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Social Media Law (Part 3: Defamation)

by Field Law on 2/26/2013

The use of social means to engage in defamation is nothing new. Indeed, defamation requires the very social element of publication. Social media - Facebook pages or posts, tweets, blogs and online comments - merely make...more

Fenwick Employment Brief - January 2013

by Dan Ko Obuhanych, Michael A. Sands | Fenwick & West LLP on 1/17/2013

In This Issue: *FEATURE ARTICLES - New Pregnancy and Disability Regulations for California Employers - Washington Federal Court Declines to Uphold Broad Non-compete Restrictions Against California...more

Network Interference: A Legal Guide to the Commercial Risks and Rewards of the Social Media Phenomenon (2nd Edition)

by Reed Smith on 1/9/2013

In October 2009, we published the first edition of this White Paper, focusing primarily on social media issues in the United States. The response was overwhelming and far beyond our expectation — clients, friends, press and...more

Students First Amendment Rights And The Schoolhouse Gate.

by James G. Ryan | Cullen and Dykman LLP on 12/21/2012

The ability of school officials to limit student free speech has been a matter of significant debate since the seminal case of Tinker v. Des Moines Independent Community School District, 393 U.S. 503 (1969). In Tinker the...more

Freedom of Speech in Social Media – UK Employee Unlawfully Demoted for Christian Gay Marriage Facebook Posts

by Brad Hillson, Nicola Whiteley | Orrick - Global Employment Law Group on 12/12/2012

In the recent UK case of Smith v. Trafford, the Claimant was awarded just £98 (approx. $150) by the English High Court for a successful breach of contract claim against his housing trust employer (the “Trust”)....more

Socially Aware: The Social Media Law Update -- Vol. 3, Issue 5 -- December 2012

by Nicholas A. Datlowe, Anna Ferrari, D. Reed Freeman, Jr., Timothy Denny Greene, Jacob Michael Kaufman, Christine E. Lyon, Julie O'Neill, Matthew R Galeotti, Jesse Soslow | Morrison & Foerster LLP on 12/6/2012

In this issue of Socially Aware, our Burton Award-winning guide to the law and business of social media, we examine why social media marketing strategies should be concerned with clearing more than just copyrights; we revisit...more

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