Deborah A Logan's Answers

Domain Name

You present an interesting question, and one that demonstrates the tension between trademark holders and others in possession of domain names that may or may not be confusingly similar. You don’t mention what type of business you were operating for three years using the domain name or whether you might have had content on your website that might lead one who initially visited your site to believe that it was in some way related to that of the large company. This is an important issue to...

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Is it legal for Americans to gamble using online casinos?

In general, gambling is allowed under federal law and each individual state is allowed to prohibit or regulate it. Online gambling is a different kettle of fish, however, and there appears to be some confusion as to whether, and what types of gambling, are legal under federal law. There have been several proposed bills floated in Congress over the past couple of years which would purport to legalize it with licensing and regulation. However, for the time being, you have to look to state law...

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Internet use of company computer for adult web sites

First, I have to say that I am not admitted to practice law in Georgia and that you would be wise to speak with an employment lawyer who is admitted to practice there. With that said, in general, one important step toward taking care of this problem is to implement policies governing employee’s workplace use of the Internet and email. It appears as though you are moving in that direction in putting together an employee handbook. However, one fundamental principal of employment law is that...