As technology advances at record speed , thorny legal issues are emerging , experts say . People are being sued for what they post on social - networking sites such as Twitter . Some of the legal issues include privacy , defamation and content ownership . The law is ` ` at least five years behind technology as it is developing , '' legal expert says .
As technology evolves at breakneck speed , thorny legal issues are emerging , experts say . People are being sued for what they post on social-networking sites such as Twitter . Some of the legal issues involve privacy , defamation and content ownership . The law is `` at least five years behind technology as it is developing , '' legal expert says .