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Written by Avvo Staff
Internet law is still being defined and developed because the Internet is relatively new.
Brett J. Trout
Written by Brett J. Trout
Contributor Level 4

Few companies know as much as they should about Internet law. Every company runs across its share of scammers, disgruntled employees and lawsuits. How often a company sidesteps trouble and how often a company gets left holding the bag, often comes down to which side knows more about the law.
Christopher R. Minelli
Written by Christopher R. Minelli
Contributor Level 6

This legal guide will provide a short introduction to protecting personal information (and more importantly details about your personal life) from people on the internet. Interested parties, such as college admissions officers and employers, look to the internet to find out information on everyone.
Adrianos Matthew Facchetti
Written by Adrianos Matthew Facchetti
Contributor Level 4

Your reputation is everything. It can take years to develop and only a few blog postings to call it into question. This guide will give you some practical steps that you can take now to preserve your good name.
Alan James Brinkmeier
Written by Alan James Brinkmeier
Contributor Level 10

An ever-growing amount of people use the Internet and continue to be unaware of the information being collected about them. Persons that use the internet to communicate should know that what you post is not private.
Adrianos Matthew Facchetti
Written by Adrianos Matthew Facchetti
Contributor Level 4

It's a well-known fact that most insurance policies don't cover defamation, invasion of privacy, or copyright infringement claims. It's also true that legal threats against bloggers have escalated dramatically in recent years. So what's a blogger to do? Give up? Never!
Adrianos Matthew Facchetti
Written by Adrianos Matthew Facchetti
Contributor Level 4

Most lawsuits are avoidable and unnecessary. The key is to adopt a preventive strategy. Follow the steps below and you will be better off whatever happens.
Adrianos Matthew Facchetti
Written by Adrianos Matthew Facchetti
Contributor Level 4

Defamation is commonly misunderstood, especially when it involves the internet. This legal guide will cover the most common misconceptions about defamation to inform you and help you avoid being sued for defamation on the internet.
Arieh Mordechai Flemenbaum
Written by Arieh Mordechai Flemenbaum
Contributor Level 5

There are many business issues to address when launching an e-commerce business. This checklist contains many of the key issues, but it is meant only as a starting point. For a more comprehensive list, consult a qualified and experienced attorney.
Natalie Sulimani
Written by Natalie Sulimani
Contributor Level 3

With social media, businesses can't be too careful how they are perceived online. It takes mere moments for information about you or your business to travel around the web. I will show you steps to monitor your brand online while also furthering your brand.
Alan James Brinkmeier
Written by Alan James Brinkmeier
Contributor Level 10

This guide offers some guidance on how people can protect their personal details and financial information.
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Written by Matthew Peter Digesti
Contributor Level 4

The FTC recently released a staff report detailing four voluntary guidelines when collecting customer data online. Protected your business today by following these four steps. Excellent user privacy is not only a legal consideration, but great business as well.
Alan James Brinkmeier
Written by Alan James Brinkmeier
Contributor Level 10

This guide offers guidance regarding how credit card holders can protect their personal details and financial information.
Alan James Brinkmeier
Written by Alan James Brinkmeier
Contributor Level 10

The number of identity thefts by way of social network sites is on a drastic rise. This guide suggests ways to avoid those cyberthieves that are targeting increasingly popular social networking sites like Facebook and Twitter that provide a gold mine of personal information.
Jonathan David Frieden
Written by Jonathan David Frieden
Contributor Level 3

An e-commerce business's domain name is a valuable asset in directing customers to its website and, therefore, has the direct effect of increasing revenue. A business seeking to protect its domain name and reduce the risk that others will trade off of its well-known domain should:
Jay Allen Moffitt
Written by Jay Allen Moffitt
Contributor Level 3

The voluntary FTC guidelines offer broad suggestions for how advertisers can avoid deceptive marketing strategies. These guidelines, however, were last updated in 1980, so the FTC wanted to consider new marketing techniques, like blogs. These steps help your game review site stay legal.
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Written by Avvo Staff
Telecommunications law covers issues in radio, the Internet, telephone (including cell/mobile phones), television, cable, and satellite broadcasting.
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Written by Avvo Staff
Gaming, or gambling, is restricted by both state and federal laws. All aspects of gambling are regulated, whether it's gambling at a racetrack, on a cruise ship, in a casino, or on the Internet.
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Written by Avvo Staff
Banks and bank accounts are regulated by both state and federal laws. Banking or financial law governs Internet banking, credit unions, savings and loan associations, banks, and thrift institutions.
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Written by Avvo Staff
Federal law governs communications, which includes radio, television, satellite, wire, wireless, and cable broadcasting.

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