Are You in Legal Hot Water?
Posted: April 17, 2011
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© Elena Stukalova - Fotolia[/caption]In the fast-paced world of online communications, forgetting about legal ramifications as blogs are posted, opinions are shared and product reviews are written, is easy. Fighting a lawsuit is costly. Consider these five common online mistakes, which can result in legal problems.
[caption id="attachment_1477" align="alignright"]© Elena Stukalova - Fotolia[/caption]In the fast-paced world of online communications, forgetting about legal ramifications as blogs are posted, opinions are shared and product reviews are written, is easy. Fighting a lawsuit is costly. Consider these five common online mistakes, which can result in legal problems.
Bill Baker, a partner in the communications practice at the Wiley Rein law firm in Washington, advises on domestic and international privacy, security, marketing communications, e-commerce and postal law.
In a recent article for Computerworld, Baker explains how the following actions can result in legal hassles.
- Guiding comments on social networking pages
- Reviewing products in blogs/articles
- Failing to update privacy policies
- Offering a mobile application
- Using another website's information
Read the complete article "Avoid These 5 Common Website Mistakes"