Social media has become a tangled web of personal and business communications. Just as with offline conduct, employee postings on social media can implicate potential claims of defamation, disparagement, violation of privacy rights or rights of publicity, misrepresentation, infringement of intellectual property rights, false advertising or unfair competition, amongst others.
Jacob Koering, a Partner in the Firm's Litigation and Intellectual Property Practice Groups, describes the risks of social media in his article “The ugly side of social media: A recent case concerning the famous Coyote Ugly saloon highlights the need for policy implementation,” published May 24, 2013, on InsideCounsel.com. The piece is part of an ongoing technology series penned by Jake and fellow Freeborn Partner Andrew Goldstein.
