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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]
29 May 2013, 11:49 am
Facebook is the most popular social network in the world. However, being the most popular social media platform may also create some unforeseen challenges because some people and/or entities may post inappropriate and/or illegal content onto your platform. According to the New York Times and Financial Times, multiple advertisers have stopped placing ads on Facebook because their ads have appeared next to allegedly offensive content.
Several advocacy groups have publicly complained to… [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]
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]
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]
25 May 2012, 8:09 am
What’s it like to do social media lawyering in-house? Susan Moon explains…
Continue reading »Follow Above the Law on Twitter or become a fan on Facebook.Tags: In-house, In-House Counsel, In-house counseling, Intellectual Property, Moonlighting, Privacy, Social media, Social Media Law, Social Media Policy, Social Networking Websites, Susan Moon
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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]
5 May 2010, 6:36 pm
Branding products and services and how the law protects your brand is extremely important in the social media age. Recording artists, writers, and film makers are utilizing social media to create their brand and to include other brands in their work to attract the attention of corporate sponsors.Recently, a New York Times article discussed how some entertainment contracts include specific branding clauses and that some talent feel pressured to include certain brands in their work to attract… [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]
1 May 2011, 1:30 pm
May deleting a Tweet and/or sending out false and misleading social media posts result in tampering with evidence charges? In the case against Dharun Rhavi regarding his alleged role in roommate Tyler Clementi's apparent suicide, evidence tampering charges are based upon allegedly deleting a Tweet and creating false and/or misleading social media posts.
Clementi was a freshman at Rutgers University and it is believed he committed suicide last year by jumping off the George Washington Bridge. It is… [read post]
6 Aug 2012, 7:59 am
In Australia, social media is no longer considered just a medium to connect with your friends or family. It has now been officially recognized as a a brand advertising medium that should be treated in the same manner as other advertising platforms.According to the Sydney Morning Herald, a new ruling will force Australian companies to vet comments posted by the public to ensure they are not sexist, racist or factually inaccurate. Companies doing business in Australia may be fined for comments that… [read post]
16 Aug 2011, 9:14 pm
Is a telephone flash mob criminal? How do you prove that a serious of Tweets directly caused a telephone flash mob? The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department is trying to answer these questions after an artist who goes by the stage name, "The Game" allegedly tweeted the phone number of a sheriff's station on August 12th. It is alleged that The Game's tweets were directly responsible for a sheriff's station receiving hundreds of calls that tied up its phone lines for a few hours.
According to… [read post]
2 Apr 2013, 9:42 pm
On
Friday, April 5, 2013, from 9:00 am to 3:30 pm the University of
Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law's Journal of Business &
Technology Law is sponsoring a symposium titled, "Social Media and the Law: An Exploratory Look into the Legal Effects of Online Interconnectedness." The event is free, open to the general public,
and lunch will be provided to those who RSVP.
Speakers
will present on a range of topics, including: the constitutionality of
student athlete social media… [read post]
6 Aug 2012, 7:58 am
In Australia, social media is no longer considered just a medium to connect with your friends or family. It has now been officially recognized as a a brand advertising medium that should be treated in the same manner as other advertising platforms. According to the Sydney Morning Herald, a new ruling will force Australian companies to vet comments posted by the public to ensure they are not sexist, racist or factually inaccurate. Companies doing business in Australia may be fined for comments that… [read post]
6 Aug 2012, 10:23 am
In Australia, social media is no longer considered just a medium to connect with your friends or family. It has now been officially recognized as a form of advertising that should be treated in the same manner as other advertising platforms.According to the Sydney Morning Herald, a new ruling may require Australian companies to vet comments posted by the public on their social media pages to ensure they are not sexist, racist or factually inaccurate. Companies doing business in Australia may be… [read post]
17 Feb 2012, 9:35 am
Technology has given us many more options for marketing our professional services. In the "old" days (i.e., thirty years ago), we networked with other professionals, did some public speaking and wrote the occasional article. Some of us took out ads in the yellow pages. Mostly, we relied on our clients to refer other clients.
Today, we have the Internet. The wonders of hi-tech. Twitter, Facebook, Youtube, Goggle+, LinkedIn, and, as of about ten minutes ago, Pinterest. And… [read post]
30 Sep 2012, 5:12 am
Illinois has become the third state to enact a law that pertains to social media privacy. Earlier this year, Maryland enacted a law that protects employers, employees, and job applicants and Delaware enacted a law that protects schools, students, and prospective students.
HB 3782 is now Public Act 097-0875 and will go into effect on January 1, 2013. The bill is modeled after Maryland's groundbreaking social media privacy legislation that became the first law in the country to specifically… [read post]
17 Aug 2012, 6:59 pm
On June 28, 2011, I was one of the first to analyze the new International Olympic Committee's social media regulations. When the regulations initially were released, I immediately noticed that there may some major challenges with the policies. At that time I stated, "In general, the IOC's Social Media Policy appears to be a good starting point for discussion. However, the points I mention above need to be addressed before the Games begin to lessen the likeliehood that social media compliance… [read post]
18 Sep 2012, 9:29 am
A U.S. District Court in Minnesota has stated that public schools that require access to their students' password protected digital content are violating their students' 1st and 4th Amendment rights. In R.S. ex rel. S.S. v. Minnewaska Area Dist. No 2149 2012 WL 3870868, a student was allegedly intimidated into turning over her Facebook username and password, and her personal email username and password so the school could view her password protected digital content for references to a hall monitor… [read post]
24 May 2011, 9:19 am
If you are interested in learning more about some of the legal issues that may affect in-house counsel I encourage you to attend ALM's 23rd Annual Corporate Counsel Conference East Coast. The conference will be held at the Marriott Marquis in New York City on June 7 and June 8th.
Some of the topics that will be addressed include: Trends in Transactions; M&A and Restructurings;
Copyright Law and the Internet's Evolution Continues to Break New Ground; Social Networking and Its Impact on Employment… [read post]