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9 November 2015

What Employers Should Know About Where Social Media Password Laws And Trade Secrets Intersect (Video Content)

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Social media is everywhere nowadays. The line between professional and personal with these accounts is growing more and more blurred.
United States Intellectual Property

Social media is everywhere nowadays. The line between professional and personal with these accounts is growing more and more blurred. As such, lines designed to protect employee privacy are intersecting with trade secret protection in conflicting ways.

Joining LXBN TV to explain is Seyfarth Shaw attorney Eric Barton—author on the firm's blog, Trading Secrets.

The content of this article is intended to provide a general guide to the subject matter. Specialist advice should be sought about your specific circumstances.

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