ArticleStatus Updates - June 11th, 2014The CIA has entered the realm of social media, setting up a Twitter presence and a Facebook account.United StatesMedia, Telecoms, IT, EntertainmentMorrison Foerster
ArticleStatus Updates - June 18thAre threats made on social media protected free speech, or potentially criminal acts?United StatesMedia, Telecoms, IT, EntertainmentMorrison Foerster
ArticleStatus Updates - June 30th, 2014Facebook's deputy general counsel describes the company's pushback since last summer against sweeping search warrants issued by a court in New York.United StatesMedia, Telecoms, IT, EntertainmentMorrison Foerster
ArticleThe Law And Business of Social Media - Status Updates - August 15th, 2014Ahead of the law? In Hidalgo County, Texas, a former sheriff has been sued civilly over allegedly illegal campaign contributions.United StatesMedia, Telecoms, IT, EntertainmentMorrison Foerster
ArticleThe Law And Business Of Social Media - Status Updates, August 4th, 2014A federal judge in Manhattan has upheld a ruling that Microsoft must turn over customer emails that are held in a Microsoft data center in Ireland.United StatesMedia, Telecoms, IT, EntertainmentMorrison Foerster
ArticleThe Law And Business Of Social Media - Status Updates - August 6th, 2014May a lawyer ethically instruct a client to delete potentially damaging information from a client’s Facebook page?United StatesMedia, Telecoms, IT, EntertainmentMorrison Foerster
ArticleThe Law And Business Of Social Media - Status Updates, August 8th, 2014A Hong Kong court has found that Google may be liable for defamation based on the words that it used to "auto-complete" a person’s name in a search.United StatesMedia, Telecoms, IT, EntertainmentMorrison Foerster
ArticleThe Law And Business Of Social Media - Status Updates, October 3rd, 2014Filling a gap. Gap Inc., the clothing retailer, is using social media to establish a web presence focused on feminism, equal pay for equal work, and progressive values.United StatesMedia, Telecoms, IT, EntertainmentMorrison Foerster
ArticleThe Law And Business of Social Media - Status Updates, October 7th, 2014These days, Facebook videos, taken as a whole, are receiving a total of one billion views a day, and at least 65% of those views are occurring on mobile devices.United StatesMedia, Telecoms, IT, EntertainmentMorrison Foerster
ArticleThe Law And Business Of Social Media - Status Updates, September 19th, 2014Facebook’s Open Compute concept, unveiled in 2011, already permits it to share the designs for more efficient products such as servers and network switches.United StatesMedia, Telecoms, IT, EntertainmentMorrison Foerster
ArticleThe Law And Business Of Social Media - Status Updates, September 25th, 2014Pin Money. Brands of all sizes have long used the virtual pin board/social media site Pinterest to promote their wares and drive traffic to their web sites. United StatesMedia, Telecoms, IT, EntertainmentMorrison Foerster
ArticleThe Law And Business Of Social Media - Status Updates, September 4th, 2014Self-driving cars are an excellent example of innovation, and the ones with Google technology have already traveled more than 700,000 miles.United StatesMedia, Telecoms, IT, EntertainmentMorrison Foerster
ArticleThe Law And Business of Social Media - Status Updates, September 8th, 2014Lawsuit panned by Court. The popular ratings app Yelp has been cleared by a federal appeals court of allegations in a class action lawsuit.United StatesMedia, Telecoms, IT, EntertainmentMorrison Foerster
ArticleThe Law And Business Of Social Media - Status Updates, Septmeber 12th, 2014Disappearing ink. Facebook is testing, for a small group of users, a feature that will permit a user to schedule a post for automatic deletion after a specified period of time. United StatesMedia, Telecoms, IT, EntertainmentMorrison Foerster
ArticleBDC Surveys And Other ResourcesBDCs were created in 1980 in order to enhance capital formation for small- and medium-sized companies.United StatesStrategyMorrison Foerster
ArticlePresident Signs SEC Small Business Advocate Act Into LawOn December 16, 2016, President Obama signed H.R. 3784, the SEC Small Business Advocate Act of 2016...United StatesStrategyMorrison Foerster
ArticleOut-Of-State Subsidiary Holding Company Cannot Be Forcibly Included In A Colorado Combined ReturnA Denver District Court judge has held that the Colorado Department of Revenue cannot forcibly combine a corporation's subsidiary, a holding company that derived its income solely from investments...United StatesTaxMorrison Foerster
ArticleU.S. Chamber Requests SEC Guidance On Impact Of Tax Law ChangesThe US Chamber of Commerce submitted a letter to the SEC noting the challenges that may exist for many public companies, especially those with complex global operations, by the recent passage of the tax changes.United StatesTaxMorrison Foerster
ArticleFirst Ever SEC Fintech ForumToday the SEC announced it will host a public forum to discuss financial technology (Fintech) innovation in the financial services industry. United StatesTechnologyMorrison Foerster
ArticleTop Ten International Anti-Corruption Developments For February 2016In order to provide an overview for busy in-house counsel and compliance professionals, we summarize below some of the most important international anti-corruption developments from the past month, with links to primary resources.WorldwideCriminal LawMorrison Foerster