Section 230 Doesn’t Protect Email Forwarding of Screenshotted Tweets?–Maxfield v. Maxfield
…case may not be good precedent, but I’m blogging it anyway because of its topicality. At issue are the following tweets, now apparently offline, made through a pseudonymous Twitter account…
2H 2015 Quick Links, Part 6 (Social Media)
…republication occurred when comments were made on the article’s page by members of the public, and through links to social media, including Facebook, Twitter, and Pinterest. Allen cites to no…
2H 2015 Quick Links, Part 2 (Patents, Trademarks, Other IP)
…Twitter. * NY Times: Bicycle Makers Struggle to Swat Down Counterfeits Other IP * Hawaii bans non-compete clauses in IT industry employment contracts. A good start but we should go…
Employee Kvetching About Job On Facebook Still Entitled To Unemployment Benefits
…Due to Facebook Rant Employee’s Twitter Rant Means He Doesn’t Get Unemployment Benefits–Burns v. UCBR Police Officer’s Facebook Post Criticizing Her Boss Isn’t Protected Speech–Graziosi v. Greenville Facebook Complaints About…
When Does A Parody Twitter Account Constitute Criminal Identity Theft?–Sims v. Monaghan
Alan Bailey/Shutterstock – An Elvis impersonator singing into a microphone Plaintiff, while he was in custody, created a fake Twitter account in the name of “Frank Zamiara” with the user…
No Fee Shift In Bogus Lawsuit Against Review Website–Roca v. PissedConsumer
…profiles. The court summarizes: Trimming the posts in length to fit within Twitter’s character limit and tweeting a “teaser” or preview of posts do not preclude Consumer Opinion and Opinion…
Anti-Employer Chatter On Facebook Protected By NLRA–Triple Play v. NLRB
…to State Public Policy Claim — Barnett v. Aultman“; “Employee’s Twitter Rant Means He Doesn’t Get Unemployment Benefits–Burns v. UCBR“.) Arguably, the one difference is that the Triple Play posts…
University Cannot Discipline Student for Off-Campus Tweets
…scheduled a follow up interview with Yeasin. He said (as to one of the tweets) that “the twitter thing was a lapse on [his] part” but he denied posting about…
Disparate Enforcement of Social Media Policy May Support Discrimination Claim
…I’m not sure if I agree with all of the Times’ policy, but this part of the policy seemed quite logical: First, we should always treat Twitter, Facebook and other…
Court Says Yelp Reviewers Aren’t Employees (Forbes Cross-Post)
…social media websites such as Facebook and Twitter) that rely on users to contribute valuable content and services that comprise the website’s core assets. Thus, the employment issue pervades the…