Program Details
2025-08-08 14:00:00
Over 1,000+ webinars
Course Overview
2025-08-08 14:00:00
2h CLE Credits
Intermediate
2
2:00 pm - 2:30 pm ESTThis session defines emojis and traces their evolution from emoticons and kaomojis to modern Unicode standards. Participants will learn how Unicode assigns unique values to emojis while allowing platforms to render them differently, creating potential legal implications.
Eric Goldman 2:30 pm - 3:00 pm ESTExplore the distinctive characteristics that make emojis complex for legal interpretation, including visual similarity, multiple meanings by design, and platform-specific slang. This session examines how the same emoji can serve different communicative functions and why platform rendering variations create unprecedented legal challenges.
Eric Goldman 3:10 pm - 3:40 pm ESTDiscover the growing presence of emojis in court cases and the interpretive tools judges use to assign meaning. Learn about authoritative resources like Emojipedia, the role of expert testimony, and critical practice points including why emoji depictions should always come in pairs.
Eric Goldman 3:40 pm - 4:10 pm ESTAnalyze landmark cases where emojis determined legal outcomes, from the Canadian thumbs-up contract case to emoji forensics exposing fabricated evidence. These case studies demonstrate how single emojis can form contracts, support defamation claims, and create securities liability.
Eric GoldmanEric Goldman is Associate Dean for Research, Professor of Law, Co-Director of the High Tech Law Institute, and Co-Supervisor of the Privacy Law Certificate at Santa Clara University School of Law. His research and teaching focuses on Internet law.
Eric Goldman is Associate Dean for Research, Professor of Law, Co-Director of the High Tech Law Institute, and Co-Supervisor of the Privacy Law Certificate at Santa Clara University School of Law. His research and teaching focuses on Internet law.
Requirements
The Alabama State Bar MCLE Commission requires attorneys to complete 12 credits, including 1 ethics, by December 31 of each year. All credits must be reported by February 15 of the following year. A maximum of 12 credits, including 1 ethics credit, may be carried over for 1 year only.
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