Author: Mitch Keeler
Content theft is something that happens to everybody.  Having been a target of these thieves myself, as well as being one who has studied up on how to deal with them, I thought I would share some tips with you on how to reclaim ownership of your content.
Under copyright law, anything that you [...]

It sounds obvious. However, as the economic downturn begins to show signs of a turnaround, the frequency of Internet transactions is on the rise. The downturn created some major changes in the market, but companies have become more efficient than ever. The market downturn also restructured the workforce significantly and has (in some instances unwillingly) [...]

This month InternetLitigators has seen a significant increase in membership applications from new Internet businesses. Given the current state of the economy, this development seems contrary to the common understanding of good business practice; however, upon closer examination this development is more closely tied to a shift in focus than an economic barrier to [...]

This month at InternetLitigators we have had a number of questions arise concerning the use of copyright protected material on the Internet. While issues of copyright and the proper use of information on the Internet can be quite complicated there is one tool that every website owner and content publisher should be familiar with: the [...]

This month we decided to make a brief review of what you need to know before engaging in the practice of commercial email advertising. The CAN-SPAM Act of 2003 (Controlling the Assault of Non-Solicited Pornography and Marketing Act) sets the requirements for commercial mailers and establishes the penalties for those that fail to comply.
The Act [...]

What is a Trademark? Think of a trademark (or servicemark for services) as a word, phrase, symbol or design that identifies and distinguishes one source of goods or services from another. It is not necessarily the name of your company but the mark that you use to identify your goods or services.
Why Register a [...]

This month InternetLitigators has been presented with several issues involving website development and design. We represent both web designers and webmasters regularly so our experience and comments on this issue are intended to address both sides of this deal.
Whether you are a Designer or a Webmaster there are a few things that you should always [...]

We receive inquiries quite often from prospective clients wanting “form” documents to use as Terms of Service to govern the use of their website or from webmasters inquiring whether or not a set of Terms drafted for one operator site (or worse, simply found on an unrelated website) can be used instead of having terms [...]

As the year draws to a close, December is our month for annual client reviews. We recommend that all of our clients conduct an annual legal review of their existing policies, procedures and content and, in general, there is no better time then the end of the year. The following are some of the areas [...]

This month we have seen several issues arise concerning the use of domain names with respect to the rights of registered trademark owners. Registering a domain name is not the same as registering a trademark and I thought some information as to the difference and how they might interrelate would be helpful. Understanding the difference [...]

We had an interesting issue come up this week. A new client called us wanting to get an estimate for the preparation of a new “Terms of Service” agreement prepared specially for his web site. This client was in the process of having a new version of his web site developed and wanted the terms [...]