Trying to avoid a business license. I have an online service business.

You do not need to live an a state to incorporate a business there. Use your browser to find one of the hundreds of web sites that do cheap...

Is it illegal for someone to take a photo of someone ; to publish it online and make fun of them?

It can be a crime. Ohio has just enacted a cyber-bully law that protects students from each other. There are also defamation laws to protect...

Can my fiance sue his exgirlfriend for posting an untrue, hateful status about him on facebook?

This is America, you can sue anyone, anytime, for anything. In this case it looks like your fiance can sue for defamation of character (libel) and...

I have registered a hotel related domain name and the owner of the hotel asks me to hand over the ownership. Do I need to?

It is hard to answer this question without knowing the exact domain names. I would think that a hotel's name is its trademark whether it is a...

You are right that liability can resort if there is child porn on your computer. However, you don't need to lose sleep over this. I doubt there was...

Internet Plagiarism - How can websites essentially copy content from others?

National news organizations have mostly entered into reciprical arrangements which allow them to use the works of the other organizations without...

What is the common punishment for harassing someone?

Harassment mostly comes under the anti-stalking laws. Almost all 50 states have stalking laws and the punishments are different. Threatening...

Online Censorship Of Content

While your site promotes a legitimate lifestyle, I can see why you are having problems. First of all, you are probably having difficulties if...

Is it illegal to email nude videos to my boyfriend? We are both over 18.

I often say as cocktail party chatter that there is no gravity on the Internet -- What goes up does not come down. A nude picture of you posted...

Can I somehow stop a website, because it uses a major company's name and logo?

Under copyright and trademark law it is the obligation of the property right owners to police the use of their rights. I suggest you write the...