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SMC Seattle Workshop: Social Media & the Law

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

Waiting for the Parade of Twitter Lawsuits?

Posted by Venkat at 8/16/2010 9:52 AM | Add Comment

First Voice Mail and Now the Phone Call?

Posted by Venkat at 8/13/2010 9:48 AM | Add Comment

Is JetBlue [Social-Media] Being Muzzled by its Lawyers?

Posted by Venkat at 8/11/2010 7:16 AM | Add Comment

"We Probably Shouldn't Put This in Email," and Other Words You Should Never Use in an Email

Posted by Venkat at 6/14/2010 11:17 AM | View Comments (2) | Add Comment

Blawg Review #267 on Spam Notes

Posted by Venkat at 6/6/2010 8:46 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

Does @BPGlobalPR Infringe on BP's Marks?

Posted by Venkat at 5/31/2010 9:04 AM | View Comments (3) | Add Comment

Justices Scalia and Breyer Weigh in on Twitter

Posted by Venkat at 5/21/2010 9:04 AM | View Comments (2) | Add Comment

Has Social Media Really Changed the Legal Landscape?

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

Unvarnished - the Yelp for People: Attractive Nuisance? Privacy Nightmare?

Posted by Venkat at 4/5/2010 11:21 AM | Add Comment

Rocky Mountain Bank - Gmail Update - Judge Ware Denies MediaPost's Motion to Intervene and MediaPost Appeals

Posted by Venkat at 3/6/2010 10:12 AM | Add Comment

Facebook v. Power Ventures - Judge Fogel Recuses

Posted by Venkat at 3/4/2010 6:40 AM | Add Comment

Clorox: Looking for Attorney to Oversee Social Media Programs

Posted by Venkat at 1/24/2010 7:29 PM | View Comments (2) | Add Comment

Life Lessons Learned From Twitter

Posted by Venkat at 1/22/2010 10:23 AM | View Comments (2) | Add Comment

Montgomery County DA's Office Decides to Tweet the Names of DUI Arrestees

Posted by Venkat at 12/19/2009 11:57 AM | View Comments (3) | Add Comment

Guest Post at TechFlash: Privacy Policies and Acquisitions

Posted by Venkat at 9/21/2009 5:58 AM | Add Comment

Illinois Ct: Bank May be Liable for Failing to Secure Online Account

Posted by Venkat at 9/4/2009 12:19 PM | Add Comment

Breeding the Perfect Spammer

Posted by Venkat at 8/31/2009 7:22 AM | View Comments (2) | 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

Text Messaging Client-Deponent During Deposition = Bad Idea

Posted by Venkat at 8/6/2009 6:40 AM | Add Comment

Facebook Switches Counsel in Power Ventures Lawsuit

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

Psych Profiling and Twitter Privacy

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

Tony La Russa's Legal Claims Against Twitter Look Tenuous

Posted by Venkat at 6/4/2009 4:20 AM | View Comments (4) | Add Comment

Court Recognizes Fleeting Nature of Facebook Friendship

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

Please *Turn Off* And Stow All Electronic Devices

Posted by Venkat at 5/18/2009 10:26 PM | 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

Delaware Supreme Court Justice in Hot Water Due to Racy Email Forward

Posted by Venkat at 5/3/2009 10:18 PM | Add Comment

Email Harassment Can Be Harassment Too?

Posted by Venkat at 5/3/2009 9:54 PM | View Comments (3) | 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

Email: the Key Step to Online R*mance?

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

Top Twitter Feeds for Law Students

Posted by Venkat at 4/2/2009 10:41 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

Trademark Issues for Twitter - Part 2

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

CAN-SPAM Preempts Ohio Email Statute

Posted by Venkat at 3/23/2009 7:44 AM | Add Comment

Nifty Cookies Disclosure at All Things D

Posted by Venkat at 3/20/2009 10:34 AM | 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

"Crush" Ad Implementation Gets Tatto Media in Hot Water

Posted by Venkat at 3/9/2009 12:49 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

BlockShopper: Privacy Concerns?

Posted by Venkat at 2/20/2009 6:26 AM | View Comments (30) | 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

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

The Titans of LinkedIn

Posted by Venkat at 12/12/2008 6:27 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

Privacy Under the 44th

Posted by Venkat at 11/25/2008 10:55 PM | Add Comment

Twitter + Facebook Combination: Privacy Issues?

Posted by Venkat at 11/24/2008 11:03 AM | Add Comment

Washington AG Demands Online Romance Site Halt "__ is Looking for You" Emails

Posted by Venkat at 11/17/2008 11:35 PM | Add Comment

The Classmates Class Action

Posted by Venkat at 11/12/2008 10:01 PM | 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

People More Likely to Lie via Email

Posted by Venkat at 9/26/2008 11:36 AM | Add Comment

They Probably Shouldn't Have Engaged in Email Discussions

Posted by Venkat at 9/25/2008 9:39 PM | Add Comment

LinkedIn Recommendations

Posted by Venkat at 9/23/2008 6:30 AM | 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

Twitter

Posted by Venkat at 9/16/2008 10:27 PM | View Comments (2) | Add Comment

Information Overload 2.0

Posted by Venkat at 9/16/2008 12:18 PM | View Comments (2) | Add Comment

Twitter

Posted by Venkat at 9/10/2008 9:47 PM | Add Comment

LinkedIn Killed the Business Card?

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

MySpace Wins Big Against Richter?

Posted by Venkat at 6/17/2008 7:47 AM | View Comments (1) | Add Comment

The Future of Social

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

The Twitter TOS Controversy

Posted by Venkat at 5/27/2008 6:03 AM | Add Comment

Miscellany

Posted by Venkat at 5/9/2008 5:53 PM | Add Comment

Who Came up With LinkedIn's Algorithm?

Posted by Venkat at 5/9/2008 8:10 AM | View Comments (1) | Add Comment

Reunion Pushes the Envelope (and then some)

Posted by Venkat at 4/29/2008 11:08 AM | Add Comment

Twitter

Posted by Venkat at 4/28/2008 9:44 PM | Add Comment

A Myspace Crush Harassment Doth Not Make

Posted by Venkat at 4/8/2008 6:05 PM | Add Comment

Facebook Settles?

Posted by Venkat at 4/7/2008 10:07 PM | Add Comment

Facebook v. ConnectU: The Saga Continues

Posted by Venkat at 4/3/2008 5:52 PM | Add Comment

Behavioral Advertising Under Attack?

Posted by Venkat at 3/27/2008 9:29 PM | Add Comment

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About the Author


Venkat Balasubramani
(@VBalasubramani)
Media Mentions:

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 Entries

  1. @TWITTERHULK SMASH INFRINGEMENT CLAIMS?
    Monday, August 23, 2010
  2. Twitter and the Cult of Positivity
    Sunday, August 22, 2010
  3. First Amendment-Challenged Constitutionalist Puts Foot in Tweet
    Saturday, August 21, 2010
  4. SMC Seattle Workshop: Social Media & the Law
    Friday, August 20, 2010
  5. Waiting for the Parade of Twitter Lawsuits?
    Monday, August 16, 2010
  6. First Voice Mail and Now the Phone Call?
    Friday, August 13, 2010
  7. Is JetBlue [Social-Media] Being Muzzled by its Lawyers?
    Wednesday, August 11, 2010
  8. Was a Copy of the Prop 8 Decision Leaked?
    Wednesday, August 04, 2010
  9. Miami-Dade Metro Tries to Impose Lifetime Ban on Photojournalists for Taking Photos
    Friday, July 02, 2010
  10. There's No Such Thing as Off-The-Record With 400 People
    Friday, June 25, 2010

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Recent Comments

  1. data protection on Twitter and the Cult of Positivity
    8/31/2010
  2. Venkat on Twitter and the Cult of Positivity
    8/29/2010
  3. Carolyn Elefant on Twitter and the Cult of Positivity
    8/26/2010
  4. Venkat on First Amendment-Challenged Constitutionalist Puts Foot in Tweet
    8/23/2010
  5. Marc J. Randazza on First Amendment-Challenged Constitutionalist Puts Foot in Tweet
    8/23/2010
  6. IT Support Melbourne on 4th Cir.: Stored Communications Act Plaintiff Must Show Actual Damages
    8/13/2010
  7. Data Recovery on 4th Cir.: Stored Communications Act Plaintiff Must Show Actual Damages
    8/13/2010
  8. Cee on BlockShopper: Privacy Concerns?
    7/29/2010
  9. Andy M Turner on There's No Such Thing as Off-The-Record With 400 People
    7/2/2010
  10. Alex on "We Probably Shouldn't Put This in Email," and Other Words You Should Never Use in an Email
    6/23/2010

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