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Standard Bank falls prey to brandsquatting on Twitter
I recently wrote about brandsquatting and what companies can when someone hijacks their brand on popular social media services. I just noticed a retweet today on Twitter pointing to a fake Standard...
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I was asked to speak at the Marketing Legislation Conference at The Rosebank yesterday by Knowledge Resources. My topic was “Marketing on the social Web – legal considerations for digital marketers”...
View ArticleMy interview on Radio Today about Web and digital media law issues and trends
I was interviewed by the Advertising Standards Authority on Radio Today a couple weeks ago about the Web and digital media law. It was a pretty broad interview and I enjoyed being on the show. If you...
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A quick post for our fans
You may not be aware that we have a Facebook Page for web.tech.law that updates as new posts are added to the main site. If you spend a fair amount of time on Facebook then why not become a fan? If you...
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The social Law Firm (otherwise known as Law Firm 2.0)
I’ve been a little obsessed with what a law firm should or could look like in this era of a social Web and a two-way flow of communication between providers and their clients becoming a norm. The...
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Cell C and its new logo: trade marks and copyright
Cell C recently revealed its new logo at a press conference in Johannesburg. According to its press release: At a press conference in Johannesburg yesterday, Cell C which for the past nine years has...
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How your blog can be taken from you
Blog platforms like Tumblr, Blogger, Posterous and WordPress.com are very popular, as are other platforms like Twitter and Facebook. While the majority of these services’ users are individuals, there...
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Extorted out of a $50 000 Twitter handle
Update (2014-02-26): The Next Web has reported that Hiroshima is once again in control of his envious Twitter handle, @N. This is a happy ending not only for me but also for sane employees and loyal...
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The looming domain name war that brands should be preparing for
You probably read or heard that ICANN (the body responsible for administering the domain name system that makes the Internet work) approved a number of generic Top Level Domains (usually referred to as...
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Why you may want to reconsider that co.za domain name
If you are thinking about registering a co.za domain name, you may want to consider your possible liability to ZA Central Registry NPC (formerly called Uniforum), the organisation which administers the...
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