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WorkshopStrategic Blogging: Avoiding Death by Opinion (Sponsored by Fenwick & West)Date: Wednesday, October 5th, 2005 Time: 11:15am - 12:30pm Location: Franciscan III
Additional speakers Shawna M. Swanson, Attorney, Fenwick & West Matt Kesner, CTO, Fenwick & West The phenomenal popularity of blogs raises important business and legal questions for employers. During this workshop, Fenwick & West attorney Shawna M. Swanson and the firm's chief technology officer, Matt Kesner, will discuss the questions below that currently confront employers, as well as certain technical aspects of blogs, including the ability of IT professionals to unearth content from outdated blogs. All attendees will receive Fenwick & West's model policy on blogs.Can companies whose employees post personal blogs prohibit employees from: Are company-sponsored blogs a corporate liability waiting to happen? Should employers micro-manage the manner in which employees use company-sponsored blogs? Must human resources representatives include "develop and implement blog policy" on their ever-lengthening "to do" list? What liability might the employer face when its employees post objectionable material to a blog? What policies should companies develop to address blog usage at work? What are the other critical electronic communications issues, and what pro-active strategies can protect companies and their executives from liability? |
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