Despite their constant technological and legal efforts, e-mail providers have found it nearly impossible to keep users from spreading unsolicited commercial e-mail, or spam, throughout their systems. The situation has reached the point where traditionally fierce competitors such as America Online, Yahoo! and Microsoft are now pooling their resources to combat spam. Any company that provides any kind of e-mail services should make it clear to users at the outset that spamming will not be tolerated.

As use of the Internet continues to grow, more e-commerce legal issues are confronting attorneys and their business clients. What follows are the Top 10 legal issues counsel should be prepared to address as their clients expand their business into cyberspace.

Events such as Sept. 11 and the war with Iraq have brought issues such as disaster recovery and IT security measures to the forefront of the business world.

Each state has incorporated a Deceptive Trade Practices Act (DTPA), but the acts aren't the same, with states tailoring their law to meet the needs of constituents and e-commerce activity within their jurisdiction.

Recent developments in e-commerce law and in the e-commerce industry.

Recent court rulings in e-commerce.

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In today's economic climate, with large-scale vendors swallowing increasing shares of the customer marketplace, such vendors may be emboldened to push for contractual exclusivity provisions in negotiations with customers; that is, a requirement that in the future, the customer purchase from the vendor exclusively any additional amounts of services of the type being provided by vendor under the current arrangement.

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Legal, IT and business experts will gather in Washington, DC May 1 and 2 for the World Internet and Computer Law Congress.