Archive for the ‘Legal implications’ Category

Are you #BreakingTheLaw by using Hashtags?

Marketing law expert Kerry O’Shea Gorgone shares tips for brands on how to legally use hashtags for marketing.

“Curation” versus Fair Use: How to keep your content safe

If you are curating content are you breaking the law? Understanding “fair use” is important to keeping your content safe

New legal guidelines may impact many freelancers

U.S. Labor Department issued new guidelines that re-classify and impact many freelance employees

6 Critical steps to help fight for your online privacy

There really is no online privacy any more but there are a few things you can do to protect yourself and fight back

The story of my blogging screw up

I went too fast and I delivered my first major blogging screw up today!

The new guide to minimizing legal risks in Social Media Marketing

In a fast-changing world, it’s important to know the legal risks in Social Media Marketing. An essential guide from a lawyer

Whose Likeness is it Anyway? Event Photos and You

by Kerry Gorgone, {grow} Contributing Columnist If a big, splashy event costs $100,000, but nobody photographs it, did it really happen? Organizers routinely hire photographers to capture quality pictures of […]

Brands and Bloggers: Keep Your Sponsored Content Legal

By Kerry Gorgone, {grow} Contributing Columnist Disclosure: it’s not just the name of a bad Demi Moore movie. Marketers, bloggers, brands and other content publishers are legally required to mention […]

But Everyone Else is Doing It: Why There are So Many Illegal Social Media Contests

By Kerry Gorgone, {grow} Contributing Columnist As an attorney turned educator, I frequently address groups about the legal aspects of social media and marketing. One topic that never fails to […]