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Perspective

Dec. 11, 2010

How Discoverable Is Social Media Content?

Rules on discoverability of content contained in social networking sites are gradually emerging. By Perry Viscounty and Jennifer L. Barry of Latham & Watkins.


By Perry Viscounty and Jennifer L. Barry


A single photo or e-mail can often determine the outcome of litigation. Last month, a New York state appellate court issued a ruling that could affect the discoverability of hundreds of billions of photos, messages, and other documents. How? By addressing whether the information on Facebook, MySpace, and other social networking sites can be discovered.


Data from users' social networking sites has become a p...

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