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UK’s Highest Court Gives Tweets a Voice: Green Lights Twitter from inside the Supreme Court
Posted on 3 Feb 2011 by LexisNexis Patent Community Staff

"A little bird told me." It's an oldie, but it has new life in the UK, particularly in the Supreme Court. The Supreme Court of the United Kingdom today published guidance on its practice relating to the use of "live text based... Read More

Sands Anderson PC: Who Owns a Twitter Account?
Posted on 5 Jan 2012 by Sands Anderson PC

By: Donna Ray Berkelhammer Could this happen to your Twitter account after you amicably leave your job: "The costs and resources invested by ON A WING AND A PRAYER PRODUCT GROUP into growing its followers, fans and general brand awareness... Read More

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Frankfurt Kurnit Klein & Selzt: Follow Us (to Learn About Twitter/Facebook Changes)
Posted on 8 Dec 2010 by Frankfurt Kurnit Klein & Selz

Facebook Last week, Facebook published a revised version of its Promotions Guidelines . The most significant change for advertisers is that, under the new guidelines, Facebook no longer requires written approval for an advertiser to administer a promotion... Read More

UK’s Highest Court Gives Tweets a Voice: Green Lights Twitter from inside the Supreme Court
Posted on 3 Feb 2011 by Copyright & Trademark Law Community Staff

"A little bird told me." It's an oldie, but it has new life in the UK, particularly in the Supreme Court. The Supreme Court of the United Kingdom today published guidance on its practice relating to the use of "live text based... Read More

Frankfurt Kurnit Klein & Selz: NLRB Puts Social Media Policies Under Scrutiny
Posted on 6 Dec 2010 by Frankfurt Kurnit Klein & Selz

While an innovative social media campaign can be a great boon to business, corporate America is becoming increasingly aware of the inherent dangers of social media as well. In particular, employees' statements about employers on personal Facebook... Read More

Twitter Eats Holes in NBA-Player Gilbert Arenas’ Trademark/Publicity Lawsuit against Reality-TV Show, Basketball Wives
Posted on 22 Sep 2011 by Travis Burchart

Twitter Turns Acidic to Trademark/Right of Publicity Claims Twitter, in the legal world, might prove to be the equivalent of sulphuric acid. In NBA-Player Gilbert Arenas' recent lawsuit against his ex-girlfriend (Laura Govan) and Shed Media's... Read More

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP: @theForefront: The Celebrity Fashion Tweet
Posted on 7 May 2012 by Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP

Perhaps the most remarkable feature of the current hyper-digital age is the ever-shrinking gap between the celebrity and everyman. Nowhere is this phenomenon more apparent than in the realm of the celebrity tweet. Twitter, the pervasive microblogging... Read More

Twitter Eats Holes in NBA-Player Gilbert Arenas’ Trademark/Publicity Lawsuit against Reality-TV Show, Basketball Wives
Posted on 22 Sep 2011 by Travis Burchart

Twitter Turns Acidic to Trademark/Right of Publicity Claims Twitter, in the legal world, might prove to be the equivalent of sulphuric acid. In NBA-Player Gilbert Arenas' recent lawsuit against his ex-girlfriend (Laura Govan) and Shed Media's... Read More

The Importance of Password Policies in Managing Information Security Risks
Posted on 19 Jul 2010 by J. (Jay) T. Westermeier

In the Matter of Twitter, Inc ., FTC File No. 0923093 (June 24, 2010), the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and Twitter entered into an agreement containing a consent order . The consent order emphasizes the importance of password policies and management... Read More

What Advertisers Need to Know About Running Contests and Advertising
Posted on 26 May 2010 by Chansky, Sutin, Fancher, Moore & Chesterman

Recently, both Facebook and Twitter have enhanced their advertising and promotions guidelines. In this Analysis, Ed Chansky, Alan Sutin, Kristen Fancher, Andy Moore and Tracie Chesterman describe the primary features of Facebook's new rules regarding... Read More