The plain-English business guide to avoiding social media legal risks and liabilities-- written specifically for non-attorneys! The authors offer valuable tips on shielding your business from social media legal exposures associated with employment screening, endorsements, copyrights, and more.
Record details
ISBN:9780789749536
ISBN:078974953X
Physical Description:print ix, 301 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Publisher:Indianapolis, Ind. : Que, c2012.
Content descriptions
Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
Social media promotion law: contests and sweepstakes -- Online endorsements and testimonials: what companies and their employees can and cannot tweet, blog, or say -- The [mis]use of social media in pre-employment screening -- Monitoring, regulating, and disciplining employees using social media -- Social media in litigation and e-discovery -- Managing the legal risks of user-generated content -- The law of social advertising -- Trademark protections from brandjacking and cybersquatting in social networks -- Balancing gamification legal risks and business opportunities -- Social media's effect on privacy and security compliance -- Legal guidelines for developing social media policies and governance models -- Looking ahead at social media business opportunities, expectations, and challenges.