In this episode, we cover our review of social media and technology legal news and talk about the the important issue of copyright when it comes to social media communications.

I am joined by employment and social media lawyer Kevin Poulter and we share practical advice you can use in your organisation.

Note: due to unforseen personal circumstances this episode was not posted at the time of recording so some of the news are a from several weeks ago.

Talking Social Business Episode 011 Show Notes

00:00 Introduction to this episode

00:59 Social media news to pay attention to

08:44 An employee is dismissed after posting they were taking drugs while in company uniform and posted this to Snapchat

14:25 A teen is caught sharing content on Snapchat when driving

21:45 Essential copyright tips for social media communications

64:25 How to get in contact with us

65:52 A simple tool to watermark your images

69:30 How to leave your feedback and suggestions

71:01 Show ends

Resources Referred To In This Episode

The unfair dismissal case about the employee who posted to Snapchat when wearing a work t-shirt while using cocaine can be found here

The story about the teenager being sued for posting on Snapchat using the speed filter having been in a car crash is here

The duration for copyright protection in Ireland can be found here

The duration of copyright protection in the UK can be found here

Intellectual property and copyright law in the UK resources can be found here

Exceptions to copyright in the UK can be found here

An introduction to copyright for live streaming – access the article here

A recent legal case in the EU relating to the fact that a hyperlink to a website which published photos without authorisation, does not in itself constitute copyright infringement can be found here and here

Could children sue their parents for the posts they share on social media is covered in this article

The EU situation on the age for social media use is reported here and here

Connect with Krishna and Kevin on Twitter to suggest topics for our monthly review of social media technology and the law.

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