Technology Attorneys For Social Networking, Cyber Slander, and Internet Defamation Lawsuits
The rate of technology is ever increasing, including all the different modes that people use to communicate with one another. Social networking is one of the biggest platforms that has gained tremendous popularity. Use of social networking has increased dramatically in the last 5 years. With the rise in popularity, there has been a rise in social networking lawsuits involving sites such as Facebook, LinkedIn, MySpace, and Twitter.
As technology changes, so do they at the law firm of Raymond & Bennett. They are here to help clients in Connecticut and Massachusetts who have questions regarding their legal options concerning the use of social networking. Contact us at 860-266-4925 to see how they can help you.
Staying at the Forefront of Social Networking Legal Counsel
Social networking is often defined as bringing groups of individuals, or nodes, together because of a commonality such as kinship, interest or relationship, or for information sharing about a given topic. Throughout the technological world, social networking has emerged in the form of Web sites such as LinkedIn, Facebook, MySpace and Twitter. Many businesses and their employees use these mediums to advertise, communicate with one another, share information and establish a global network of contacts.
Every business needs to have a social networking policy in place for employee use of social networking sites, such as Facebook or LinkedIn. The number of lawsuits related to social networking is rapidly increasing related to employee rights, privacy rights, defamation, breach of confidentiality and commercial disparagement. Their attorneys can help counsel you if you have questions regarding social networking, Web sites, the Internet and the following issues:
- Defamation and slander
- Privacy rights
- Security concerns
- Employment issues
- Social networking policies
- Trade secret disclosure
- Information theft
- Cyber liability
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They can advise you as to the benefits and liabilities of using social networking. Contact us to set up an appointment so our technology lawyers can answer any questions you may have about social networking, defamation, and the Internet.
