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Friday, January 21, 2011

Social Media - A New/Growing Area of the Law

At the WPA meeting this week, the topic of social media and the law came up.  There is a need for attorneys/presenters at the KPA Annual Seminar who are following the implications Facebook, Twitter, MySpace, etc. have on law and telecommunications law.  Have you ever wondered about the legal side of social media? 

In the area of litigation and discovery (eDiscovery) what people post on their social media sights are being scrutinized and are subject to discovery.  Here is an interesting blog by an attorney who is tracking the issues, particularly employment law:

http://www.socialnetworkinglawblog.com/

Take a look, read some of the posts, read through some of the older posts.  You will learn a great deal!  You might even change your privacy settings on Facebook :-) 

If you have other sites/blogs with similar subject matter, please contribute by commenting.  Your comments are always welcome! 

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