Socially Aware

June 04, 2012 - Privacy, Employment Law, Litigation
Interview with Debbie Rosenbaum regarding Bland v. Roberts
As a result of her recent Socially Aware blog post What’s Not to Like , our contributor Debbie Rosenbaum has been interviewed by LXBN TV regarding Bland v. Roberts , the recent (and controversial) federal court decision holding that “liking” a Facebook page does
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May 29, 2012 - Privacy, Employment Law
Maryland Enacts First Law Prohibiting Employers From Requesting Passwords to Employees’ Online Personal Accounts
In our recent Socially Aware blog post , we noted that a number of pending state bills are seeking to ban employers from requesting confidential login information, including social media login information, as a condition of employment. In fact, on April 9, 2012, Maryland
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May 21, 2012 - Privacy, Employment Law, Litigation
What’s Not to Like?
A recent district court decision highlights the growing prevalence of issues relating to new media technologies arising in the courtroom. In Bland v. Roberts , the Federal District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia held that merely “liking” a Facebook page is insufficient
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May 01, 2012 - FCC, Privacy, Employment Law
What’s Your Facebook Password?
According to press reports , a growing number of employers require job applicants to disclose their login information for Facebook or other social media accounts as a condition of employment. While this practice may very well fall on the wrong side of the law,
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February 14, 2012 - Terms of Use, Employment Law, IP
District Court Considers Value of Twitter Account
“Man, what do I write here? And what’s it going to be valued at?” So read Noah Kravitz’s Twitter profile soon after Magistrate Judge Maria-Elena James of the Northern District of California denied Kravitz’s motion to dismiss a number of claims brought against him
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January 07, 2012 - Terms of Use, Privacy, Employment Law, IP
Editor’s Predictions for 2012
By: Aaron P. Rubin
To ring in the New Year, the Socially Aware editors provide their predictions regarding social media law and business developments in the coming year (please keep in mind that, if we were good at this prediction thing, we wouldn’t be practicing law for a
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Topic Archives: Employment Law

Interview with Debbie Rosenbaum regarding Bland v. Roberts

Maryland Enacts First Law Prohibiting Employers From Requesting Passwords to Employees’ Online Personal Accounts

What’s Not to Like?

What’s Your Facebook Password?

District Court Considers Value of Twitter Account

Editor’s Predictions for 2012

By: Aaron P. Rubin