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Are Facebook and MySpace Messages Subject to Discovery?

Wednesday, June 16th, 2010 at 8:00 am

In the recent case of Crispin v. Audigier, a California judge ruled that Facebook and MySpace messages that aren’t publicly available are protected information under the Stored Communications Act, and therefore can’t be subpoenaed for use in civil litigation. Buckley Crispin sued clothing maker Christian Audigier for copyright infringement, alleging that Audigier used his artistic… » Read More

Online Social Networking: Is It a Productivity Bust or Boon?

Tuesday, March 10th, 2009 at 12:00 pm

I recently had an article on Faceblocking published in the March 2009 issue of Law Practice magazine: Online Social Networking: Is It a Productivity Bust or Boon for Law Firms? Steve Matthews and I conducted an informal poll to see if we could confirm that law firms were blocking access to social networking sites. Our… » Read More