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7 Dec 2010, 7:04 am
According to the Associated Press, Google has stated that it will respond to complaints about pirated material within 24 hours after receiving notification. This announcement also states that Google will better police the sites that utilize its ad network to try to limit copyright violations. This long overdue announcement is great news for content creators.On June 30, 2010, I stated that even though Viacom lost the initial round of the Viacom v. YouTube case, the case may be a win for copyright… [read post]
5 May 2010, 6:34 pm
Oprah is one of the smartest entrepreneurs in the world and has one of the most recognizable brands and her team works hard to protect and grow her brand. As a Baltimore native, I would like to think that it was the water that Oprah imbibed during her long stint working in Baltimore that prepared her for success. Right after she left Baltimore for Chicago she became a world wide superstar. Some other former Baltimoreans who became successful after leaving Baltimore include: Babe Ruth, Barry… [read post]
6 Nov 2011, 9:17 pm
This week the Supreme Court will hear arguments in United States v. Jones regarding whether installing a GPS device on a suspect's car without a warrant is constitutional. This case may have far reaching ramifications in the Social Media Age because it may create the foundation to determine whether electronic data in various platforms may be protected by the 4th Amendment.On April 29, 2010 and July 25, 2010, I discussed how Congress may pass the Social Media Privacy Protection Act. This act may… [read post]
12 Sep 2012, 7:46 am
According to the New York Daily News, the New York City Police Department has created official rules on how to utilize social media to investigate potential criminal activity. Since the NYPD developed CompStat, it has been recognized as a leader in utilizing new digital technologies for law enforcement. The New York Daily News states that under the new rules, NYPD "officers involved in probes involving social media may register their aliases with the department and use a department-issued laptop… [read post]
9 Jul 2011, 7:24 pm
The Casey Anthony trial demonstrates that the U.S. Constitution still matters in the Social Media Age. Casey Anthony was accused of killing her daughter Caylee Anthony who died under mysterious circumstances in 2008. On July 5, 2011, Casey Anthony was found not guilty of killing Caylee by a jury of her peers since the prosecution did not prove its case beyond a reasonable doubt.Even though Ms. Anthony was found not guilty she still has lost in the overall scheme of things. Her daughter is dead, she… [read post]
23 Feb 2012, 8:10 am
Seems like every .03 seconds there’s a new take on what you should — or shouldn’t — put in your social media policy.
As a public service, I thought I would gather some of the latest and greatest thinking on the subject for your perusal:
A great starting point is to check out SM policies at world-class companies such as Coke, Ford, Intel, IBM, Microsoft and even the U.S. Army. For other companies in a variety of industries, check out here or here.
Here‘s the Blawg’s sample SM… [read post]
31 Oct 2012, 7:25 am
My hearts and prayers go out to the families of those who perished because of Hurricane Sandy. The hurricane and its aftermath may end up costing at least $50 billion dollars in damage. In addition, the media is reporting that at least 50 people lost their lives due to this storm.
Sandy knocked offline popular websites Gawker, Huffington Post, and Deadspin. At this point, it is too early to fully calculate all of the damage done from this horrific storm. In the comming days, weeks, and… [read post]
15 Dec 2011, 7:09 am
The NCAA does not have an official social media policy for its members. Despite the lack of a social media policy, the NCAA suspended Lehigh University's Ryan Spadola who was the football team's top wide receiver from a playoff game for retweeting an alleged inappropriate message. This suspension may have harmed Lehigh's chances of winning the NCAA Football Championship Subdivision since Lehigh lost the game that Spadola was banned from.Playing collegiate sports is privilege and not a right. Ryan… [read post]
25 Jul 2011, 3:24 pm
Cleveland is known for many things. Both famous and renown. They may also soon be known as one of the first large cities in the United States to ban "destructive" social media "Flash Mobs". According to Wikipedia, a Flash Mob "is a group of people who assemble suddenly in a public place, perform an unusual and sometimes seemingly pointless act for a brief time, then disperse, often for the purposes of entertainment and/or satire. A flash mob may be organized via social media, texting, email,… [read post]
23 Mar 2012, 7:04 am
Following up on our webinar earlier this week, here’s the very latest hot-off-the-presses data on who’s doing what in the SM recruiting space.
The first question we asked our 1,000+ attendees was:
Does you company use SM for recruiting?
A growing majority now use SM for recruiting, with 56% saying “Yes” and only 44% saying “No.”
We then asked:
What sites do you use for recruiting?
There are only two real contenders at this point: LinkedIn (with a whopping 81% of the votes) and Facebook… [read post]
9 Jun 2011, 2:12 pm
The premise behind Maryland's proposed User Name and Password Privacy Protection Bill (Senate Bill 971) is a great idea; however, it is a bad piece of legislation because it will create some very troubling unintended consequences. Senate Bill 971 is intended to protect the personal privacy of job applicants and employees in the State of Maryland. The bill was drafted because a Maryland Corrections Officer was asked (requested/demanded depending upon whose perspective you are coming from) to turn… [read post]
28 Dec 2011, 12:09 pm
There still appears to be a major disconnect between lawyers and social media. The Wall Street Journal Law Blog recently asked the question: "2012:The Year Law Firms Ditch Geezer Image and Get Tweeting?" Most of the Wall Street Journal's sources for the post were marketers and not practicing lawyers who actively tweet so I would like to see the Wall Street Journal create a follow up post that asks practicing lawyers if Twitter is an effective marketing tool for lawyers.I believe that the… [read post]
1 Mar 2011, 12:42 pm
Reading the tea leaves and advising clients is what lawyers are paid to do. 2010 was the coming out party for social media and social media law. With the release of the movie "The Social Network" and Facebook surpassing Google in several different web traffic metrics, social media and the practice of social media law has finally come of age. In no particular order, below are some of my social media law predictions for 2011:1. Employers will continue to grapple with where to draw the line… [read post]
7 Dec 2010, 7:07 am
The U.S. Department of Commerce's Internet Policy Task Force is reviewing how copyright law should evolve to balance the needs of content creators and users in the Social Media Age. Since the original Napster came on the scene in 1999, copyright protection has become more difficult for rights holders. Napster's technology created the first widely distributed peer to peer file sharing system that enabled its users to easily share MP3 files. Napster and its progeny such as Limewire (which was shut… [read post]
27 Dec 2010, 5:24 pm
Applications are invited — with submission deadline of 1 February 2011 for the second quarter of fiscal year 2011 — for grants offered by the State Justice Institute (SJI). SJI offers grants to fund improvements in justice administration in U.S. state courts.
Grant categories of interest to the legal informatics and legal communication communities include Project Grants — particularly in the areas of immigration issues, state court reengineering, courts and the media, and elder issues — and… [read post]
26 Nov 2010, 9:24 am
Image via WikipediaThe California Supreme Court this week refused to hear the appeal of Village Voice Media Holdings-owned SF Weekly's adverse ruling in the antitrust suit brought by rival weekly Bay Guardian, according to an article in the San Francisco Chronicle (www.sfgate.com).With only one of the seven-member high court willing to hear the appeal in Bay Guardian v. New Times Media (Case No. S186497), the $21 million judgment against the defendant for attempting to shut down the Bay Guardian by… [read post]
9 Jul 2011, 8:11 pm
Maryland's highest court, the Court of Appeals recently decided a case regarding authentication of social media accounts and the content contained therein. In Antoine Levar Griffin v. State of Maryland (No. 74, September Term 2010; filed April 28, 2011), the Court of Appeals held that"[t]the potential for abuse and manipulation of a social networking site by someone other than its purported creator and/or user leads to our conclusion that a printout of an image for such a site requires a greater… [read post]
19 Feb 2011, 7:32 am
There are many legal liability issues inherent with social media advertising campaigns. Some legal issues to be aware of include: copyright and trademark issues, privacy, FTC advertising guidelines and full disclosure violations, etc...I recently attended a conference and one of the panels consisted of a group of marketing professionals. The marketers wanted to create an advertising campaign for a flat screen television company. The hypothetical promotion would encourage consumers to videotape… [read post]
10 Jul 2011, 7:44 am
Is Klout's algorithm compromised by Social Media Credential Fraud? At this point, it appears that Klout's algorithm is unable to accurately measure influence because it is not able to accurately determine who has real online and/or real world influence due to Social Media Credential Fraud.According to Klout's website, the factors in its algorithm include: "List inclusions, Follower/Follow Ratio, Followed Back %, Unique Senders, Unique Retweeters, Unique Commenters, Unique Likers, Influence of… [read post]
22 Dec 2010, 5:26 pm
On September 14th and September 15, ALM's Corporate Counsel will be hosting a seminar that will discuss current intellectual property issues. The conference's keynote speaker will be Marybeth Peters, Register of Copyrights. Intellectual Property practitioners from all over the country will be speaking and will be in attendance.Some of the topics that will be discussed at the conference include: Protecting Your IP in a Digital Environment, Monetizing Your Copyright and Trademarks, Recent Online… [read post]