Navigating social media legal risks : safeguarding your business /
Safeguarding your business
Robert McHale with Eric Garulay.
- Indianapolis, Ind. : Que, c2012.
- ix, 301 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Social media promotion law: contests and sweepstakes -- Online endorsements and testimonials: what companies and their employees can and cannot tweet, blog, or say -- The [mis]use of social media in pre-employment screening -- Monitoring, regulating, and disciplining employees using social media -- Social media in litigation and e-discovery -- Managing the legal risks of user-generated content -- The law of social advertising -- Trademark protections from brandjacking and cybersquatting in social networks -- Balancing gamification legal risks and business opportunities -- Social media's effect on privacy and security compliance -- Legal guidelines for developing social media policies and governance models -- Looking ahead at social media business opportunities, expectations, and challenges.
The plain-English business guide to avoiding social media legal risks and liabilities-- written specifically for non-attorneys! The authors offer valuable tips on shielding your business from social media legal exposures associated with employment screening, endorsements, copyrights, and more.
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Internet--Law and legislation--United States. Social media--Law and legislation--United States. Electronic commerce--Law and legislation--United States. Internet--Legislación --Estados Unidos Redes sociales--Legislación--Estados Unidos Comercio electrónico--Estados Unidos