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Having Your Say Without Losing Your Shirt
Litigation over what happens in social media and blogs is growing at alarming rates. It’s scary enough to hear that you’re being sued, but the scariest term a lawyer can use in my presence is the...
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Digital copyright gets more complicated
Awhile back, I published a post on copyrights for bloggers. It’s time to take another look at the subject in the wake of a ruling from U.S. Circuit Judge John M. Walker Jr. of the Second Circuit Court...
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Social media’s hidden litigation threat: the right of publicity
There’s no doubt that the idea of a parent threatening a social media savvy teen with an embarrassing YouTube video is funny. But did you know that you could be liable for posting embarrassing photos...
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Free Justin Bieber – and the rest of us, too!
Seen the online photos of Justin Bieber in prison yet? If not, chances are you will before long, because the viral campaign from a new activist group is turning up everywhere online. The idea behind...
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Legal nightmares to scare bloggers on Halloween
Considering that this post appeared on Plagiarism Today, I’m going to be VERY careful about sharing it. So I will say only this: if you are a blogger or social media user, Click on this link — and...
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How to find great photos for your blog
Looking for great photos for your blog or social media site — without spending much cash? Good news from Silicon Valley this week: Wired.com staff-produced are now available in high-resolution format...
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It’s Hollywood vs. Silicon Valley: And You Could Lose Big
It’s Hollywood against Silicon Valley when it comes to lobbing around the new anti-piracy legislation pending in Washington DC. And both sides are taking a stance that can hurt average consumers like...
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Be Careful How You Phrase an Online Review
A writer friend of mine called me this morning before 9 a.m. I knew it was important, because anytime a writer picks up the phone that early in the morning, it usually involves blood or at least gore....
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New Sources for Free Photos & Images for Bloggers
Is there a budget-conscious blogger, PR person or marketer who hasn’t been tempted to right-click on an image found by a search image and “save as” before using it? Probably not. Luckily, most of us...
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Can You Trust Online Reviews? Sometimes
Over 100 million reviews have been posted on Yelp. Some of them, no doubt, are extremely accurate. Some are slightly biased. And some are downright fantasy. At least that’s what the New York Times says...
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