Social Media Mistakes That May Land You In Court

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Social Media Mistakes That May Land You In Court
The power of social media has been known to
people and they are making good use of it. Every
now and then an individual comes up with an
innovative plan to make use of the social media
sometimes to advertise an agenda and sometimes to
promote business. It is the fastest and smoothest
way of reaching out to large number of people
which include every age group. Today, every
company is entering the digital arena and making
use of social media to get exposure and a
platform for advertisement. But again there are
exemplary incidents where misuse of social media
has not only ruined someone's business but has
also landed them in court.
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The mistakes which people generally make are not
only restricted to the comments in Twitter or
Facebook. They include action over email and
blogs too. As a professional, people have
technical knowledge about their respective
industries but it is not always possible for
everyone to know how their online marketing
strategies that are going against any law and
disobeying it if they are not well versed with
the subject. But again this article will help you
get a fair knowledge as what to do and what not
to do to end up in trouble without being a legal
expert.
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Types of mistakes that people generally commit
without knowing Copyright infringement
This is the most common mistake that one can do
over social media. Now how to identify copyright?
Well apart from the watermarks if someone has put
their own idea into a form of art say
writing/music/dance etc, automatically the
content becomes copyrighted and protected. The
creator will not have to register his/her work or
put a badge on it to claim the swork to be
his/her. Also, they do not have to put much
effort in defending their work. There are
numerous examples of business facing legal
actions due to copyright infringement. By
copyright, it means that only the creator has the
discretion to edit, modify, distribute, use it
for any purpose. The best way to avoid this
mistake is not to use any other persons work.
Again if you have to do so do not forget to give
credit to the creator.
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Slander and Libel
It is human nature that whenever we are angry we
tend to use rough and rude words to let out our
emotions. But social media is not the best place
to do so. In social media, slander and libel
means if you make any false or derogatory comment
about an individual or group of people then you
have committed a slander and as a consequence you
have to face a libel. Internet surely helps us to
connect to people so better use it for the same
purpose and not break connection. The best way to
avoid slander and libel is not to make any
comment when you are upset, be careful with the
choice of words and hashtags used. Also, pen down
your context in a clear way.
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Invasion of privacy
Invasion of privacy does not always mean hacking
into others profile. During online marketing if
by mistake or without knowing you publish a
fact/information about a person without his/her
consent, it will be regarded as invasion of
privacy for which you can face lawsuit. Also, if
by chance you end up publicizing some false
information about someone which causes them
embarrassment then you are liable to face a
charge for the same. Unlawful usage of
names/images for promotion is too invasion of
privacy.
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