This Just In: Social Media Law: A Handbook of Cases and Use

Social Media Law by Ursula Furi-Perry examines social and new media, and how law and policy are keeping up with them. With the use of social media and new media continually growing, it is essential for attorneys and law students to understand the trends in these platforms when advising clients of the potential risks and pitfalls. This book is now in its 3rd edition (in just six years), which is a testament to the speed at which social media is growing in all aspects of life and business.

Areas covered by Social Media Law include:

  • Privacy
  • The intersection of social media and the First Amendment
  • Social media issues in employment law
  • Social media and education law
  • Copyright and fair use
  • Peer-to-peer file sharing
  • The Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) and the proposed PROTECT IP Act
  • Social media and litigation
  • Social media-related cybercrime and its prosecution
  • The intersection of social medial law and new business models, and implications on business law and contract law
  • The role of social and new media in representing clients in the practice of law