The latest issue of our Socially Aware newsletter is now available here.
In this issue of Socially Aware, our Burton Award-winning guide to the law and business of social media, we analyze a groundbreaking FTC complaint alleging deceptive practices online that could turn website Terms of Use into federal law; we summarize a U.S. Supreme Court copyright case that could impact existing technologies and future technological innovation; we discuss a ruling from Europe’s highest court that will aid copyright owners in the fight against illegal streaming sites; we report on new SEC guidance on social media use by investment advisers as it relates to testimonials; we take a look at the development of the Internet of Things and the many regulatory, privacy and security issues that go along with it; and we highlight a recent class action decision that potentially impacts any company that hosts videos on its website.
All this—plus a collection of thought-provoking statistics about digital music…