With prominent court cases constantly in the news, it can be tricky to interpret how major court decisions involving the First Amendment impact businesses, individuals and the community. Aaron Saykin, partner, media and First Amendment practice leader at Hodgson Russ LLP, dives into this hot topic with Buffalo Business First Publisher John Tebeau, in the latest episode of the Thought Leaders in Law and Business podcast.
In part 1 of this conversation, when these two were together for the podcast’s premiere episode, they tackled Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act, one of the most frequently cited and complained about statutes in Washington, D.C., from both parties, according to Saykin. This time, in addition to continuing the conversation about free speech, they cover defamation of character and fair use of copyrighted images.
“If you post something on a social media site — and you go into those terms and conditions — you are typically giving them a license to do certain things with that photo. It doesn't mean somebody else can come and take the photo and publish it somewhere else, and that's the vast majority of what you see cases on,” Saykin said. “But if you're an artist, I would be very careful of posting your copywritten work. Just by signing up and creating an account on that platform, you may be waiving a particular right.”
Listen to this podcast episode to learn more about several big court cases, including:
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