Does IP Law Protect Influencers’ Aesthetics?-Gifford v. Sheil (Guest Blog Post)

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by guest blogger Alexandra J. Roberts It’s become known as the “sad beige lawsuit” or the case that asks the question “can you ever really own an aesthetic?” But the suit, in which 24-year-old influencer Sydney Nicole Gifford accuses another influencer, 22-year-old Alyssa Sheil, of copying both her posts and her style, may have an…

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Thomas Kearns Publishes Article in NYREJ on Risks to Lenders and Their Servicers When They Delay Negotiations Over Defaulted Loans

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Thomas Kearns Publishes Article in NYREJ on Risks to Lenders and Their Servicers When They Delay Negotiations Over Defaulted Loans New York Real Estate Journal published an article on November 26 authored by Co-Chair of Olshan’s Real Estate Law practice Thomas Kearns entitled “Borrower Permitted to Prove Delays and Bad Faith by Lender and Servicer”…

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Comparisons, Constitutional Issues, and Challenges  

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By: Jennifer Koshan Commented On: Bills 26, 27, and 29 (Alberta, 31st Legislature, 1st Session)  PDF Version: Alberta’s Bills Targeting Gender Diverse Youth: Comparisons, Constitutional Issues, and Challenges On December 3, 2024, the Alberta Legislature passed Bills 26, 27, and 29. These Bills place restrictions on gender diverse youth in the areas of health care,…

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European Parliament Plenary Session – December 2024 | Epthinktank

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Written by Clare Ferguson with Gemma Patterson. The final plenary session of 2024 takes place in Strasbourg from 16 December. For the first time, Kaja Kallas will attend as High Representative, and there is a full agenda of foreign policy issues on which Members will want to hear from her, in particular the recent collapse of the…

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Understanding the Difference Between a Will and a Trust

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Wills and trusts are both estate planning tools and involve giving your assets to others, but the difference between them is often a bit murky for clients. This blog highlights some of the key differences between wills and trusts within the context of estate planning in Ontario. When is it Effective A will gives legally…

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MULTISTATE TORTS · European Law Blog

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EAPIL Winter School in European Private International Law: MULTISTATE TORTS University of Insubria, Department of Law, Economics and Cultures 10th- 15th February 2025 THE WINTER COURSE Coordinator: Silvia Marino Scientific Committee: Silvia Marino, University of Insubria; Javier Carrascosa González, University of Murcia; Anna Wysocka-Bar, Jagiellonian University in Kraków. Advisory Board: Marta Requejo Isidro, University of…

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Now Trending: The TikTok Dox

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Key Takeaways: Plaintiffs are persistently crafting creative legal theories to target tracking technologies. One new approach is to characterize tracking technologies as “pen registers” or “trap and trace devices” used in violation of CIPA § 638.51. The TikTok Analytics software is at issue in many of these new claims, and a number have survived motions…

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The Importance of Understanding “Residence Premises” in Homeowner’s Insurance—Where You Reside Is Often an Important Coverage Issue

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Death, divorce, disease, disability and wealth often lead to situations where people may change homes or have multiple places to live. Anytime these happen, policyholders need to be careful that their residential insurance policies do not stop providing full coverage. This is a significant issue, as I noted in “Residence Premises” and Other Killer Exclusions,…

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Property Law

Canada and Mexico Agree to Organic Equivalency — G.S. Jameson & Company

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Mexico and Canada have signed a memorandum of understanding in relation to the equivalency of their organic standards this past week. From the Canadian perspective, Mexico is joining the US, UK, EU, Taiwan, Costa Rica, Japan, and Switzerland in becoming equivalent to the Canada Organic Regime. The Canada Mexico Organic Equivalency Arrangement relates to the…

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Musk Puts Another Nail in the Twitter Coffin

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Elon Musk has confirmed that, if you put a link in a Twitter post, the post will be throttled. In other words, it is a negative for his algorithm. Twitter, of course, has had numerous problems since Musk bought it and tried to re-brand it as X. Among those problems was the destruction of its…

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