Teacher’s Semi-Racy Facebook Photo Doesn’t Justify Firing – In re Laraine Cook
…to make sure it is understood. Lastly, as Eric noted on Twitter, this is probably the first time we’ve seen the word “photobombing” in a legal opinion. Nice. ____ Related…
H2 2013 Quick Links, Part 4 (Social Media, Advertising, E-Commerce)
…Twitter Might Take a Hit * NY Times: Twitter Bios and What They Really Say * #HasJustineLandedYet was a fascinating study of watching a train wreck in motion. See Kash…
Sony PlayStation Data Breach Lawsuit Whittled Down but Moves Forward
…time again (e.g., Twitter’s flowery language that the FTC latched on to), and perhaps it’s an unavoidable battle between the marketing department and the legal department, but it’s worth noting…
9th Circuit Issues a Blogger-Friendly First Amendment Opinion–Obsidian Finance v. Cox
…is more likely to be opinion than fact. When coupled with the first two rulings, your average ranting blogger (or person on Twitter for that matter) gets a nice layer…
Top Ten Internet Law Developments Of 2013 (Forbes Cross-Post)
…Trade Commission (FTC) is paying close attention to the Internet. One by one, they have been locking up the major Internet players (including Google, Facebook and Twitter) to 20 year…
Nurse Properly Fired and Denied Unemployment Due to Facebook Rant
…least one other case where someone was denied unemployment benefits due to a social media rant, so this is not an entirely surprising conclusion. See Employee’s Twitter Rant Means He…
Protip: Don’t Send Emails Threatening to “Inflict the Maximum Amount of Financial Pain” Allowed By Law
…Defeat a Defamation Claim–Redmond v. Gawker Media A Twitter Exception for Defamation? Wikipedia Edits Support Defamation Claim–Pitale v. Holestine Failure to Delete Third Party Comments Supports a Malice Finding in…
Minors’ Suit Over Facebook Credits Continues – I.B. v. Facebook
…— In re Apple In-App Purchase Litigation. Clickthrough Agreement Binding Against Minors–A.V. v. iParadigms Court Declines to Dismiss or Transfer Lawsuit Over @OMGFacts Twitter Account — Deck v. Spartz, Inc….
Prosecutor Makes Ill-Advised Tweets During Criminal Case–State v. Polk
…trial: shutterstock/vvoe – capital letter a hand painted by brush on white background Circuit Attorney Jennifer M. Joyce repeatedly used her Twitter feed to publicly comment on Polk’s case during…
Police Officer’s Facebook Post Criticizing Her Boss Isn’t Protected Speech–Graziosi v. Greenville
…court notes its awareness that “Facebook, Twitter, and the like seem to have a ‘special’ power to bring an issue before the masses, especially when a story goes viral…” (fn….