Domain Name Trademarks

As your Internet business grows, the value of your domain name increases. The issue of a domain name trademark should move to the top of your list.

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.

Blackberry Patent Woes: A Boon for Pocket PC Gamers?

As RIM encounters another Blackberry patent stumbling block, this may well prove fortuitous for Pocket PC and Palm gamers. As the old adage states, what's bad for the Blackberry gander may be gravy for PDA gaming goose.

Yahoo to Prohibit Competitive Keyword Bids Containing Trademarks

In a recent announcement e-mailed to advertisers using Yahoo Search Marketing, the search engine giant states no more competitive bids on keywords containing trademarks will be allowed as of March 1 2006.

Image Linking and Copyright Violation

Do not link to images on another site using the img tag without explicit permission from the site owner!

Why Comply? The Movement to W3C Compliance

The Internet: a powerful tool with endless possibilities to advance business, connect people and share information. We believe that with those opportunities comes a real responsibility to understand its complexity and provide universal solutions to its issues. For Web developers, in particular, the onus falls on creating sites aimed at maximizing client contact through well-rounded, functional vehicles that drive traffic and generate sales. And in today's global economy, it also means using code that is W3C compliant.

Microsoft Loses Patent Lawsuit

One of the top news stories this week involves the judgment against Microsoft by a small company with a big software patent. Despite heated input by the Internet community to invalidate Eolas' patent because of its broad nature, Microsoft lost every appeal and effort to get the patent nullified. Unfortunately, that decision means a bit of trouble for a few million web designers who use Flash, streaming movies, and more.

How to Assign Copyrights for an eBook to a Non-Profit; Sample Letter

If you are an author and have written an e-book, which can help people often nonprofit groups will discover it and ask if they can put the e-book on their web site for all their members of their organization. Some authors don't want to do this because they want to make money selling the e-book online and make 50% royalties.

How to Avoid Copyright Infringment in Your Domain Name

One of the most important aspects of choosing a domain name is that it should be non-infringing. This is not an easy task since most unique names have already been registered. This article shows you how to avoid the legal mine field when registering new domain names.

Introduction to .uk Domain Disputes

The distinctive dispute resolution system created by Nominet for the .uk domain extension diverges from the UDRP in a number of important respects. This article outlines the key features of .uk dispute resolution.

Using Stock Photos: Royalty-Free vs. Rights Managed

If you have searched for photos to use on your website, you have likely encountered the terms royalty-free and rights managed. So what is the difference between these types of photos?

A Short Synopsis Of Cybercrime

See how cybercrime comes from past to current time.

Cybersquatting Remedies Under The Uniform Domain Name Dispute Policy

Under the UDRP, a complainant must show that the domain name in dispute is identical or confusingly similar to its trademark, that the respondent does not have a right or legitimate interest in the domain name, and that the respondent registered and used the domain name in bad faith.