Yin Tian of Peking University says the law will be a mark of the government's respect for private property and could help to reinforce social stability by reducing disputes.
Being clear from the beginning of the employment relationship can be crucial to avoiding later disputes and litigation over who owns a particular social media account and the contacts associated with it.
Barry notes that the Virginia case is the latest in a string of legal disputes that have arisen between employers and employees based on the increasingly popular use of social media.