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The issues of ownership and use of LinkedIn contacts have been widely debated, but little judicial guidance exists. In Whitmar Publications Limited v Gamage and Others([2013] EWHC 1881 Ch; Judgment 4 July 2013), the High Court has confirmed that LinkedIn contacts can constitute confidential information belonging to an employer to which it has granted injunctive relief.
The problems for an organisation attempting to assert ownership of LinkedIn contacts are well known. LinkedIn's terms and conditions say that ownership of the account is personal to the account holder. Many companies attempt to claim ownership of accounts that are opened by employees during the course of their employment..............
The issues of ownership and use of LinkedIn contacts have been widely debated, but little judicial guidance exists. In Whitmar Publications Limited v Gamage and Others([2013] EWHC 1881 Ch; Judgment 4 July 2013), the High Court has confirmed that LinkedIn contacts can constitute confidential information belonging to an employer to which it has granted injunctive relief.
The problems for an organisation attempting to assert ownership of LinkedIn contacts are well known. LinkedIn's terms and conditions say that ownership of the account is personal to the account holder. Many companies attempt to claim ownership of accounts that are opened by employees during the course of their employment..............
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