social media laws you should know

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Social media laws: What You Should Know to Stay“in business and out of court” Presented by: Dar’shun Kendrick, Esq./M.B.A., Owner of Kendrick Law Practice Mission Statement: To keep businesses “IN business and OUT of Court” (678) 739-8109 [office] or www.kendricklaw.net

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This presentation provides some rules of social media engagement to keep you "IN business and OUT of Court" as well as answers some frequently asked questions about this new realm of social media.

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  • 1. Social media laws: What YouShould Know to Stayin businessand out of courtPresented by: DarshunKendrick, Esq./M.B.A., Owner of Kendrick LawPracticeMission Statement: To keep businesses INbusiness and OUT of Court(678) 739-8109 [office] or www.kendricklaw.net

2. Social media issues Intellectual Property: Articles/Blog content, pictures ofothers, images (trade or service marks) Spamming: Communication easier but trickier Advertising: Broadly spamming but also content-basedrepresentations Confidentiality (employees, customers, business owners) 3. How can klp help? Mission Statement What does that mean for you? Contact info: (678) 739-8109 orwww.kendricklaw.net 4. General Rules of [social media] engagement 1. Dont say anything you wouldnt put on a billboard inTimes Square. (Advertising) 2. Spam laws still apply! (Spamming) 3. Give credit. (IP rights) 4. Dont give out confidential information. Period. General Advice? 5. Specific social medialegal issues Q1: What are the best social media tools touse that are more likely to keep you INbusiness and OUT of Court? www.facebook.com/kendricklawpractice @kendricklaw www.linkedin.com/in/darshunkendrick 6. Specific social medialegal issuesQ2: What advice would I giveto firms to protect theirreputation? 7. Specific social medialegal issues Q3: When is Twitter, LinkedIn, blogarticles, etc. considered yours and whenare they considered the property of a firm? 8. Whats next? SM passwords for new hires? Copyright protection of tweets Harder to protect reputation through concertedactivity 9. PICK UP THE PHONE NOW AND LET KLP BEYOUR BUSINESS ATTORNEY!(678) 739-8109WWW.KENDRICKLAW.NETNow that you see only a little bit ofthe issues---its time to ACT!