Lawsuit
In a new development in the ongoing legal saga over photo embedding, Instagram has been hit with a class action lawsuit. Do the plaintiffs have a case?
It’s the End of Google v. Oracle (And I Think I Feel Fine)
The Supreme Court's long-awaited decision finds that Google's copying of Oracle's Java API was fair use. Should creators of more traditional content be concerned?
YouTube Stream-Ripping: A Battle of Analogies
Following RIAA’s successful efforts to remove YouTube-DL from several Github repositories, the trade association now finds itself defending a lawsuit by the owner of Yout, another stream-ripping tool. Is this technology more like Betamax or Grokster?
Is it Legal to Embed Public Instagram Photos on Your Website?
Nearly 25% of online news articles contain embedded links to social media posts. Are the publishers of these articles all committing copyright infringement?