INTERNET LAW

Inventors may apply for one of two types of patent applications: A non-provisional application, which begins the examination process and may lead to a patent and A provisional application, which establishes a filing date but does not begin the examination process. Both types of patent applications can be filed either electronically by using the Electronic […]

Many companies claim trademark infringement or dilution when pursuing unauthorized uses of their names or logos on the Web-but it’s not entirely clear how these laws apply to noncommercial activity on the Net. Trademark law has important implications for Web publishing. A trademark is a word, term, name, symbol, or device that distinguishes the goods […]

September 2000 – State regulators may be giving non-profit organizations their first road map showing how online fund-raising appeals will be monitored. When charities include a request for donations on their Web sites, computer users around the world can view the appeals. That has led some non-profit officials to worry that many small, local charities would […]

The Charleston Principles: final version The National Association of State Charity Officials (NASCO) has released the final version of its Internet fundraising guidelines, the Charleston Principles. The Principles, which have not changed dramatically from earlier drafts, are not binding and are simply meant to help states develop their own regulatory approach to the Internet. Organizations […]

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United States copyright law outlines several ways that works enter the public domain, thereby becoming freely useable by anyone: (1) if the copyright has expired, (2) if the author has relinquished his or her right to protect the work, (3) if the work was created by the federal government. Duration of Copyright Due to changes […]