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….
Should TheDirty Website Be Liable For Encouraging Users To Gossip? (Forbes Cross-Post)
…here). The signatories represent a who’s-who of the Internet: Amazon, AOL, eBay, Facebook, Gawker, Google, LinkedIn, Microsoft, TripAdvisor, Twitter, Yahoo, Yelp, Zynga and many others. In other words, virtually every…
California Assembly Hearing, “Balancing Privacy and Opportunity in the Internet Age,” SCU, Dec. 12
…Institute twitter feed. I am thrilled we are able to host this event. The California legislature, housed in Sacramento, has taken a huge interest in regulating the Internet. Last term,…
Privacy Plaintiffs Lose Because They Didn’t Rely on Apple’s Privacy Representations — In re iPhone App Litigation
…everyone from Facebook to Google to Twitter in trouble. This ruling casts doubt that we can simply assume that someone somewhere relies on a company’s privacy representation. Even representations contained…
AFP & Getty’s Republication of Twitter/Twitpic-Sourced Photos Turns Out to Be Costly – AFP v. Morel
…Morel Twitter Clarifies Usage Rules, but AFP Still Claims Unbridled Right to Use Content Posted to “Twitter/TwitPic Agence France-Presse Claims Twitter’s Terms of Use Authorize Its Use of Photographs Posted…
Fake LinkedIn Profile May Cause Trademark Infringement – Avepoint v. Axceler
…enters the picture, your case becomes much much tougher to defend. To summarize, something company executives should avoid at all costs: creating deceptive content. A follow-up: Twitter and LinkedIn may…
AFP v. Morel – Lawsuit Over Haiti Photos Taken From Twitter/Twitpic Goes to Trial
…Attempt to Claim License to Haiti Earthquake Photos Through Twitter/Twitpic Terms of Service — AFP v. Morel Twitter Clarifies Usage Rules, but AFP Still Claims Unbridled Right to Use Content…
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…and other issues in the Internet space. Follow him on Twitter. About Eric Goldman: Eric Goldman is Associate Dean for Research, Professor of Law, and Co-Director of the High Tech…
Social Media Rant Against Airline Employee Wasn’t Defamatory But May Be False Light–Patterson v. Grant-Herms
…about her plight. She posted the following on Twitter, Facebook and Southwest.com (some tweets are still online, and linked below): i. “Gracie is 4. FOUR! she wanted her to board…