UPDATE: here is the podcast Shawn Tuma is a featured guest on this week’s PlayMaker’s Talk Show on 570 KLIF in Dallas, Texas. Shawn will discuss several social media law issues that are important for businesses and business owners to consider when using social media. The show airs at 4:00 p.m. today – Sunday, March…
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Doing stupid (and illegal) things and posting videos of it on social media is, well, stupid.
Forrest Gump summed it up nicely: “stupid is as stupid does.” Thank you Forrest. It looks like these teenagers just may get a chance to learn about this from their “gallon smashing” antics. Read more and watch the video: Teens accused of ‘gallon smashing’ at local store. These teens are also about to learn one of…
… there’s no such thing as too much lawyering.
This is one of those articles that I just can’t help but blog — why? Well, I’ll let you figure that part out and you can start right here: When a single case can make or break your business, there’s no such thing as too much innovation — or too much lawyering. via Ready to…
Proposal to Allow “Substitute Service” of Legal Documents through Social Media – What Do You Think?
I need your help — I intend to write a more thorough analysis of this issue and would appreciate your help so please tell me what you think. (see below for specific questions) A new bill proposed in Texas would allow people to be served legal documents through social media as a form of “substituted…
Tweeting a Copyrighted Photograph Does Not Make it Fair Game for Others to Use
When someone posts their copyrighted photograph, that photograph does not become publicly available. It continues to be protected by copyright. Other people cannot then take that photograph and publish it for other purposes. See the following for more information: Judge: News agencies shouldn’t have used Twitter photos | Internet & Media – CNET News.
Executives of Public Companies Must Use Caution With Social Media – The SEC is Watching!
Are statements made by executives of publicly traded companies via social media held to the same standard as statements they make in any other limited environment when it comes to material information about the company? Absolutely, here is why … Just this past week news broke that the Securities and Exchange Commission is considering bringing a…
Lawsuit Over Ownership of Former Employee’s Twitter Followers Settled: PhoneDog v. Kravitz
If you have been in any of the seminars where I have presented on social media law, you have heard me say “an ounce of prevention is cheaper than the first day of litigation.” Right? Well it is true, and the context in which I said that is in reference to the lawsuit PhoneDog v….
Social Media Law: Video Presentation for Social Media Breakfast
The full video of my recent presentation on social media law is now available! On August 30, 2012, I made a presentation to Social Media Breakfast Dallas titled Social Media Law: It is Real and, Yes, It Can Impact Your Business. The presentation was about social media law and how it relates to businesses using social…
Is a “Like” Protected Speech? Is It Different Than Giving “The Finger”?
I was recently asked my thoughts on the “Facebook ‘Like’ Case” on this blog’s Facebook Page and I decided that I would share my thoughts here as well given that this is such a burning issue in social media law. The short answer: I believe it was wrong for the court to find that a…
Have You Ever Wondered What A Social Media Lawyer Does?
Readers of this blog will recall that last week I delivered a to Social Media Breakfast titled Social Media Law: It Is Real and Yes, Can Really Impact Your Business. The slides from that presentation are posted HERE and we expect to have the full video of the presentation posted soon. Ok, enough about me! Today I…
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