Internet Law 4/4

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Car Dealers Clash with Website

In a variation on a familiar phrase, a federal trial court effectively has ruled that, in the context of a website posting customers’...

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Like-Kind Exchanges

Normally, capital gains are recognized and taxable upon the sale of property. The Tax Code provides an exception to this rule for certain...

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Computer Fraud and Abuse Act update

The federal Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA) is most closely associated with criminal prosecutions brought by the Department of...

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Quotable

A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty. – Winston Churchill

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Technology and the Law

Lost Database Is Not Insured “If you can’t reach out and touch it, it is not insured.” That was the gist of a court’s ruling in a lawsuit...

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“Cybersmear” Lawsuits

The free-wheeling give and take in various online forums is leading to more defamation claims by individuals and businesses. Given that...

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Cybersquatting

A small partnership whose sole line of business appears to have been registration of hundreds of Internet domain names registered an...