Socially Aware

January 06, 2012 - Securities Law
Updated FINRA Guidance on Social Media Websites and the Use of Personal Devices
On August 18, 2011, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. (“FINRA”) issued Regulatory Notice 11-39 providing guidance to broker-dealer members on social networking websites and business communications. The notice represents FINRA’s first update to its guidance on social media since the release of Regulatory
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January 06, 2012 - Privacy
Agreement Reached in Belgium on Google Street View Privacy Concerns
2010 and 2011 witnessed Google’s rollout of Street View , the search company’s mobile panoramic mapping service, in a number of European countries — but not without challenges to the Internet giant, which has had to enter into a variety of agreements with local
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January 06, 2012 - DMCA, Terms of Use
Northern District of California Court Addresses the Law of the (Virtual) Horse (and Bunny)
Online “virtual worlds,” such as Second Life , have their own cultures, customs and economies. This presents new challenges for applying existing intellectual property laws to user-created content in such virtual worlds, as illustrated by a recent case in the Northern District of California,
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January 06, 2012 - Online Promotions, Terms of Use
Running Contests and Sweepstakes on Facebook, Google+ and Twitter: How the Rules Stack Up
By: Seth M. Graham
Over the past two years, Socially Aware has revisited Facebook’s Promotions Guidelines from time to time — even as recently as August 2011 — to help keep our readers up-to-date on how popular social media platforms seek to regulate contests, sweepstakes and other promotions.
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Updated FINRA Guidance on Social Media Websites and the Use of Personal Devices

Agreement Reached in Belgium on Google Street View Privacy Concerns

Northern District of California Court Addresses the Law of the (Virtual) Horse (and Bunny)

Running Contests and Sweepstakes on Facebook, Google+ and Twitter: How the Rules Stack Up

By: Seth M. Graham