The Law and Business of Social Media
July 28, 2015 - Internet of Things, Trademark, FTC, Live streaming, Cloud Computing, Copyright, IP, First Amendment, Bankruptcy, Privacy, Infographic, Online Reviews, Wearable Computers

Hot Off the Press: The July/August Issue of Our Socially Aware Newsletter Is Now Available

Hot Off the Press: The July/August Issue of Our Socially Aware Newsletter Is Now Available

The latest issue of our Socially Aware newsletter is now available here.

In this issue of Socially Aware, our Burton Award-winning guide to the law and business of social media, we present a “grand unifying theory” of today’s leading technologies and the legal challenges these technologies raise; we discuss whether hashtags can be protected under trademark law; we explore the status of social media accounts in bankruptcy; we examine the growing tensions between content owners and users of livestreaming apps like Meerkat and Periscope; we highlight a recent discovery dispute involving a deactivated Facebook account; we discuss a bill before Congress that would protect consumers’ rights to post negative reviews on websites like Yelp; and we take a look at the Federal Trade Commission’s crackdown on in-store tracking activities.

All this—plus an infographic exploring the popularity of livestreaming sites Meerkat and Periscope.

Read our newsletter.