Social Media Vocabulary

branch of law that addresses legal issues related to the use of the Internet

• Internet/Cyber Law

• Ethics

• Law

• Ethical Guidelines

rules and regulations an individual, business, or organization must follow;

what must be done

• Internet/Cyber Law

• Ethics

• Law

• Ethical Guidelines

defined actions which are seen as morally right or wrong

• Internet/Cyber Law

• Ethics

• Law

• Ethical Guidelines

social guidelines or rules based on the moral principles and values of a person, group, or society;

what should be done

• Internet/Cyber Law

• Ethics

• Law

• Ethical Guidelines

any defamatory statement which is written

• US Copyright Statute

• Defamation

• Libel

• Slander

action of damaging the good reputation of someone

• US Copyright Statute

• Defamation

• Libel

• Slander

any defamatory statement which is spoken

• US Copyright Statute

• Defamation

• Libel

• Slander

allows the use of limited portions of a work including quotes, for purposes such as commentary, criticism, news reporting, and scholarly reports

• US Copyright Statute

• Defamation

• Libel

• Slander

process of uploading, publishing, and sharing video clips online

• Video-Sharing

• Social Media

• Instant Messaging

• Social Networking

form of communication service which enables a user to create a private chat with another user

to communicate in real time over the internet

• Video-Sharing

• Social Media

• Instant Messaging

• Social Networking