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Former Employee Social Media Account Ownership

Downs Rachlin Martin PLLC

2020 Update: Can your social media (e.g., LinkedIn) contacts be your employer’s trade secret?

Employers and employees alike use social media to promote and define their businesses and themselves in the digital space. From personal connections on Facebook, to professional marketing on LinkedIn, these connections on...more

Womble Bond Dickinson

Fight Over Virginia Tech Sportswriter's Twitter Account: Who Owns Employees' Social Media Accounts?

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Andy Bitter was a sportswriter for the Roanoke Times covering Virginia Tech football. He recently announced on Twitter that he was leaving the Roanoke Times and would become the VT beat writer for The Athletic, a...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP - Social Media

Ownership of Business-Related Social Media Accounts

Social media platforms have become an increasingly important means for companies to build and manage their brands and to interact with their customers, in many cases eclipsing companies’ traditional “.com” websites. Social...more

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Taking Legal Control Of The Company Social Media Account

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What happens when the employee who set up the company’s LinkedIn account leaves? ...more

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