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Brevard Community College Paralegal Program
The Collision of MySpace, Your Space and the Work Space
February 18, 2012
Social Media:
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Certified E-Discovery Specialists
Presented by David Steinfeld, Esq.
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Social Media:Benefits and Applications in Litigation
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PART 1
what is it what does it do why is it important
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70+% of Internet pop. use social media 30%+ use social media daily
Awareness of Facebook is over 90% 700 Million people use social networks daily 67% of all statistics are made up
Statistics
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Blogs
Ratings & Reviews Social Bookmarking
Podcasts VideosSocialMedia
Social Networks
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“Core” SitesContent creation & hosting
LinkedInGoogle Plus
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“Core” SitesContent replication & Internet visibility
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Content creation & hosting
“Newer” Sites
Delicious Tumblr
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“Newer” SitesContent replication & Internet visibility
ShareaholicStumbleUpon
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Visibility Credibility Recognition Notoriety Business Referrals
Benefits
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Networking Instant communications Instant sharing of
information,knowledge & documents
Connectivity
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Obtaining Social Media
Open Source
- Unprotected information voluntarily placed in the public domain
Research – hone your skills to find data Think beyond Search Engines & Google
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Obtaining Social MediaProtected/Compartmented Information
- Information with limited access or intended to only be viewed by those the creator allows to see it
Ethical Considerations1. can you obtain this information 2. what manner did you use3. is it fair to allow its use
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Obtaining Social MediaDiscovery Requests
1. Requests to Produce 2. Interrogatories3. Request for Admissions4. Physical inspections of
hard drives
– seek the protected info in an unprotected state e.g. stored on a hard drive
– think outside the box
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Preserving ESI
1. Litigation Hold Letters- Demands to Opposing Party- Obligations & Responsibilities
to YOUR client
2. Liabilities for Failure to Preserve Data- Spoliation- Potential Results in Litigation
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Using Social Media Admitting the Evidence
Rules: authenticity, best evidence, prejudice, hearsay, business records exception, other exceptions
How to present it in a Courtroom
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Timeliness of Social Media/E-Discovery
Federal
Conferences
State
March 2012 Florida Supreme Court set to hear oral argument on newly proposed e-discovery Rules
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