Regina M. Joseph
Almost all social media sites contain “Terms of Service” (“TOS”). Are they enforceable against users? It depends on the presentation and the issue.
The fundamentals of contract law remain intact. “While new commerce on the Internet has exposed courts to many new situations, it has not fundamentally changed the principles of contract.” Continue reading
Regina M. Joseph
British nature photographer David Slater reportedly took an expensive trip to Indonesia to snap nature pictures. He set up his equipment in the wild and left it for a while to see what it would pick up. And it did. A macaca nigra monkey became intrigued and snapped hundreds of pictures of itself, some of which were even in focus. (Among many reports: Who owns the copyright to monkey’s selfie?) Continue reading
Regina M. Joseph
Want your ads to get the most value for your hard-earned dollars? You might be looking into purchasing market intelligence. Aggregators mine data from social media and governmental sources, analyze trends, and then sell their predictions of consumer behavior. They can be scarily accurate. Continue reading
Regina M. Joseph
You’ve got the perfect idea for a social media site, but how do you attract a critical mass of members to launch it? Your credit cards are maxed out and your friends and family are tapped too. Can you attract members by offering to pay cash incentives for recruiting other members, who in turn recruit other members and then others (known as “downline recruits”)? Continue reading
Regina M. Joseph
Wait! Don’t skip these articles thinking that social media doesn’t affect you. Social media has invaded our lives, with only a Rip Van Winkle being immune (maybe). Some may scoff and others may cringe. The well initiated may laugh that the social media landscape, Continue reading
