Sydney .NET User Group: "Twitter in the Courtroom..." - Tom Griffith

"Twitter in the Courtroom, Defamation and Copyright Infringement on Social Media" - Tom Griffith

Piper Alderman Partner Tom Griffith will explain how traditional laws of defamation apply on social media, and will discuss how Courts have adapted to widespread use of social media, including in the courtroom. The seminar will also cover Copyright and other intellectual property issues arising in social media.

About the speaker:
Tom is a partner in the Dispute Resolution division based in Sydney. He has more than 14 years’ experience in disputes in Adelaide, Sydney and Brisbane.

Tom has experience in regulatory hearings and enquiries, corporate fraud investigations, disputes involving breach of fiduciary duties, defamation and reputation management, (particularly online defamation and issues arising from social media) and in Corporations Law and ACCC matters. Tom has a diverse practice, ranging from employment disputes, advising in respect of directors’ duties and corporate governance, administrative law review and intellectual property disputes. He has also acted in retail tenancy disputes in the Administrative Appeals Tribunal and the Administrative Decisions Tribunal (NSW) and is the head of Piper Alderman's Social Media Focus Group.

Can't come in person? No worries!
We live stream the event so you can watch it from anywhere! Catch all the action live on Wednesday April 16 from 6pm here: http://www.ssw.com.au/ssw/NETUG/Live.aspx (http://www.ssw.com.au/ssw/NETUG/Live.aspx)