Jeanne Hamburg, Norris McLaughlin, US

Even as the EU has proposed that social media platforms filter content to address the persistent problem of IP infringement, Congress and US courts have consistently placed the burden of enforcement of IP rights on their owners. In the US Internet Service Providers including social media companies are not liable for copyright and trademark infringements on their platform’s absent notification by the IP owner. Learn about the scope of liability in the US and the best practices to navigate enforcement of both copyright and trademark rights in your content and arising from its merchandising.