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12 Jan 2012, 9:25 am
On January 10, 2011, I made ten predictions for 2011 regarding social media and the law. Now it is time to evaluate my ability to read the tea leaves in social media and the law. On December 28, 2011, I analyzed the first five of my ten predictions. Four out of my first five predictions have been realized and the one prediction that has not yet come to fruition may be realized within the next couple of months. Below were my second five predictions for 2011.6. Regulated industries such as… [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]
9 Dec 2011, 8:24 am
Cleveland is still trying to criminalize social media. If at first you don't succeed, try, try, again must be Cleveland's City Council slogan. On July 25, 2011, August 5, 2011, and on October 6, 2011 I wrote about Cleveland's prior attempts to criminalize social media flash mobs, tweet ups, get togethers, etc...When I spoke with Thomas Ott of the Cleveland Plain Dealer in October I was quoted as saying that the law is still vague and that Cleveland has more work to do on the legislation.… [read post]
20 Dec 2010, 11:53 am
Choosing a social media lawyer is difficult because there are so few bona fida social media attorneys around. You should choose a social media lawyer in the same manner that you choose a lawyer for any other matter: via due diligence. Social Media Law is like entertainment law and sports law in that there are several different areas of the law that a practitioner should understand.Some of the areas of the law that a social media lawyer should be knowledgeable about include: Internet law,… [read post]
24 Feb 2013, 3:32 pm
Kelly Lynn Anders, JD has published Ethical Exits: When Lawyers and Judges Must Sever Ties on Social Media, Charleston Law Review, Vol. 7, 187-205 (2012-2013).
Here is the abstract:
This article addresses the very recent trend of requiring lawyers and judges to sever ties on social media, the professional implications of doing so, relevant rules governing judicial and attorney conduct, and a discussion of “best practices” for lawyers and judges to follow when social media connections… [read post]
17 Mar 2013, 12:53 am
Here are two recent items regarding service of legal documents via social media, in the context of U.S. law:
Evan Brown, Esq., tells us that a U.S. federal district court has allowed service of documents via Facebook, in a case involving defendants located in India (FTC v. PCCare247 Inc., 2013 WL 841037 (S.D.N.Y. March 7, 2013))
The Wall Street Journal’s Law Blog tells us of a new Texas bill that would allow service of citation [i.e., summons] by social media (text of the bill, H. B.… [read post]
2 Jan 2012, 12:58 pm
On January 10, 2011, I made ten predictions for 2011 regarding social media and the law. Now it is time to evaluate my ability to read the tea leaves in social media and the law.1) Employers will continue to grapple with where to draw the line regarding employee social media use. This prediction has come true. For example, the NLRB has dealt with multiple cases this year concerning social media usage by employees and is trying to balance an employee's First Amendment right versus an employer's… [read post]
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]
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]
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]
5 May 2010, 6:47 pm
Social media rights in professional sports is going to soon become one of the biggest revenue generating streams outside of a professional player's contract. It may take several years for this prediction to pan out but I guarantee that this will occur in the near future.
There are only a handful of professional athletes who are able to obtain major endorsement deals. The traditional form of endorsement deals where an athlete such as Tiger Woods is seen utilizing or standing next to a product is… [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]
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]
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]
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]
18 Nov 2009, 7:16 am
Courtney Love is being sued by fashion designed Dawn Simorangkir after Ms.Love allegedly posted false and derogatory statements about Ms. Simorangkir on Twitter. According to CNN, Ms. Love made the alleged libelous statements after she had a disagreement with Ms. Simorangkir regarding the cost of Ms. Simorangkir's services. The bottom line is that social media users should avoid posting content that may be considered libel. Insurance companies who provide Social Media Insurance or Social… [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]
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]