Social Sharing Might Get You Sued: Social Media And Copyright Law

That’s right, you better watch what you share on Twitter, Facebook or LinkedIn, because you could end up getting into trouble. You could even get sued. And the penalty might be more than a little slap on the wrist.

Most of us learned about copyright law with the illegal music downloading issues brought on by Metallica and the Recording Industry Association against Napster. Remember: all you needed was a computer, a Compact Disc of copyrighted music, an internet connection, some free ”ripping” software and off you went. A free subscription to Napster could net you thousands of songs. But along came the iPod and iTunes and well, the rest is history. Illegally downloaded MP3s may just be the “I never inhaled” issue of our generation. Read more