11th May, 2012 - Posted by admin
Edward Wyatt reports on the FTC charging Myspace with privacy violations in his article, “F.T.C. Charges Myspace With Breaking U.S. Law in Sharing Users’ Personal Information.” Read More
10th May, 2012 - Posted by admin
The Password Protection Act was introduced in both houses of Congress this week. The Act would protect employees from having to divulge any social media passwords to their employer. Read more in Bob Sullivan’s article Bill Would Make Facebook Snooping, Digital Spying By Employers Illegal. Read More
1st March, 2012 - Posted by admin
US protections for Free Speech may keep Facebook from having to adhere to new EU laws. Dinah Greek looks at how “EU Data Privacy Directive Loophole Affects Social Networking Sites.” Read More
29th February, 2012 - Posted by admin
Here is another look at the ramifications of banning the use of social media in California courts. This article looks specifically at why this law was needed, particularly to avoid mistrials and appeals: “Jurors Social Media Use Banned In State Courts.” Read More
28th February, 2012 - Posted by admin
The US is not the only jurisdiction focusing on piracy and shutting down piracy sites, and the UK has joined the fray: “Introduce Anti-Piracy Measures Now, Says Shadow Culture Secretary.” Read More
27th February, 2012 - Posted by admin
Pinterest is the hot new social networking site that allows users to “pin” pictures in a series of “albums” that they create. Pictures can be taken from one’s own personal library or from anywhere – almost – on the internet. Numerous questions about the copyright legality of this practice have lead to sites like Flickr, » Read More
24th February, 2012 - Posted by admin
Michael McHugh looks at how much social media and its users are worth in “One Facebook User = Two LinkedIn Users, and Other Things the Stock Market Tells Us.” Read More
23rd February, 2012 - Posted by admin
The rules for online defamation may be a matter for individual courts to determine according to “Online Defamation: Is it Any Different?” by Steven Price. Like many issues in cyberspace, defamation is still being defined and refined in the online environment. Read More
22nd February, 2012 - Posted by admin
The 1988 Video Privacy Protection Act is preventing what will no doubt be a very lucrative link between Netflix and Facebook. The law pre-dates today’s internet technology and needs to be updated, but there are still privacy concerns that need to be addressed. Eric Engleman explores the issues in “Netflix-Facebook Link Stalls as Bork Law » Read More
17th February, 2012 - Posted by admin
Here are two more cautionary tales about mixing social media, specifically Facebook, with your legal career. Tom Gantert writes that Michigan’s “State Bar Urges Caution with Social Media,” and the Kentucky Law Review also reports on a timely case: “Facebook Spoliation Costs [Virginia] Lawyer $522,000; Ends His Legal Career.” Read More