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Lawyer Ron Coleman on brands, the Internet & free speech

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Fifth Circuit: Corporate censorship has it limits

Ron Coleman Sep 18, 2022 0 Comments

If any of part of the opinion in Netchoice decision (full opinion here) sounds familiar, well, it should.

Social Media

The short and sorry history of online content moderation – NJSBA CLE panel presentation

Ron Coleman May 19, 2022 0 Comments

I told you I was doing this here. And it was loads of fun!

Social Media

Free to meme?

Ron Coleman Mar 1, 2021 0 Comments
Social Media

My Periscope with Adam Townsend

Ron Coleman Sep 2, 2020 0 Comments

?LIVE: Discussing social media, the suppression of dissent and legal asymmetrical warfare with lawyer @RonColeman Please join us now and please ask questions ? https://t.co/wmGADwGT31 — Adam Townsend (@adamscrabble) September…

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16 hours in Twitter purgatory

Ron Coleman Jan 28, 2019 6 Comments

I was locked out of Twitter because of a "glitch." Not. As long as it doesn't happen to you, right? And it can't happen to you.

Social Media

Rutgers, Archer and Me: Using Social Media to Power Your Business

Ron Coleman May 11, 2016 0 Comments

And I’ll be presenting! How do you like them apples! See you in sunny #Camden next Thursday, @Rutgers_Camden! https://t.co/jALesE7kn7 — Ron Coleman (@RonColeman) May 10, 2016 By the time you…

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Tweetmark infringement

Ron Coleman Apr 30, 2009 12 Comments

When I first retired from my utter misuse of Twitter (it was all the rage!), I did so by politely bidding farewell to my 500 or so “followers” and then…

Social Media

Social networking your way to summary judgment

Ron Coleman Nov 16, 2008 3 Comments

That’s summary judgment, or worse, against you or your client. Last February we reported on a decision in which a federal magistrate judge ruled, unsurprisingly, that there is no “social…

Social Media

Viral marketing and trademark control

Ron Coleman Oct 28, 2006 0 Comments

Instapundit links to a case of viral marketing gone bad. Trademark owners must realize — or they will after this one plays out — that the trademark genie does not…

The question of whether consumers are likely to be confused is the signal inquiry that determines if a trademark infringement claim is valid. I write here about trademark law, copyright law, brands, free speech (mostly as it relates to the Internet and social media). That may sound like a lot, but it's just a blog.

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