Top 10 Developments/Headlines in Trade Secret, Computer Fraud, and Non-Compete Law in 2012

As part of our annual tradition, here is our list of the top 10 developments/headlines in trade secret, computer fraud, and non-compete law for 2012. 

Last year we predicted that in 2012 we would see a significant increase in social media cases and this year did not disappoint.  In fact, we saw several disputes involving the ownership of social media accounts and account “followers” on  Twitter, LinkedIn, Facebook and Myspace. We also saw several states enacting legislation to protect employees’ “personal” social media accounts and we expect more states to follow next year.  In 2013, we expect to see social media continue to generate disputes in trade secret, computer fraud, and non-compete law, as well as in privacy law.

 

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