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Legal pitfalls of copyright, social media and new privacy laws to be tackled at CommsCon conference

stephen von muensterAgencyland’s best known lawyer Stephen von Muenster is to present a question-and-answer workshop at next month’s CommsCon conference aimed at helping communications professionals keep their brands out of trouble.

The founder of von Muenster Solicitors & Attorneys, will address topics including legally safe social media engagement, how changes to privacy laws will affect brands and the current copyright crackdown on PR agencies’ use of newspaper and magazine cuttings.

Questions for von Muenster can also be submitted by delegates in advance by emailing event producer Denise Jinks denise@focalattractions.com.au.

CommsConCommsCon – aimed at PR and communications professionals – takes place in Sydney on Thursday March 20. The draft program for the event can be seen via this link, with discounted early bird tickets available until the end of next week.

As has previously been announced, the event will be opened with keynote guest Joe Jareck, public relations director of The Los Angeles Dodgers. Also announced is global awards juror James Wright’s session on the world’s best PR thinking.

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