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Federal Court questions whether damages exist in LinkedIn account ownership dispute
- Seyfarth Shaw LLP
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- USA
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- March 2 2013
The ownership of social media accounts in the employment context remains a very hot topic. In fact, you might remember the case of Eagle v. Morgan
Employers take note: Michigan adopts social media privacy legislation
- Seyfarth Shaw LLP
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- USA
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- January 8 2013
The Michigan Legislature recently passed the Internet Privacy Protection Act ("IPPA"), otherwise known as House Bill 5523. On December 28, 2012, Michigan
Former PhoneDog employee off the hook in closely watched trade secrets spat
- Seyfarth Shaw LLP
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- USA
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- December 6 2012
We previously blogged about the case of PhoneDog v. Kravitz, a Northern District of California case that called into question the ownership of Twitter followers on an employee’s professional account following the employee’s departure from the company
Pennsylvania federal court dismisses employee’s Computer Fraud and Abuse Act claim based upon employer’s alleged improprer access of LinkedIn account: no cognizable damages
- Seyfarth Shaw LLP
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- USA
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- October 12 2012
Ownership of company social media accounts has recently become a hot topic in the legal industry, and with its decision in Eagle v. Morgan this past week, the Eastern District of Pennsylvania has added fuel to the fire
NLRB continues to crack down on employer social media policies and continues to leave doubt on what provisions designed to protect trade secrets and confidential information will withstand its scrutiny
- Seyfarth Shaw LLP
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- USA
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- June 28 2012
Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Yelp, Foursquare....in today’s modern world, a large and growing number of people are using social media in some capacity
Access to social media accounts in the hiring process and employer ownership of trade secrets or confidential information contained in social media accounts: legislation on horizon?
- Seyfarth Shaw LLP
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- USA
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- April 4 2012
On Monday March 26, 2012, Senators Richard Blumenthal (Connecticut) and Chuck Schumer (New York), called for federal agencies to determine whether requiring prospective hires to hand over social networking usernames and passwords violates federal law
