At this week’s New Media Expo / BusinessNext (formerly BlogWorld) conference in Las Vegas, I spoke on a panel called “Social Media and the Law: Emerging Legal Issues and Obligations.” My portion of the talk was dedicated to consumer protection issues. For those who couldn’t be there, here’s a summary of what I discussed. Consumer[...]
Consumer Protection in Social Media
Filed Under: Social Media Tagged With: #NMX, Ann Taylor, astroturfing, BBB, cmp.ly, Coastal Contacts, consumer protection, disclosure, endorsement, facebook, FTC, Hyundai, Likes, Michael Hyatt, NAD, Nutrisystem, Pinterest, twitter
Pinterest and Copyright: Repinning Is Not Reproduction
Pinterest, now the third-largest social network in the United States, has been under intense public scrutiny in recent weeks. Many have wondered very vocally if the site is facilitating copyright infringement on a mass scale, a la Napster a decade ago. That’s a big question, and I’m not going to try to answer it here. [...]
Filed Under: IP, Social Media Tagged With: Copyright, copyright infringement, exclusive rights, Pinterest, public display, reproduction
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