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Online Social Networking: A Brave New World of Liability

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Millions of people across the world now participate on social network websites such as Facebook, LinkedIn and Twitter. Businesses have discovered that social network sites offer new channels to reach customers and prospects, and can be sources of valuable information for evaluating job candidates. But social network sites also can be liability minefields, exposing companies to risks as diverse as copyright infringement, consumer fraud and discrimination. Employers also can be held liable for the unsupervised activities of their employees on social network sites. Risk management practices can help reduce exposures, and various forms of specialized insurance coverage are available.

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: ., 2010

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1-11

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English

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Online Social Networking: A Brave New World of Li

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