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A federal judge dismissed a wiretap and computer fraud class action lawsuit filed against Facebook for allegedly leaking Facebook users’ personal information to advertisers. The federal lawsuit accused Facebook of sharing two California men’s real names and other sensitive information with advertisers in violation of the social network’s own privacy policy and various federal and state […]
Social media’s impact on the law is a bit like the Wild Wild West. Because social media is still in its infancy, there is little precedent to provide courts with direction on how to uniformly apply existing law to the social media landscape. As a result, courts are handing down varying decisions as to the […]
Earlier this month, Charlie Sheen began his attempts to trademark slogans like “winning” featured on his twitter account. But can his tweets – limited to 140 characters or less – be afforded protection under copyright law? Probably not. Generally, short phrases face an uphill battle when it comes to satisfying copyright’s requirement of requirement of […]
A Galesburg woman was sentenced to 166 days in jail last week for defrauding individuals across the country using Facebook and dating sites, reports galesburg.com. Police reports state Debie A Miller was attempting to lure men on [Facebook] and promising them with love. The catch was Miller would ask for money up front to pay for her […]
A federal appeals court ruled Monday that former Harvard University schoolmates of Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg can’t undo their settlement over creation of the social networking site, yahoo reports. Tyler and Cameron Winklevoss, potrayed in the Oscar-nominated film “The Social Network,” argued their settlement with Facebook was unfair because the company hid information from them during […]
For the second time in as many weeks, Facebook has been sued for content posted on its social networking website by a third party. Crimesider reports that the family of New York murder victim Caroline Wimmer sued Facebook after a paramedic took a cell phone photo of the crime scene and posted it on the social networking […]
Former Justice Department prosecutor and U.S. Senate candidate sued both Facebook and founder Mark Zuckerberg on Friday for over $1 billion after the social networking website allegedly failed to remove a page calling for a third intifada against Israel’s Jewish population swiftly enough, Tech Crunch reports. [Larry] Klayman, who founded controversial law firm Judicial Watch […]
Social media is just for kids. Its populated almost entirely by teenagers, college students, and recent graduates. No one my age is on Facebook. None of my potential clients are tweeting. Right? Not according to mashable.com. Contrary to popular perception, internet users 35 and older dominate the big three social media sites Facebook, Twitter, and […]
Attorneys and law firms should balance the rewards and risks of using social media to promote their practice. Many attorneys are hesistant to dive into online marketing through social media because they are unaware of the benefits social media provides: Social media is an important marketing and business development tool. Attorneys and law firms are beginning to recognize that social […]
Social media is penetrating the legal system from the courtroom to the jury room. With the power to access social media from the palm(pilot) of your hand, instances of jurors impermissibly discussing cases through “electronic communication” such as Twitter and Facebook are becoming more frequent in today’s legal system. As early as 2009, attorneys have […]