Category Archives: Law

What To Do If You Are The Victim Of Revenge Porn

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By Jonathan Bailey, Plagiarism Today Revenge and non-consensual pornography is a growing problem online. Leaked private photos, either through acts of malice or simple accidents means that more and more people, mostly women, are finding their personal photos on the … Continue reading

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How to Avoid Phone Scams & Report Scammers

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I don’t often publish content from other writers. But this article on the 8 most common phone scams targeting American families is too good not to share. Some of them — like the “free” vacation scam — target low-income families … Continue reading

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Cheating Site Claims Customer Data Copyright

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I have zero sympathy for self-described hypocrites like Josh Duggar whose personal data from the online cheating site Ashley Madison was hacked and disclosed. (Both men and women used the site, although most media reports have focused on cheating husbands … Continue reading

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Science Fiction, Charles Dickens & the Comedy Podcast: A New Look at Plagiarism

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How would you feel if a short story you had sold to a magazine was photocopied and handed out by a college teacher — or posted on the university’s website for free download? What if the magazine was defunct, and … Continue reading

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Social Media Law Updates You Might Have Missed

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It’s been awhile since I posted anything about social media law. The truth is that since I’m not a lawyer, I tend to get sidetracked and not pay much attention to changes in social media law until something happens that … Continue reading

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Lessons from a Lost Mobile Device

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Like most families these days, my family has gone mobile. My husband carries an Android phone and a Google tablet everywhere. Our 14-year-old has a Chromebook issued by his school, a Windows phone, and an iPad. I have an iPad … Continue reading

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How Google Killed the Cult — but Can’t Kill the Scam

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A couple of months ago, a Facebook friend posed the question, “Why don’t kids join cults anymore?” My reply to the inquiry wound up in an article in the Jewish Daily Foward titled, Jewish Parents Once Feared Kids Joining Cults — … Continue reading

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Proper Passwords Protect Your Pictures (and Your Reputation)

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Once again, the tabloids are having a field day with stories about nude photos of celebrities stolen by hackers and spread across the Internet. Despite what some B-list celebrities are saying, it isn’t blaming the victim to remind young women … Continue reading

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Google Reads Email, Turns Houston Gmail User In to Police

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KHOU television reports that police arrested a Houston man on child pornography charges after Google spotted a sexually explicit picture of a young girl in his email, and turned him in to a not-for-profit organization which passed his identify along to … Continue reading

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A Fresh Look at Copyright & Fan Fiction

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As a non-lawyer who writes often about legal topics, the last thing I want to see in my email inbox is a message from a nationally recognized legal expert who is pointing out a mistake in something I wrote. That’s … Continue reading

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