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Daliah Saper Invited to Speak at NASA’s Johnson Space Center regarding Social Media Law

On July 22nd, Daliah Saper will be speaking at NASA’s Johnson Space Center regarding the legal issues surrounding the use of social media.  NASA’s Johnson Space Center is bringing together leaders in social media use from across different government agencies to share their expertise, learn from one another and collaborate on social media issues.  Agencies such [...]

Saper Law attorneys compare American and British Defamation suits

Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie’s recent defamation lawsuit against a British tabloid caused a lot of our clients to ask: Why did Pitt-Jolie not sue for defamation in America?  The short answer is that British courts currently provide a far more plaintiff-friendly forum for claims of defamation, or libel in its written form, than courts in the U.S. Here is a brief overview of [...]

Saper Law Attorneys discuss the buzz behind Google Buzz

With the recent release of Buzz, Google’s new social media and networking platform, Google has been forced to face down a storm of criticism over alleged privacy violations.  The primary point of concern raised by critics was the application’s “auto-follow feature,” which automatically uploaded and shared email contact information that many users preferred to keep [...]

New Saper Law Article: Defamation in Political Campaigns

Defamation in Political Campaigns 

With the recent conclusion of the Illinois primaries and statewide elections around the corner, media channels and airwaves have been a breeding ground for assaultive comments and statements between candidates. Television viewers and radio listeners have been bombarded with an onslaught of negative attack campaign ads and political statements that barrage one [...]

Daliah Saper Invited as a Guest Speaker on Chicago Public Radio’s WBEZ 91.5 FM Regarding Defamation in Political Campaigns

As a litigator, a large part of Daliah Saper’s practice at Saper Law centers on cases involving defamation and slander. On January 19, 2010, Chicago Public Radio, WBEZ 91.5 FM, invited Daliah Saper and Geoffrey Stone, a professor of law at the University of Chicago, to be guest speakers on the topic of political [...]

The recording of October’s Seminar at Saper Law about online defamation is now available for viewing!

The recording of October’s Seminar at Saper Law regarding online defamation is now available for viewing! In this presentation, Daliah Saper, along with associates Shannon Bond and Stewart Kuhlo, provide an overview of defamation law and use real world examples of cases Saper Law has handled to illustrate the challenges involved with prosecuting or [...]

Daliah’s SocDevCamp Powerpoint Presentation Available Online

Daliah presented the following presentation at SocDevCamp Chicago on Saturday August 9, 2008:Legal Liability under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act and the Communications Decency Act 
Presented by Daliah Saper, Saper Law Offices, LLC
Download PowerPoint slides: Legal Liability under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act and the Communications Decency Act

Using a Photograph for Commercial Purposes - Copyright and Right of Publicity Law

If you are in business, chances are that you are involved in some sort of advertising or promotion for your goods and services. Say that you give out some of your products to a celebrity and photograph her with the products. Can you now use that photograph in your advertising?  Or perhaps you learn that [...]

Defamation on the Internet

Many people believe that when they write something on a website, blog, or message board, that they are truly “anonymous” and have a free pass to say anything they want. This feeling of anonymity sometimes leads people to post false statements in an effort to discredit another individual or harm their reputation. These people are [...]