Social media and the lawLeanne O’Donnell, Senior Lawyer Twitter: @MsLods E: leanne@ntegrity.com.auLinkedin: http://au.linkedin.com/in/mslods

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Social media and the Courts #iitrial — Australia’s first twitter hashtag to go from trial to

the High Court

My story

Sharing photos and gifs you don't own copyright in on sites like Facebook and Tumblr is off-limits - unless you have actual permission from the copyright holder

You can watch a clip on YouTube, but you can't include it in a presentation to colleagues at work, or for a conference.

Twitter and Facebook’s copyright rules & policies

Copyright

The Australian #twitdef

Jurisdiction Cairns v Modi

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McAlpine judgment “Why is Lord McAlpine trending?

*Innocent face*"

Defamation

World of mouth & the Streisand effect

The Twitter RulesTrade mark: Twitter reserves the right to reclaim user names on behalf of businesses or individuals that hold legal claim or trade mark on those user names.

Impersonation & trade marks

Recruitment Confidential information Who owns an employee’s social media contacts? Dismissal due to social media posts: Tram driver &

Linfox cases

“The fact that the comments were made on the applicant’s home computer, out of work hours, does not make any difference“.

The Good Guys case

Employer

Social media policy, guidelines + ongoing training

Companies and social media. The message from the regulators?: Monitor

ASIC guidance note on market disclosures & sm advice

Strategies

Questions

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