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A Jury of Your Peering? Federal Judge Bars Social Media Investigations to Protect Juror Privacy

Have you ever stopped to think about how much information someone can find about you after some googling? Think about all the data that people enter.. Read More

Social Media for Lawyers: New Tricks, but Old Rules

Last December, I had the privilege of speaking to the Dayton Intellectual Property Law Association about the role social media plays in the.. Read More

Be Cautious When Social Networking is All "Atwitter" at Your Workplace

We use social media all the time. Make it a point during the day to notice how often you see a friend or colleague checking a Facebook update or.. Read More

Jeepers Peepers! Peeple, the Yelp for People App Redefines Privacy

People may choose to avoid social media for any number of reasons. Refusing to engage with social media does not make you a luddite or old-fashioned... Read More

Can Parties Use Social Media to Provide Class Notice?

Looks like it. Courts are becoming more tolerant of social media sites, such as LinkedIn, Twitter, and Facebook, being used to assist with the class.. Read More

Is the Right to Be Forgotten Among Our Unalienable Rights?

We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that.. Read More

#ShouldSocialMediaAffectFairUse?

One district court in New York doesn't think so, and, in light of a recent settlement agreement, the Second Circuit will not be afforded the.. Read More

What Do Meerkats and Periscopes Have in Common? Live Streaming Technology, the Right to Privacy and the Continuing Evolution of Social Interaction for Starters

A recent development in web applications has, seemingly, jarred open the lid to Pandora's Box yet again: live video streaming from your trusty.. Read More

Where Can You be Hauled into Court When You Post Defamatory Statements on Facebook?

Despite advances in technology and the myriad of new platforms on which we can defame someone, traditional principles of personal jurisdiction still.. Read More

California S.B. 568: A License to Bully?

"We are masters of the unsaid words, but slaves of those we let slip out." – Winston Churchill On January 1, 2015, California Senate Bill 568, titled.. Read More
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