ArticleNow Available: The October Issue Of Our Socially Aware NewsletterThe latest issue of our Socially Aware newsletter is now available.United StatesMedia, Telecoms, IT, EntertainmentMorrison Foerster
ArticleNurse Using Abusive Language Toward Hospital Administrator On Facebook Justifies FiringAs this blog has covered on a number of occasions, employee speech on Facebook, particularly if it is profane, vituperative or threatening, can lead to termination.United StatesMedia, Telecoms, IT, EntertainmentHolland & Knight
PodcastNY Case Addresses Publicity Rights For People In The Background Of Social Meda Photos (Podcast)This month, we posted about a lawsuit that an NBA Hall of Fame player filed against a company that allegedly used his image to sell products without his permission.United StatesMedia, Telecoms, IT, EntertainmentKelley Drye & Warren LLP
ArticlePhilip Morris Suspends Influencer Marketing After Questions Are Raised About The Ages Of Its InfluencersThe IQOS device heats tobacco, rather than burning it, in order to release nicotine-containing vapor without generating smoke.United StatesMedia, Telecoms, IT, EntertainmentFrankfurt Kurnit Klein & Selz PC
ArticlePinterest Updates Its Promotion GuidelinesLast week, Pinterest updated its Acceptable Use Policy, which governs its policies for conducting a contest and sweepstakes. United StatesMedia, Telecoms, IT, EntertainmentReed Smith
ArticlePlanning To Cook Your Chicken In Cold Medicine? FDA Issues Warning About Dangerous Social Media ChallengesThe U.S. Food & Drug Administration just issued a warning about social media challenges that encourage people to misuse nonprescription medications. United StatesMedia, Telecoms, IT, EntertainmentFrankfurt Kurnit Klein & Selz PC
ArticlePotential(ly) Reach(ing): Facebook Sued Over Inflated Audience NumbersOn August 15, Danielle A. Singer and her company Project Therapy, LLC (dba Therapy Threads) filed a class-action complaint against Facebook, Inc. United StatesMedia, Telecoms, IT, EntertainmentReed Smith
ArticlePreparing For The Next Phase Of Influencer Marketing – The CGI InfluencerSocial media influencers are constantly competing for likes, partnerships, and ways to differentiate themselves from others. United StatesMedia, Telecoms, IT, EntertainmentReed Smith
ArticlePresident Trump's Executive Order Takes Aim At Social Media, BroadcastersPresident Donald Trump's Executive Order titled, "Restoring Freedom of Speech and Ending Federal Censorship" is the Administration's first step to pursue the President's content moderation goals.United StatesMedia, Telecoms, IT, EntertainmentAkin
ArticleProposed CA Bill Seeks To ID BotsIn response to increased pressure regarding a rapidly-changing digital landscape, California recently proposed a bill that would make it unlawful for any person to use an automated account...United StatesMedia, Telecoms, IT, EntertainmentFrankfurt Kurnit Klein & Selz PC
ArticlePryor Cashman Represents McBroom And Simply Greatness In New SuitPryor Cashman represents Austin McBroom and his company, Simply Greatness Productions, in a pay dispute against LiveXLive.United StatesMedia, Telecoms, IT, EntertainmentPryor Cashman LLP
Article"Public Figure" Status In The Age Of Social Media: A Second Supreme Court Justice Calls For Review Of The New York Times V. Sullivan Actual Malice StandardUnited States Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch, dissenting from the denial of certiorari in Berisha v. Lawson, et al., joined fellow Justice Clarence Thomas in questioning the appropriateness of the "actual malice" standard, ...United StatesMedia, Telecoms, IT, EntertainmentFBT Gibbons
ArticleRecent Changes To Facebook's Video Functionality May Have Significant Impact For AdvertisersFirst, as Facebook moves to overtake YouTube as the world's most popular video platform, it recently announced changes to its video functionality (see Facebook Video API), including that video publishers will now be able to restrict video viewership by age and gender. United StatesMedia, Telecoms, IT, EntertainmentGlobal Advertising Lawyers Alliance (GALA)
VideoReel Talk Ep 2: Digital Doppelgangers: Navigating AI And Likeness Rights (Video)In this episode of "Reel Talk: Inside the Business of Entertainment," Anne Kennedy McGuire, deputy chair of the firm's Entertainment practice and chair of the Podcast industry group...United StatesMedia, Telecoms, IT, EntertainmentLoeb & Loeb LLP
ArticleRepeal Of CDA Section 230?In an interview with the editorial board of the New York Times, published today, former Vice President Joe Biden advocated for repeal...United StatesMedia, Telecoms, IT, EntertainmentProskauer Rose LLP
ArticleScore One For Plaintiffs In Battle Over Discoverability Of FacebookIn the most recent decision to come out of Pennsylvania regarding the discoverability of social media, a Philadelphia judge denied a defendant’s request to gain access to a plaintiff’s Facebook page. United StatesMedia, Telecoms, IT, EntertainmentCozen O'Connor
ArticleSecuring Ownership Of Your Company’s Digital PropertyA company has filed suit against its former employee regarding his continued use and control over the Twitter account @Phonedog_Noah. (Phonedog, LLC v. Noah Kravitz, 11-03474 (N.D. Cal.; Nov. 8, 2011)). United StatesMedia, Telecoms, IT, EntertainmentBarnes & Thornburg LLP
ArticleShein Faces Class Action Over Influencer PostsA recent class action asks how it's possible that a Chinese company, with allegedly "no fashion designers or background, selling flea-market quality clothes...United StatesMedia, Telecoms, IT, EntertainmentKelley Drye & Warren LLP
ArticleShould You Ask Consumers To Geotag When Posting On Social Media?With any advertising campaign, it's not just the legal issues that can get you into trouble.United StatesMedia, Telecoms, IT, EntertainmentFrankfurt Kurnit Klein & Selz PC
ArticleSocial Media 2015: Addressing Corporate RisksPlease join Socially Aware editor John Delaney as he chairs Practising Law Institute’s (PLI) "Social Media 2015: Addressing Corporate Risks." United StatesMedia, Telecoms, IT, EntertainmentMorrison Foerster