Social Networking Websites

Drinking, Facebook, Privacy, Social Media, Social Networking Websites, Technology, United Kingdom / Great Britain

If You Want to Go to the Clubs, Bring Your ID Facebook Page

Bouncers in the U.K. have started cross-checking IDs with patrons’ Facebook profiles. I smell a privacy dispute…

California, Facebook, Jury Duty, Reader Polls, Social Media, Social Networking Websites, Technology

There Has Got to be a Better Way to Keep Jurors Off Facebook

Hey, jurors, turn your phones off. Turn them off!

Facebook, Social Networking Websites, Technology, United Kingdom / Great Britain

You Got Served — By Facebook

Working as a process server is a tough job. It might be one of the few modern professions where “don’t shoot the messenger” still has literal meaning. Seth Rogen made it look kind of cool in Pineapple Express, and he got to wear disguises. But that movie wasn’t exactly realistic. But what if there was […]

Cyberlaw, Facebook, Sex, Sex Scandals, Sexual Harassment, Social Media, Social Networking Websites, Technology

Sex Offenders, Welcome to Facebook (Well, Kind Of)

Sex offenders are the easiest people to take away rights from. Even other criminals hate sex offenders. Their crimes are heinous, it’s unclear if recurring sex offenders can ever be “cured,” and if they ever get out of jail, even most progressives are happy to severely curtail their rights and freedoms. It’s tough to take […]

Facebook, Pro Se Litigants, Social Media, Social Networking Websites, Technology

No, You Can’t Sue Your Uncle For Putting Embarrassing Family Photos On Facebook

At this point, nearly everyone has at least one friend who finds perverse joy in posting stupid, unflattering photos of their friends to Facebook. Maybe drunk photos or maybe just dorky, grody ones from right after you ran a marathon or something. In these mildly annoying situations, most people would untag the photos and then […]

Cyberlaw, Google / Search Engines, Social Networking Websites, Technology, Wikipedia

SOPA Protests Will Make Tomorrow Super Boring

Tomorrow is going to be the most boring day in the recent history of the Internet. For 24 hours — on January 18 — several high-profile websites will go dark, to protest the Stop Online Piracy Act. No one will be able to research potentially fake facts about their favorite celebrities, discover the newest nerdy […]

Cyberlaw, Facebook, Intellectual Property, Social Networking Websites, Technology, Trademarks

Model Who Says, ‘I’m Too Sexy For This Trademark’ Loses $81K Suit

The Internet may be infinite, but people still are constantly fighting over online real estate. It happens in the porn industry, and it happens to celebrities. Even Miami Dolphins cheerleaders have to fight for their right to party at their own website. The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida recently ruled in […]

Attorney Misconduct, Deaths, Facebook, Legal Ethics, Patton Boggs, Screw-Ups, Social Networking Websites, Technology, Trials

Facebook Spoliation Costs Widower and His Attorney $700K in Sanctions

When a tipster sent us an e-mail with the subject, “Court awards $700,000+ in sanctions for destruction of FB page,” Chris Danzig thought it sounded like it might be interesting. Because hey, that’s a lot of money. He didn’t realize it would also be one of the most depressing legal news stories he’d read since the tragic Friedlander murder-suicide….