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1. Bloggers: Big Media Is Watching*, by Peter Burrows, Business Week, 6-25-2008 As content recognition software gets more sophisticated, Burrows says to expect more copyright-relat... (* Full information available to paid subscribers.)
2. Viacom vs. YouTube: Beyond Privacy*, by Catherine Holahan, Business Week, 7-3-2008 Holahan reports that the legal tide may be turning against many of the most popular companies on the... (* Full information available to paid subscribers.)
3. http://www.cioinsight.com/c/a/Opinion/Avoiding-Web-Rocks-and-Shoals/?kc=CIOMINEPNL052308*, by Larry Downes, CIO Insight, 5-20-2008 Can your company be held responsible for illegal activities committed by users of your Web site? Dow... (* Full information available to paid subscribers.)
4. Top EU Security Agency Calls for Policing of Social Network*, by Paul Meller, InfoWorld, 5-27-2008 Cites European Network and Information Security Agency executive: "Social networking sites are very ... (* Full information available to paid subscribers.)
5. Do-it-yourself Copyright Protection Online*, by Robert Niles, Online Journalism Review, 5-21-2008 If others are stealing your content online, there are simple ways that you can find them, and then s... (* Full information available to paid subscribers.)
6. How to Make Sure Your Email Is Legal*, by Spencer Kollas, iMedia Connection, 6-17-2008 Kollas describes the 4 main topics that new regulations address, how they will affect the way you do... (* Full information available to paid subscribers.)
7. Merchants Ban Affiliates Based on New York Tax*, by Janet Meiners, Marketing Pilgrim, 5-28-2008 Due to New York State's law that collects sales taxes from merchants who have affiliate marketers ba... (* Full information available to paid subscribers.)
8. Top Ten Tips To Manage New York Sales Tax*, by John Dozier, Dozier Internet Law, 5-23-2008 Discusses various approaches to complying with New York State's new law requiring collection of sale... (* Full information available to paid subscribers.)
9. A Fool for a Client*, by Gonzalo E. Mon, OMMA, 5-1-2008 Running promotions that involve consumer-generated content seems ideal. Users spend time engaging wh... (* Full information available to paid subscribers.)
10. What Can You (Legally) Take From the Web?*, by Kirk Teska, IEEE Spectrum, 4-1-2008 Web sites and bloggers beware: copyright law applies to you too, as Teska explains.... (* Full information available to paid subscribers.)
11. Hey, Isn't That . . .*, by Monica Hesse, Washington Post, 1-9-2008 In an increasingly user-generated world where the public is the artist, sometimes it's big companies... (* Full information available to paid subscribers.)
12. YouTube's Legal Issues Grow*, by Ashley Jones, EContent, 11-6-2007 Reports that YouTube has found itself facing a whole new group of legal issues beyond copyright, whi... (* Full information available to paid subscribers.)
13. How Big Media's Copyright Campaigns Threaten Internet Free Expression*, by Cory Doctorow, Information Week, 11-5-2007 Big media companies' efforts to extend copyright are hurting creators' abilities to find audiences f... (* Full information available to paid subscribers.)
14. A DMCA Fix Needed To Eliminate Online Copyright Loophole*, by Jared Bernstein, EContent, 7-24-2007 Bernstein reports that the courts have begun to send a message to service providers: Now you have te... (* Full information available to paid subscribers.)
15. DailyMotion Engages Copyright Detection Tool*, by Kristina Knight, BizReport, 7-31-2007 One of the hurdles with online video has been the threat of copyright infringement. YouTube has suff... (* Full information available to paid subscribers.)
16. The Net Gets Real on Copyrights*, by Catherine Holahan, Business Week, 7-23-2007 Holahan reports that the Harry Potter ending is the latest example of how Web sites are more willing... (* Full information available to paid subscribers.)
17. Paid Search, Trademark Legalities and Liability -- Oh My!*, by Tony Wright, Search Engine Watch, 4-23-2007 Discusses the legal implications of bidding on trademarked words. The most common legal theories use... (* Full information available to paid subscribers.)
18. Trade Association Proposed to Represent Ratings Websites*, by Sarah Colombo, Online Journalism Review, 5-10-2007 An online entrepreneur wants publishers of rating and review websites, such as RateMDs.com, to band ... (* Full information available to paid subscribers.)
19. Legal and Business Advice for Online Publishers and Bloggers*, by Kim Pearson, Online Journalism Review, 4-11-2007 Pearson offers steps you can take to help protect yourself, and your website, from lawsuits and othe... (* Full information available to paid subscribers.)
20. Section508.gov*, , Federal agencies must make their websites accessible to people with disabilities. This site gives st... (* Full information available to paid subscribers.)
21. Federal Court Says Bloggers Not Responsible for Comments*, by Jeremy Luebke, Marketing Pilgrim, 2-27-2007 Blog about news that a federal court has reaffirmed both bloggers and forum operators cannot be held... (* Full information available to paid subscribers.)
22. Taking the Copyright Initiative*, by Jared Bernstein, EContent, 1-23-2007 It may be important for user-generated content (UGC)/search provider GooTube to reach out to major c... (* Full information available to paid subscribers.)
23. Your Rights as an Online Journalist: What Will 2007 Bring?*, by Kim Pearson, Online Journalism Review, 1-8-2007 Experts in the fields of speech freedom and copyright law offer their opinions on what will be in st... (* Full information available to paid subscribers.)
24. You May Target With Trademarks*, by Deborah Richman, Search Engine Watch, 1-9-2007 According to a recent U.S. District Court ruling (J.G. Wentworth vs. Settlement Funding), you may us... (* Full information available to paid subscribers.)
25. Ten Simple Ways to Get Sued*, by John Dozier, Practical Ecommerce, 1-9-2007 Warns of lawsuit potential that site owners might be exposed to, such as ownership of custom code, a... (* Full information available to paid subscribers.)
26. Virtual Property Rights Are No Game*, by Thomas Claburn, Information Week, 12-16-2006 Claburn explores the question: What do cyberproperty magnates really own? While the legal status of ... (* Full information available to paid subscribers.)
27. Don't Believe The Web 3.0 Hype*, by Sean Carton, Publish, 11-16-2006 Carton says the move to Web Services (Web 3.0) is challenged by 2 issues: Net Neutrality and copyrig... (* Full information available to paid subscribers.)
28. Trademark Keyword Suit against Google Dismissed*, by Brian Quinton, Direct Magazine, 10-2-2006 Rescuecom vs. Google was dismissed. Rescuecom claimed that Google was infringing on its trademark by... (* Full information available to paid subscribers.)
29. Whose Video Is It, Anyway?*, by Heather Green, Business Week, 7-27-2006 Discusses the role the Internet increasingly is playing in letting artists and other individuals rea... (* Full information available to paid subscribers.)
30. Opinion: Protecting Net Neutrality From The Neutricidal Telcos*, by Cory Doctorow, Information Week, 6-26-2006 Internet activist Doctorow says that the Internet community needs to force regulators to preserve ne... (* Full information available to paid subscribers.)
31. A taxing concern*, by Mark Poiner, Multichannel Merchant, 6-1-2006 Discusses the background of sales tax rules and the progress of the Streamlined Sales Tax Agreement ... (* Full information available to paid subscribers.)
32. No Space for MySpace?*, by Alex Halperin, Business Week, 5-12-2006 Halperin discusses how a proposed law banning social networks from computers in schools and librarie... (* Full information available to paid subscribers.)
33. Google's Click Settlement: Should You Opt In or Out?*, by Kevin Lee, CllickZ Experts, 5-26-2006 If you have been a Google AdWords advertiser in the past, you should take a serious look at the rece... (* Full information available to paid subscribers.)
34. Tech Giants' Internet Battles*, by Burt Helm, Business Week, 4-27-2006 Reviews legislation allowing network operators to give preference to their own content, or ensure sp... (* Full information available to paid subscribers.)
35. The Net Neutrality Debate: You Pay, You Play?*, by Ben Worthen, CIO, 4-15-2006 The democracy of the Web may soon be a relic of the past, says Worthen. Warns of a change that may h... (* Full information available to paid subscribers.)
36. Legitimate Behavioral Targeting vs. Spyware*, by David Rittenhouse, ClickZ Experts, 4-19-2006 New York State's investigation and prosecution of spyware ad company Direct Revenue brings up the qu... (* Full information available to paid subscribers.)
37. eBay vs. MercExchange Before the Supreme Court*, by Frank Fortunato, ECommerce-Guide, 4-12-2006 The U.S. Supreme Court is hearing arguments in a patent infringement case that could have a huge imp... (* Full information available to paid subscribers.)
38. The Other Information Revolution*, by Larry Downes, CIO Insight, 3-6-2006 Downes says efforts to police the Internet are on the rise and asks: Why doesn't anyone care anymore... (* Full information available to paid subscribers.)
39. Prosecutor: Advertisers Must Monitor Online Distributors*, by Shankar Gupta, Media Post, 3-30-2006 Warns that advertisers and marketers must be wary of fraud or deceptive practices committed by their... (* Full information available to paid subscribers.)
40. 'Electronic Discovery' Industry Blooming*, CRM Daily, 2-1-2006 Increasingly, e-discovery customers are not just law firms enmeshed in big corporate cases. Companie... (* Full information available to paid subscribers.)
41. Why Johnny Can't Stop Sharing Files*, by Larry Downes, CIO Insight, 1-6-2006 Copyright is effectively dead, says Downes, despite the entertainment industry having won the Grokst... (* Full information available to paid subscribers.)
42. U.S. Takes Aim at Online Gambling*, by Jay Wrolstad, CIO Today, 2-17-2006 Legislation focused on cracking down on the thriving business of online gambling was introduced in C... (* Full information available to paid subscribers.)
43. Internet Transparency Needed*, eWeek, 2-27-2006 Rather than restricting what U.S. companies do abroad, says US task force can serve a role as a brid... (* Full information available to paid subscribers.)
44. Fair Use under Fire*, by Diana Day, Online Journalism Review, 2-23-2006 Discusses the state of fair use as it pertains to online journalists. Observes that it is very diff... (* Full information available to paid subscribers.)
45. Spitzer Settles With E-Mail Marketer*, by Keith Regan, E-Commerce Times, 3-13-2006 There is a real price to pay for violating privacy policies posted on websites where opt-in e-mail s... (* Full information available to paid subscribers.)
46. Blind advocacy group, consumer sue Target.com alleging site inaccessibility*, Internet Retailer, 2-20-2006 The National Federation of the Blind and a blind consumer have filed a class-action lawsuit against ... (* Full information available to paid subscribers.)
47. Fight to Keep the Internet Toll-Free*, eWeek, 1-30-2006 Experts say a move toward a toll-road model would be bad for the Internet and bad for the quickly ex... (* Full information available to paid subscribers.)
48. Score One For Free Speech*, by Thomas Claburn, Information Week, 1-23-2006 Claburn discusses Yahoo's losing a French lawsuit over the sale of Nazi memorabilia on its Web page.... (* Full information available to paid subscribers.)
49. Legislating Cyberspace: Three Key Issues for 2006*, eWeek, 1-9-2006 Looks at censorship, privacy, copyright, digital rights management and other matters relating to the... (* Full information available to paid subscribers.)
50. Copyrights, Trademarks and Search Engines*, by Grant Crowell, SearchDay, 10-20-2005 Web site owners must be on constant guard with copyrighted and trademarked materials, both to make s... (* Full information available to paid subscribers.)