Intellectual Property, Labor & Employment Law, Communications & Media Law

Employee Working For You? You Say "No", LinkedIn Says "Yes"

by Michael Schmidt | Cozen O'Connor on 5/21/2013

Those loyal readers of this blog know that the focus tends to be on what your company can and cannot do regarding social media use by potential employees (i.e., applicants) or current employees. But there is a third category...more

Franchising Newsletter – April 2013

by Kathy Dalton, Murray Deakin, Sam Jackson, J. Michael Keyes, Michaela Moloney, Sylvia Ng, Chris Nikou, Anna Trist | K&L Gates LLP on 5/2/2013

Overview - There have been several franchising developments since our last update in February. This edition discusses: - minimising the risks when marketing through social media - comments from...more

Weekly eDiscovery Top Story Digest - May 1, 2013

by Rob Robinson on 5/1/2013

Compiled by @ComplexD from online public domain resources, provided for your review/use is this week’s update of key industry news, views, and events highlighting key electronic discovery related stories, developments, and...more

So You Want to Create an App?: Important Legal Considerations for Nonprofits

by Krista Coons, Jeffrey S. Tenenbaum | Venable LLP on 4/9/2013

In this presentation: - Apps! A Mobile Revolution - But, What Exactly Is an App? - Apps vs. Websites: A Primer - Legal Considerations - Why Does IP Ownership Matter? - Creation of...more

Preparing an Online Social Media Policy: The Top Ten Legal Considerations for Your Nonprofit

by Ronald Taylor, Jeffrey S. Tenenbaum, Armand Zottola | Venable LLP on 3/12/2013

Legal issues - Same as before but new platforms – Entity use of social media – Pathways to Legal Liability or Risk: Defamation, Intellectual Property, Trade Secret, Advertising, Privacy, and...more

McAfee & Taft tIPsheet - March 2013: Monitoring employees’ use of company trademarks in social media

by Jessica John Bowman | McAfee & Taft on 3/6/2013

If you’re an employer, chances are good that you employ some of the 1.06 billion individuals who regularly use Facebook®, as well as some of the millions who regularly post to other popular social media websites. And, whether...more

McAfee & Taft tIP Sheet - March 2013

by Rachel Blue, Jessica John Bowman, Zach Oubre | McAfee & Taft on 3/5/2013

In This Issue: - 3 Monitoring employees’ use of company trademarks in social media - 5 Keys to ensuring the secrecy of trade secrets - 6 FTC amends Children’s Online Privacy Protection Rule - Excerpt from...more

McAfee & Taft tIPsheet - March 2013: Keys to ensuring the secrecy of trade secrets

by Zach Oubre | McAfee & Taft on 3/5/2013

“Three can keep a secret if two are dead.” — Benjamin Franklin. In the shrinking world of social media, privacy seems to be an all but forgotten concept. But in the world of business, trade secrets are critical to...more

Socially Aware: The Social Media Law Update -- Volume 4, Issue 1 -- January/February 2013

by Amanda Bakale, Tiffany Cheung, Jacob Michael Kaufman, J. Alexander Lawrence, Christine E. Lyon, Julie O'Neill, Matthew R Galeotti, Jesse Soslow | Morrison Foerster - Social Media on 2/1/2013

In this issue of Socially Aware, our Burton Award-winning guide to the law and business of social media, we explore the challenges that arise when employers and employees battle over work-related social media accounts; we...more

Around the Virtual World - January 21, 2013

by Pillsbury Social Media, Entertainment &... on 1/21/2013

A weekly wrap up of interesting news about virtual worlds, virtual goods and other social media. In This Issue: - USPTO Dives Into Software Patent Debate With New Group - The Hidden Risks Behind Facebook's...more

Employment Law Newsletter - January 2013

by Arianna Gleckel | Bean, Kinney & Korman, PC on 1/17/2013

In This Issue: - The Definition of “Supervisor” Under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 - Who Owns Your Twitter Account? - Excerpt from Who Owns Your Twitter Account? Do you have a Twitter...more

Who Owns Your Twitter Account?

by Arianna Gleckel | Bean, Kinney & Korman, PC on 1/14/2013

Do you have a Twitter account for your business that your employees access? Do any of your employees’ tweet using a Twitter handle that includes your company’s name? If so, you need to update your social media policy in order...more

Corporate Law Report: Economic Espionage Act, Top FCPA Enforcement Actions, Trademark Audits, and More [Video]

by JD Supra Law News on 1/10/2013

Watch our latest Corporate Law Report for a round of executive speed dating, law firm style. Included in the mix: FICA tax changes in 2013; veganism as a religion (and what that means for the workplace); overtime hours;...more

Suit Over Ownership of Twitter Followers Settled

by James G. Gatto | Pillsbury Social Media, Entertainment &... on 1/3/2013

We previously reported on the lawsuit over ownership of Twitter followers, when an employee left PhoneDog and changed the twitter handle of an account that had been used to tweet to PhoneDog customers....more

BaZynga!

by Dan Nabel | Greenberg Glusker Fields Claman & Machtinger... on 12/26/2012

Free-to-play games are all the rage these days. Many people while away their days playing Angry Birds, or Words with Friends before going home to watch Monday Night Football. Nerds — and, increasingly, “normal people” — do...more

Around the Virtual World - December 17, 2012

by Pillsbury Social Media, Entertainment &... on 12/17/2012

A weekly wrap up of interesting news about virtual worlds, virtual goods and other social media. In This Issue: - Union Facebook Page Not Picket Line Extension: NLRB Judge - Parody New York Times Twitter...more

Who Owns Your Company’s Social Media? Are You Sure?

by Daniel A. Schwartz | Pullman & Comley, LLC on 12/8/2012

In my presentations on social media this year, I’ve talked a bit about the Phonedog v. Kravitz case where an employer sued a former employee who continued to use the company Twitter account he had started....more

Fifth Circuit Finds Company Not Liable for Alleged Violations of Computer Fraud and Abuse Act and Electronic Communications...

by Shawn Tuma on 11/27/2012

Do alleged violations of the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act, Stored Communications Act, and Wiretap Act committed by a company’s Regional Manager make the company liable? No, as long as the Regional Manager was not acting on...more

McAfee & Taft tiP Sheet - November 2012

by Sasha L. Beling, William D. Hall, Zach Oubre | McAfee & Taft on 11/20/2012

In This Issue: - 1 Common sense trade secret protection - 4 Canada’s Anti-Spam Legislation to impact electronic marketing and communications - 5 Concerns over copyright infringement drive Google to change...more

Noncompete News: Former Employee Can't Sue Employer Under Computer Fraud and Abuse Act Over The Ownership Of Employee's Social...

by FordHarrison on 11/5/2012

Executive Summary: A District Court in Pennsylvania entered judgment in favor of the employer on a former employee's Computer Fraud and Abuse Act ("CFAA") claim in a dispute over the ownership of the employee's LinkedIn...more

Dispute over Ownership of Ex-Employee's LinkedIn Account Highlights Significance of Robust Social Media Policies

by Duane Morris LLP on 11/1/2012

This case underscores the significance for employers to create and maintain social media policies that address the control and ownership of company-sponsored social media accounts. ...more

Another Social Media Battleground: Employee LinkedIn Accounts - "It's Mine" - "No It's Not"

by Mintz Levin - Employment, Labor & Benefits on 10/15/2012

In PhoneDog v. Kravitz, an employer and former employee battled over who owns a company-sponsored Twitter account. Now, LinkedIn joins Twitter, as it tries to claim title to the LinkedIn account of a former employee....more

What rights do employers have over employees’ social media accounts in light of LinkedIn/CFAA ruling?

by Looper Reed & McGraw, P.C. on 10/15/2012

Earlier this month, a federal judge ruled that when a company took over a departing employee’s LinkedIn account, the company did not violate the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act in the case of Eagle v. Edcomm....more

Employer Takeover of Employee's LinkedIn Account Does Not Violate Federal Computer Hacking Law, Question of Ownership Remains

by McNees Wallace & Nurick LLC on 10/10/2012

Given the popularity of Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn, more and more organizations are resorting to social media sites to promote their brands and manage their public profiles. Employers are also encouraging employees to...more

Employer Access To Employee Social Media Limited In Proposed California Law

by Peter Bauman - Senior Associate at Tharpe &... on 10/5/2012

A bill currently winding its way through the California Legislature would limit the ability of an employer to request that an employee provide access to the employee’s personal social media accounts. AB 1844 “would...more

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Employee Working For You? You Say "No", LinkedIn Says "Yes"

Franchising Newsletter – April 2013

Weekly eDiscovery Top Story Digest - May 1, 2013

So You Want to Create an App?: Important Legal Considerations for Nonprofits

Preparing an Online Social Media Policy: The Top Ten Legal Considerations for Your Nonprofit

McAfee & Taft tIPsheet - March 2013: Monitoring employees’ use of company trademarks in social media

McAfee & Taft tIP Sheet - March 2013

McAfee & Taft tIPsheet - March 2013: Keys to ensuring the secrecy of trade secrets

Socially Aware: The Social Media Law Update -- Volume 4, Issue 1 -- January/February 2013

Around the Virtual World - January 21, 2013

Employment Law Newsletter - January 2013

Who Owns Your Twitter Account?

Corporate Law Report: Economic Espionage Act, Top FCPA Enforcement Actions, Trademark Audits, and More [Video]

Suit Over Ownership of Twitter Followers Settled

BaZynga!

Around the Virtual World - December 17, 2012

Who Owns Your Company’s Social Media? Are You Sure?

Fifth Circuit Finds Company Not Liable for Alleged Violations of Computer Fraud and Abuse Act and Electronic Communications...

McAfee & Taft tiP Sheet - November 2012

Noncompete News: Former Employee Can't Sue Employer Under Computer Fraud and Abuse Act Over The Ownership Of Employee's Social...

Dispute over Ownership of Ex-Employee's LinkedIn Account Highlights Significance of Robust Social Media Policies

Another Social Media Battleground: Employee LinkedIn Accounts - "It's Mine" - "No It's Not"

What rights do employers have over employees’ social media accounts in light of LinkedIn/CFAA ruling?

Employer Takeover of Employee's LinkedIn Account Does Not Violate Federal Computer Hacking Law, Question of Ownership Remains

Employer Access To Employee Social Media Limited In Proposed California Law

Corporate Law Report: Economic Espionage Act, Top FCPA Enforcement Actions, Trademark Audits, and More [Video]

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