Interpreting Emoji

An interview with Prof. Eric Goldman

How Courts Treat Emojis

What exactly are emojis, and who owns them? Can their use create a binding contract or form a criminal threat?  Law professor and emoji whisperer Eric Goldman gives the lay of the land and upacks a number of complex and surprising legal issues in this new and growing form of communication.  🕵😊⚖👩‍⚖️


  • Attorney CLE accreditation 

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