Facebook’s copyright struggles are a reflection of the internet’s wider legal problems
Copyright has never been a string in Facebook’s bow, but it might not actually be the social media giant’s fault, explains lawyers John Hannebery, Fiona Galbraith and Lachlan Sadler.
Facebook recently acquired tech start-up Source3, which creates software to detect online material that infringes intellectual property rights.
This is the latest in Facebook’s ongoing efforts to identify such material in the hope of encouraging users and corporate partners to share original content on the social network.
The acquisition is reflective of the ongoing challenges trademark and copyright owners face in enforcing their rights in a digital landscape that makes content sharing increasingly easy.
