In a recent post, we talked about cybersquatters who shanghai trademarks by registering Internet domain names that are identical or very similar to trademarked names. The intent may be to extort ransom from the trademark owner, fraudulently divert traffic from […]
Native advertising is a relatively new label for a well-established concept. It’s a form of advertising in which the ad is presented in a way that looks, feels and functions like the rest of the content presented to the consumer. […]
Maintaining regulatory compliance is often a complicated, confusing undertaking. Government and industry regulations and standards are constantly evolving, and if you miss even the slightest detail, it could put your organization at risk of being noncompliant. Nevertheless, regulatory compliance is […]
Today, the Internet Corporate for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) is releasing nine new generic top-level domains (gTLDs). ICANN will make approximately 10 new gTLDs publicly available each week during the next few years, bringing the total to more than […]
Today, more than 96 percent of documents are created electronically and exist only in electronic format. It’s all about efficiency. Electronic transactions have accelerated the pace of business and enable even the smallest of companies to conduct business around the […]
Just before Christmas, we learned that thieves scored a massive holiday gift for themselves when they hacked into credit and debit card data from as many as 40 million Target customers. Now Target is facing a public relations issue, and […]
Cybersquatting occurs when individuals register Internet domain names that are identical or very similar to trademarked names. These individuals intend to profit somehow from the domain name, such as using it as ransom to extort money from the trademark owner […]
Many organizations use free or relatively inexpensive templates to create their websites. However, template-based websites often incorporate high levels of customization and completely original designs are still developed from scratch to make websites stand out. While federal copyright law protects […]
The practice of content scraping is as shady and underhanded as the name implies. One person or entity scrapes content from a legitimate website and uses it on their website without permission. It can be done manually, but the more […]
Plagiarism has existed since the days of feather pens and parchment. If one person wrote something worthwhile, there was always someone else who wanted to steal that writing and pass it off as their own. Today, plagiarism is much more […]
