“…from a risk-management and legal perspective, social media public relations, marketing and advertising efforts frequently present legal risks that are not always fully appreciated either by managers and directors, 
or those charged at the operations level with implementing the plans…”
The potential legal risks are wide-ranging and cover areas such as trademarks and copyrights, rights of publicity and privacy, data security, labor and employment issues, and the like. They also include compliance with the rules and regulations of state and federal agencies, such as the Federal Trade Commission.
- Â The potential legal risks are wide-ranging and cover areas such as trademarks and copyrights, rights of publicity and privacy, data security, labor and employment issues, and the like.
- There is no reason not to proactively review the avenues of social media and begin the process of developing guidelines to mitigate risk.Â
- Fundamentally, a significant number of arising issues are no different than they are in traditional advertising mediums and require nothing more than policy tweaking.
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I wanted to share this social media risk resource: it’s called the Human Resources Guide to Social Media Risks. It’s available at http://www.bit.ly/hrsmguide.
I wanted to share this social media risk resource: it’s called the Human Resources Guide to Social Media Risks. It’s available at http://www.bit.ly/hrsmguide.