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The 7 Deadly Social Media Sins [PODCAST]

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Heather Bussing (@heatherbussing), California employment lawyer discusses Social Media’s Real Legal Issues.  Ms. Bussing is a labor and employment law specialist with 25-years experience.
 
In this episode, she explains why social media policies are not the best way to manage what employees can and cannot say on social media, Section 7 of the NLRA which protects employee’s discussions regarding wages, hours and working conditions and why employers need to think through how it tried to regulate what employees say on social media.

Social Media Legal Tips for Trademark Protections from Brandjacking and Cybersquatting

Robert McHale provides tips to help protect your business’s social network usernames, handles and domain names from brandjackers and cybersquatters.

Content Marketing in Highly Regulated Industries

On the global speaking circuit, I frequently get pushback from audience members who work in highly regulated industries. They claim, erroneously, that laws like HIPAA and regulations like those from the SEC forbid them from creating valuable content on the Web or engaging in social media.Nonsense!

Pinning Copyright Complaints on Pinterest

The overreaching question that needs to be focused on then is whether or not Pinterest is in violation of US Copyright laws by using images created by another person to advertise and/or sell products.