Sploggers, Spammers and Hackers Ruin the Internet

It is amazing that here we sit on the Greatest Communication System ever created in the history of the human species and yet some folks do not realize how wonderful a gift it is and thus ruin it for everyone. We really need to get rid of those who move to destroy the system; The Spammers, Sploggers, hackers, etc.

Are We Able to Completely Stop Software Piracy

Software piracy is the illegal reproduction and distribution of software applications, whether for business or personal use. While you may know that copying and/or distributing copyrighted software illegally is considered piracy, you may not be aware that even possession of software that has been illegally copied is piracy. There are actually many distinct types of software piracy, and familiarity with them can protect you from any connection, even if unintentional, to intellectual property theft.

Reporting a Cyber Crime: What You Need to Know

According to the Federal Bureau of Investigation, most law enforcement experts agree that the vast majority of cyber crimes are not reported, which allows the perpetrators to continue to carry out their crimes and victimize others. The FBI, in partnership with the National White Collar Crime Center, has helped establish an online source of help, the Internet Crime Complaint Center, where internet users can file complaints for any type of online crime.

Hijacked! What To Do When Your Website is Stolen

How to find out if your website's content or graphics have been stolen and what to do if it has. The internet, being the free and open place that it is, makes it easy for would-be thieves and not-so-savory companies to lift anything and everything from another website. It is important to take a stand when infringing material is found. Consequences of another individual or company using your written material, graphics, or even logo can damage your reputation, get you blacklisted by search engines, and more.

Cyber Law and Slander Online Considered

We are starting to see more and more Internet Laws being added to the books in many different agencies in the United States. There are cyber laws at the FBI, FCC, SEC, FTC and many other places cropping up. What is unfortunate indeed is that most of these laws are made to protect US Citizens and yet only enforced onto US Citizens.

Legal Issues About Trademarks And Domain Names

Trade marks are a name or symbol that are used to distinguish the goods of services of a particular company from others. Similar to copyrights and other signs of intellectual property, the effects o...

Data Backup and Storage Compliance, How Do Smaller Companies Achieve This?

An articled detailing how smaller companies deal with data backup and storage compliance.

Trademark Infringement Issues For Pay-per-Click (PPC) Advertisers

Trademark infringements occur when companies bid on the brand names of their competitors. This results in the company’s ads appearing under searches for the competitor’s brand. What can you do to protect yourself from trademark infringement?

E-Commerce Patent Blackmail --- You May Be Next!

Over the last eight years, the promise of the Internet has been to level the playing field between small businesses and major corporations.

Google's Book Scanning and Copyright Laws

As you may know, Google is making an effort to scan every book in the world. The goal is to create a giant online database of every book that can be searched. One small problem is the fact that Google is violating copyright laws.

Recommendation for Statutory Reconstruction for the Extension of Tax Jurisdiction in Cyberspace

The changing nature of Internet technology and the concept of jurisdiction law has taken new dimensions, which has make it imperative that we should introduce new legislation for defining our tax jurisdiction in internet,

Electronic Commerce Tax Jurisdiction and Principles of Permanent Establishment

The database hosted at remote server also should not be deemed a permanent establishment because the act is discretionary which provide enough opportunity for tax payer to avoid the higher tax jurisdiction.

Navigating The Internet Sales Tax Laws

Q. I have been contacted by my local city government to say that my business is scheduled to be audited to determine if I owe any sales tax from items purchased on the Internet. Can they really make me pay this tax? I thought you could buy things online tax free? -- Katie R.