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Your private Facebook messages can be used in court against you even if you were hacked

The recent judgement of Harvey v Niland and Others, has drawn attention to the limitation of our fundamental right to privacy on social media platforms.

Using tweets as ads: Lessons to learn from the “inside Llewyn Davis” controversy

The promoters of the Oscar contender movie Inside Llewyn Davis, created controversy earlier this year. They used the tweet of well-known film critic AO Scott to promote the movie in a New York Times ad.

New requirements for collective investment scheme advertising, marketing and information disclosure

The Registrar of Collective Investment Schemes, on 8 August 2014, published a notice setting out new advertising, marketing and information disclosure requirements (“the notice”).

Employers, employees and social media: when it comes to employees who owns what?

In modern day society, most companies make use of social media platforms to market themselves and to grow the company’s brand.

Posting naked images of children online now illegal

So you just gave birth to a new adorable bundle of joy and you want to show him/her off to the world. What better way to do so than to upload an image on to your favourite social media page?

I tweet what I like: employee disclaimers on social media

I am employed at a law firm and I have a twitter account on which I tweet in my “personal capacity”. My biography explicitly states that “the views tweeted here are explicitly my own”.

Hashtag activism – what’s the point??

Following the recent kidnapping of over 200 school girls in North East Nigeria by militant Islamic group – Boko Haram,[1] the world has seen a reintroduction of the concept of “hashtag activism”.

Does your client really own the content from that successful social media campaign you just ran?

There have been a few really good user-generated content social media marketing campaigns recently.

Social media images and videos – when can you use them??

So you found a Facebook photo or a Twitter image or perhaps even a YouTube video that you really like – can you use it??

Blurred lines: fair comment or statement of fact

“the Nkandla report shows how Zuma stole your money to build his R246m home. VOTE DA on 7 MAY to beat corruption. Together for change”

Your private Facebook messages can be used in court against you even if you were hacked

The recent judgement of Harvey v Niland and Others, has drawn attention to the limitation of our fundamental right to privacy on social media platforms.

Using tweets as ads: Lessons to learn from the “inside Llewyn Davis” controversy

The promoters of the Oscar contender movie Inside Llewyn Davis, created controversy earlier this year. They used the tweet of well-known film critic AO Scott to promote the movie in a New York Times ad.

New requirements for collective investment scheme advertising, marketing and information disclosure

The Registrar of Collective Investment Schemes, on 8 August 2014, published a notice setting out new advertising, marketing and information disclosure requirements (“the notice”).

Employers, employees and social media: when it comes to employees who owns what?

In modern day society, most companies make use of social media platforms to market themselves and to grow the company’s brand.

Posting naked images of children online now illegal

So you just gave birth to a new adorable bundle of joy and you want to show him/her off to the world. What better way to do so than to upload an image on to your favourite social media page?

I tweet what I like: employee disclaimers on social media

I am employed at a law firm and I have a twitter account on which I tweet in my “personal capacity”. My biography explicitly states that “the views tweeted here are explicitly my own”.

Hashtag activism – what’s the point??

Following the recent kidnapping of over 200 school girls in North East Nigeria by militant Islamic group – Boko Haram,[1] the world has seen a reintroduction of the concept of “hashtag activism”.

Does your client really own the content from that successful social media campaign you just ran?

There have been a few really good user-generated content social media marketing campaigns recently.

Social media images and videos – when can you use them??

So you found a Facebook photo or a Twitter image or perhaps even a YouTube video that you really like – can you use it??

Blurred lines: fair comment or statement of fact

“the Nkandla report shows how Zuma stole your money to build his R246m home. VOTE DA on 7 MAY to beat corruption. Together for change”
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