Gaymer v. Reddit In 2008, Chris Vizzini obtained registrations from the United States Patent and Trademark Office for two marks using the word GAYMER (here’s the word mark, here’s the design mark). Mr. Vizzini founded an online community in 2003, gaymer.org, aimed at fostering communication and friendly competition between gay and gay-friendly video game enthusiasts. Reddit.com is a website featuring user-submitted content. Reddit is organized into “subreddits” for every imaginable topic, including /gaymers, which features discussion of gay-positive topics related to video games. Both gaymer.org and /gaymers are seen as a refuge for those who object to perceived homophobia in…
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Social Media Law Part IV – Privacy and Social Media
August 15, 2012
This is Part IV of a four-part series on Social Media Law. For Part I, click here. For Part II, click here. For Part III, click here. The first three parts of this series covered ownership of work-related social media and a variety of employer-employee issues. For the final portion, I’m taking a look at the controversies concerning social media and privacy concerns.
Social Media Law Part III – The Facebook Case & A Few Tips
August 8, 2012
This is Part III of a four-part series on Social Media Law. For Part I, click here. For Part II, click here. Last week, in Part II, I discussed the National Labor Relations Board’s review of corporate social media policies. The NLRB has held most such policies to be unlawful under U.S. labor law. This week I’ll take a look at one relevant case and get into a few helpful tips for employers and employees to keep in mind.
Social Media Law Part II – Labor Law Review
August 1, 2012
This is Part II of a four-part series on Social Media Law. For Part I, click here. Social Media Law Part II: The National Labor Relations Board and Company Social Media Policies The National Labor Relations Act grants a number of rights to most employees in the US, including those employees who are not part of a union. These include, among others, “the right to self-organization, to form, join, or assist labor organizations, to bargain collectively through representatives of their own choosing, and to engage in other concerted activities for the purpose of collective bargaining or other mutual aid or…
