Weekly Recap 10/10/11 – Stories Relating to Social Media & the Law

Welcome to our weekly recap of stories relating to Social Media and the Law.  Our list is long this week – so much happening!  Law2sm had a lot of fun this weekend at the Southern Interactive Entertainment & Game Expo (SIEGE CON 2011).  Read more on our blog (http://law2sm.com/southern-interactive-entertainment-and-game-expo-siege-con-2011/).  We also mourned the passing of Steve Jobs (his obituary from the NY Times is listed below) and health care’s use of social media took a prominent position. Law2sm also announced its newest program Extreme Legal Bootcamp: Legal Leadership and Legacy.  We sail to Antarctica in December 2012 but the applications are due this December – so email us for an invite at info@law2sm.com.  It promises to be an amazing adventure to the End of the Earth!

These are some of the articles, reports, posts, etc. that caught our attention this week.  We originally send them out through our twitter account @law2smdeborah, so follow us to get them as we find them.  But many of them are such great resources we don’t want you to miss them, so we’ve decided to put them as a weekly recap.  The links will take you to their original sources, whether Mashable, Lexology, and/or others.  Enjoy and let us know some of the stories you’ve found interesting this week.  Just share in the comments below.  Have a great week!

• Apple tribute logo a Web hit | Today in Tech – Yahoo! News yhoo.it/qOcevC Thank you Johnathan for sharing your talent!
• Top 10 Legal Questions to Ask before Engaging in Social Media – P.U.R.P.L.E. bit.ly/qQMeeW
• How Social media is impacting jury selection bit.ly/nOnLTP
• From Conrad Murray to Casey Anthony, how social media is impacting jury selection and trial strategy | 89.3 KPCC
• Lindsey Lohan sues for use of her name in song bit.ly/o8yQz8
• Fashion Designers win against counterfeiters bit.ly/phGm7K
• South Park Prevails in Fair Use Case bit.ly/pXB78Z
• Running of Bulls Is Risky, but Liability Is Low: nyti.ms/oHKzyy
• Equal Protection for Hendrix and Musical Composers? chronicle.com/article/Equal-… “the Recopyright”
• Social networks inspire an update to a law protecting children’s online privacy thenextweb.com/socialmedia/20… via @tnwsocialmedia
• A safe harbor for online networking for orthopedic surgeons: bit.ly/qBxcSv
• Chief Justice Roberts Wants to Know: ‘What About Jimi Hendrix?’ – ABA Journal j.mp/qi0EIH
• Car Salesman Loses NLRB Case Against Dealership That Fired Him over Facebook Post – ABA Journal j.mp/pgI5WK
• What Law Firms Can Learn from Steve Jobs – ABA Journal j.mp/nGAQOe via @AddToAny
• NY Times Obituary and Recap of Job’s Life: Steve Jobs of Apple Dies at 56: nyti.ms/roRaeJ
• Will be speaking at Media Law in the Digital Age 10/22 sustainablejournalism.org/mlda11/
• We’re 3 Weeks Away of The Big Thank You Deadline, We Need More Letters thebertshow.com/were-three-wee… via @AddThis
• Can a Tweet Be Defamatory? bit.ly/qTzWA7
• Copyright clash over sport on mobiles – The Australian bit.ly/oZFIIW
• Is It Legal To TiVo The Radio? bit.ly/n3DSYX
• FarmVille Addicts Can Help Feed Hungry Children mashable.com/2011/09/26/piz… via @socialgood
• PrivacyVille: Zynga Turns Its Privacy Policy into a Game mashable.com/2011/07/07/pri… via @mashsocialmedia
• Mexican Law to Restrict Use of Social Media – impre.com: bit.ly/qNaJ0S via @AddThis
• Social Media: New Best Practices for Spirits bit.ly/r1HORi via @AddThis
• What’s the Situation with Negative Brand Association? blogs.mallesons.com/ipwhiteboard/w…
• UNC’s First Amendment Day keynote speaker champions right to offensive speech dailytarheel.com/r/81c42c6c
• Welcome to THE COMMONS — News and Views for Windham County, Vermont: bit.ly/pDsPkT via @AddThis
• A Start-Up Takes On Procter & Gamble Over a Name: nyti.ms/q8E0HA
• RT @mashable Facebook Privacy: 3 Fights to Expect When You Get the New Timeline on.mash.to/nFMTOX
• Cyberbullying: Why Children become “Electronic Bullies” | Social Media Legal Counsel socialmedialegalcounsel.com/blog/cyberbull…
• Social Media Today Clamps Down on Plagiarism – Technorati Blogging bit.ly/qkqeFG
• Mexico Turns to Twitter and Facebook for Information and Survival: nyti.ms/nsZeAv
• Social Media Policies – Court Employees lnkd.in/4TZDUS
• Social-Media Policies: Ethical Issues for Court Employees shar.es/b0Dj6
• HEALTH CARE AND FACEBOOK – TheCypressTimes thecypresstimes.com/article/Medica…
• Surgeons, Start Tweeting! Embrace Social Media, UB Professor Tells Peers shar.es/b0D4C
• DC Comics Changes Seem to Be Paying Off: nyti.ms/o4VQ6N
• RT @mashable Facebook Sued Over “Timelines” Trademark on.mash.to/mPAiEI
• Marketers ready for Canadian anti-spam law – Direct Marketing News dmnews.com/marketers-read…
• Gov 2.0: New York City Hosts First Social Media Summit for Government huff.to/pkPOOT via @huffingtonpost
• Judge in Jackson trial tries to allay social media circus smh.com.au/world/judge-in… via @smh
• School districts struggle with social media use by teachers – Whittier Daily News whittierdailynews.com/news/ci_190218…
• North Jersey police team up with social media – NorthJersey.com shar.es/b08CH
• Think twice when you post blogs – southindia – Kochi – ibnlive ibnlive.in.com/news/think-twi… via @ibnlive
• Colum Kenny: Image is everything once it’s in the public domain – Colum Kenny, shar.es/b085P
• Perseus Creates New Service for Authors Seeking to Self-Publish: nyti.ms/ndT8SY
• RT @legaltalk Wrong Way: How to “Recover” from (and Prevent) Courtroom Technology Snafus bit.ly/nT9sSs
• Yahoo Aims to Create a Voice for Its Media Sites: nyti.ms/nFg2o3
• RT @mashable Facebook Timeline Launch Delayed in Federal Court Case on.mash.to/qPtNJa
• HTC Admits Security Flaw, Promises a Quick Fix mashable.com/2011/10/04/htc… via @mashablemobile
• Legal Issues Surrounding Social Media Background Checks bit.ly/noXHgz via @AddThis
• Franchisors need social media policies for employees, too natpo.st/nPpWg3 via @financialpost
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• Surgery ‘well suited’ for social media | Healthcare IT News bit.ly/pPQUD5
• Attending Depositions from Afar: Using Internet Realtime to Connect Disparate Teams on today’s Small Law Firms Blog: bit.ly/qAa0xC
• Legal Leadership & Legacy Extreme Program – Antarctica 2012 – Law2sm lnkd.in/dcTxWx
• Antarctica Legal #Leadership & Legacy Program 2012 For invite: bit.ly/q7i8st
• 12 Great Social Media & Law Blogs and more in Weekly Recap by Law2sm lnkd.in/x2P8Jb