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 . There are several reasons why the law tends to play catch-up , experts said . 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 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 .