This assignment is regarding "Legal Issues for Social Media and Users." So, the first thing you need to do is read the following article: http://technology.findlaw.com/modern-law-practice/understanding-the-legal-issues-for-social-networking-sites-and.html

After reading the article, you need to answer or comment on the following questions:

1.Re Section 512(c).Section 512(c) removes liability for copyright infringement from websites that allow users to post content, as long as the site has a mechanism in place whereby the copyright owner can request the removal of infringing content. The site must also not receive a financial benefit directly attributable to the infringing activity.How do we reconcile the use of social media as a marketing platform for the sale of products or services to end users?

2. Section 230.Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act immunizes website from certain liability resulting from the publication of information provided by another. This usually arises in the context of defamation, privacy, negligence and other tort claims. It does not however, cover criminal liability, copyright infringement or other intellectual property claims. Whether we should retweetor share the posted information that is not fact-checked with others on social media?What would be a reasonable prudence standard for a social media person?