LIONS, TIGERS & FRIENDS:
LEGAL ISSUES OF PLAYING
IN THE SOCIAL MEDIA SANDBOX!

Program Description:

Labor and Employment Law and Intellectual Property attorneys now regularly face unique variations on issues such as slander and libel, privacy and trade secrets, and phenomena such as YouTube, Facebook and Twitter are part of the lexicons of today's businesses. Attorneys need to know both the benefits and potential legal pitfalls inherent in the world of social media in order to effectively advise their business clients. Marin County attorney Francine Ward illuminates these issues and discusses the ethical landmines which have arisen along with the Social Media phenomenon

Topics include:

What is Social Media Anyway?

What is Intellectual Property?

• Copyrights
• Trademarks
• Patents
• Trade Secrets
• Rights of Publicity

Common Mistakes:

• Not having a Social Media Use Policy,
• Making defamatory statements on Twitter, Facebook or in your Blog
• The unauthorized use of copyright protected material (videos, music, text, photos)
• The unauthorized use of trademark protected material (logos, designs, keywords)
• Second Life “Terms of Use”

Ethical Landmines:

• Rule 1-400 Advertising & Solicitation
• Rule 1-300 Unauthorized Practice of Law
• Rule 2-100 Communication With a Represented Party
• Rule 3-100 Confidential Information of a Client
• Relevant California State Bar Ethical Opinions
• Attorney Advertising – 2001-155
• Attorney/Client Privilege – 2003-161
• Web site Disclaimers – 2005-168
• Chat Room Discussions – 2004-166

Speaker: Francine Ward

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Available as DVD or CD
Item 174A (CD)
174B (DVD)

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