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Athletes and Singers Have Coaches. Should Lawyers?

Posted by Venkat at 10/6/2011 10:08 AM | View Comments (2) | Add Comment

Are Social Media Legal Issues Overhyped?

Posted by Venkat at 6/4/2011 10:06 PM | View Comments (3) | Add Comment

Beware of the Online "Filter Bubble"

Posted by Venkat at 5/17/2011 9:32 PM | View Comments (2) | Add Comment

Can You Subpoena Someone's Facebook Page in a Civil Case [Revisited Again]

Posted by Venkat at 9/29/2010 9:02 PM | Add Comment

SMC Seattle Workshop: Social Media & the Law

Posted by Venkat at 8/20/2010 9:51 AM | Add Comment

Can You Subpoena Someone's Facebook Page in a Civil Case? [Revisited]

Posted by Venkat at 6/3/2010 7:28 PM | Add Comment

Has Social Media Really Changed the Legal Landscape?

Posted by Venkat at 5/7/2010 6:40 AM | Add Comment

Victim's Facebook Entries Ruled Inadmissible in Assault Case

Posted by Venkat at 8/26/2009 9:18 PM | Add Comment

Twitter's Trademark Travails..Continued

Posted by Venkat at 8/19/2009 12:52 PM | View Comments (1) | Add Comment

What to Make of Lanier's Privacy Lawsuit Against Facebook?

Posted by Venkat at 8/18/2009 6:38 AM | Add Comment

Spam Liability Not Covered Under Insurance Policy

Posted by Venkat at 7/27/2009 7:37 AM | Add Comment

Facebook Switches Counsel in Power Ventures Lawsuit

Posted by Venkat at 7/23/2009 9:35 PM | Add Comment

Juror Tweets and Facebook Postings Do not Warrant Redo

Posted by Venkat at 6/23/2009 5:33 AM | View Comments (1) | Add Comment

Psych Profiling and Twitter Privacy

Posted by Venkat at 6/16/2009 10:16 AM | View Comments (2) | Add Comment

Court Recognizes Fleeting Nature of Facebook Friendship

Posted by Venkat at 5/20/2009 5:55 AM | Add Comment

Judge: Facebook Can Use Terms of Service to Keep Developers In Check

Posted by Venkat at 5/11/2009 7:52 PM | Add Comment

N.D. Tex. Rejects Blockbuster Terms and Conditions as Illusory

Posted by Venkat at 4/17/2009 6:21 AM | Add Comment

E-Defamation Bill Proposed In North Carolina

Posted by Venkat at 4/16/2009 9:49 AM | Add Comment

Facebook - The Future of Service of Process?

Posted by Venkat at 4/14/2009 6:30 AM | View Comments (1) | Add Comment

Trademark Issues for Twitter - Follow Up

Posted by Venkat at 4/12/2009 4:47 PM | View Comments (2) | Add Comment

Email: the Key Step to Online R*mance?

Posted by Venkat at 4/7/2009 7:37 AM | Add Comment

Are Tweets Copyrighted?

Posted by Venkat at 3/29/2009 10:26 PM | View Comments (3) | Add Comment

Twitter Trademark Policy?

Posted by Venkat at 3/29/2009 5:42 AM | Add Comment

Facebook v. Power.com - Power.com Fires Back

Posted by Venkat at 3/28/2009 1:34 PM | Add Comment

Defamation By Tweet?

Posted by Venkat at 3/28/2009 4:57 AM | Add Comment

The Behavioral Advertising Bogeyman?

Posted by Venkat at 3/26/2009 7:21 AM | Add Comment

Trademark Issues for Twitter - Part 2

Posted by Venkat at 3/24/2009 9:39 PM | Add Comment

Trademark Issues for Twitter?

Posted by Venkat at 3/19/2009 9:26 AM | Add Comment

Class Action Against Reunion.com Gets Another Chance?

Posted by Venkat at 3/15/2009 6:39 AM | Add Comment

Social Media Evidence Exceptionalism?

Posted by Venkat at 3/11/2009 8:44 PM | Add Comment

Facebook Obtains Temporary Restraining Order Against Sanford Wallace

Posted by Venkat at 3/3/2009 8:07 AM | Add Comment

Facebook Sues Sanford Wallace for Alleged Facebook Wall Spam

Posted by Venkat at 2/28/2009 9:27 AM | Add Comment

"The Facebook Revolt" - Much Ado About Nothing?

Posted by Venkat at 2/19/2009 6:41 PM | Add Comment

Facebook's TOS Fumble

Posted by Venkat at 2/16/2009 5:30 PM | View Comments (1) | Add Comment

Do Social Networks Have a Duty to Protect? Duty to Warn?

Posted by Venkat at 2/4/2009 10:38 PM | View Comments (2) | Add Comment

NY Behavioral Advertising Legislation Floated

Posted by Venkat at 1/30/2009 7:59 AM | Add Comment

No More Reply-All For You?

Posted by Venkat at 1/27/2009 2:07 PM | Add Comment

Gist: A First Look at Another Way to Manage Your Inbox

Posted by Venkat at 1/25/2009 12:54 PM | View Comments (2) | Add Comment

Twitter Raises Cash - Valuation: $250 Million

Posted by Venkat at 1/25/2009 12:29 AM | Add Comment

Facebook v. Power.com - Battling Social Networks

Posted by Venkat at 1/22/2009 7:05 AM | View Comments (1) | Add Comment

Lawyers - Keeping Clients Up to Date via Email

Posted by Venkat at 12/16/2008 10:56 AM | Add Comment

Class Action Filed Against Skype for WA Gift Card Violations

Posted by Venkat at 12/8/2008 11:41 AM | Add Comment

Could Facebook Be Liable for Spreading the Koobface Virus?

Posted by Venkat at 12/5/2008 12:13 AM | View Comments (1) | Add Comment

“Forward To Friend” Class Action Against Reunion.com Dismissed With Leave to Amend

Posted by Venkat at 10/25/2008 3:54 PM | View Comments (1) | Add Comment

Facebook Community - Lukewarm Reception to GC?

Posted by Venkat at 9/30/2008 6:12 PM | Add Comment

Overload 2.0

Posted by Venkat at 9/18/2008 9:49 PM | Add Comment

Twitter Spam Attorney Ethics

Posted by Venkat at 9/17/2008 10:41 AM | Add Comment

LinkedIn Killed the Business Card?

Posted by Venkat at 6/17/2008 9:23 PM | Add Comment

The Future of Social

Posted by Venkat at 6/2/2008 10:11 AM | Add Comment

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Venkat Balasubramani
(@VBalasubramani)

Media Mentions and Articles

Media Mentions:

The twisted world of online copyright
(Econsultancy; Nov. 11, 2010)

Rise and Fall of a Spam Crusader
(North Coast Journal; Sept. 30, 2010)

Appeals court absolves firm that exposed man's SSN
(The Register; June 4, 2010)

Spam--a Lot
(ABA Journal/Wendy Davis; March 1, 2010)

Texas county to name drunk drivers on Twitter
(SF Gate/IDG News; Dec. 24, 2009)

Starbucks sued after laptop data breach (NetworkWorld.com; Feb. 23, 2009)

Spam pins 'Strong Arm' Missed court date earns Frank Azar judge's reprimand
(Rocky Mountain News)

Microsoft Sues More Hotmail Spammers
(PC World)

Zango Sues Antispyware Vendor PC Tools (InfoWorld)

Software Notebook: Two major spam cases end up in Seattle
(Seattle PI)

Venkat on Copyright and More 1/2
(Rasmus Rasmussen Dot Com; May 22, 2009)

Court Limits Third-Party Text Message Ads
(Inside Counsel; September 1, 2009)

Articles:

CAN-SPAM Put to the Test (cNet; May 22, 2007)

Spyware Skirmishes: Spy Versus Antispy (cNet; June 5, 2007)

Recent Posts

  1. Seattle Blawger Meetup
    Sunday, April 15, 2012
  2. A Reading List for the Novice Social Networking Lawyer
    Thursday, April 05, 2012
  3. Randazza
    Saturday, March 24, 2012
  4. Walmart Viewers
    Friday, February 10, 2012
  5. Please be Honest and Tell me This Post Sucks
    Wednesday, February 08, 2012
  6. Twitter's Decision to Censor
    Saturday, January 28, 2012
  7. Happy National Compliment Day
    Tuesday, January 24, 2012
  8. Why Lawyers Should Use Pinterest
    Friday, January 20, 2012
  9. Podcast: Honk if You Love Free Speech
    Friday, November 25, 2011
  10. Ceglia's New Lawyer Derides Facebook's iPad-Less Legal Team
    Wednesday, November 16, 2011

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  2. Nicholas Fortuna on Happy National Compliment Day
    4/10/2012
  3. Jay S. Fleischman on A Reading List for the Novice Social Networking Lawyer
    4/6/2012
  4. Al Iverson on Please be Honest and Tell me This Post Sucks
    2/19/2012
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    2/8/2012
  10. Jay Parkhill on Twitter's Decision to Censor
    1/28/2012

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