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Understanding the Legal Issues for Social Networking Sites and Their Users
It seems that everyone is a member of a social network these days. Whether it's your kids on MySpace and Facebook, or your colleagues on LinkedIn, people are taking advantage of these new online meeting spaces to make friends, communicate and expand business opportunities. But what are the legal obligations that arise out of the use of social networks, both for the user and the sites themselves?
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Online Networking for Lawyers: How to Get More out of LinkedIn
Put on your marketing hat and consider how these revamped areas of LinkedIn's site may help grow your business.
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Spam, Courts and Crusaders
Tough legislation and court actions are not making a dent in the growing spam juggernaut. However, individuals and organisations are fighting back and there are sensible practices which can limit the damage.
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Anonymous Bloggers and the First Amendment
There is guidance from the courts that may help your company increase its chances of identifying anonymous bloggers who may be liable for claims such as copyright infringement, trademark infringement, or defamation.
Modern Law Practice Articles
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Kansas Court Research Attorney Fired for Inappropriate Tweet
These cases are stark reminders for attorneys to be circumspect in what, if anything, they post to social media that is related to their work, as you may not only be violating your employer's policy but you may be violating the rules of professional conduct that govern all attorneys.
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eDiscovery Rules Applied to Social Media: What This Means in Practical Terms for Businesses
Social media communications and online activity should be thought of as an extension of "electronically stored information" ("ESI") and the discovery rules that apply when a company is in a legal dispute that would trigger a duty to preserve company emails and electronic documents.
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Automatic Copying of Emails Doesn’t Kill Privilege, Court Finds
A man who used a Web-based e-mail service to communicate with his lawyer did not forfeit attorney-client privilege in those messages just because they were automatically copied to his company-owned laptop computer when he viewed them, a Massachusetts court has ruled.
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Bloggers, Confidential Sources and . . . Discovery?
In the 2006 case, O'Grady v. Superior Ct., the Sixth Appellate District in California has interpreted the Stored Communications Act as limiting the ability of civil litigants to obtain the contents of stored communications from Internet Service Providers (ISPs) through the subpoena process. While this is a narrow application of the law, the interpretation will significantly affect e-discovery strategies and tactics in California - especially when litigants cannot obtain the original communications from the recipient.
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Court Affirms Infringement by BlackBerry Maker
The nation's leading court on patent law has ruled that the Canadian company that makes the popular BlackBerry wireless e-mail device engaged in patent infringement.
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