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It's not always good to be Number One. Faced with continuing front-page stories of cyberattacks and data breaches, e-commerce firms must avoid a "who would want my data" approach to issues of data security and breaches, and instead adopt a "when, not if" mind set.

Internet advertising is more effective than traditional advertising for both business and legal reasons. From a business standpoint, Internet advertising is less expensive, faster to produce and deliver and thus more effective than traditional advertising. Internet advertising, from a legal perspective, is less encumbered than traditional advertising because statutes regulating advertisement were enacted prior to the existence of the Internet and is consequently more effective than traditional advertising. Additionally, recent enacted advertising regulations favor Internet advertising over traditional advertising.

The intellectual property community hoped and expected that the Federal Circuit's en banc decision in CLS Bank Int'l v. Alice Corp. would provide guidance regarding the scope of patentable subject matter under 35 U.S.C. ' 101. Instead, the Federal Circuit's decision created confusion, identifying three competing tests for assessing patentable subject matter under ' 101.

Declaratory Bids Denied in Dispute over Literary Agent Agreement
Method for Monetizing Internet Content Not Too Abstract for Patentability
New York Music Administration Suit Stayed Until Outcome of Canadian Suit over Related Songs-Purchase Agreements

This articlelooks at the implications of the new gTLD program for attorneys and the Internet as a whole.

Federal Circuit Vacates Award of Attorney Fees

U.S. Supreme Court Upholds Arbitrator's Determination of Authority to Determine Class Issues
Recent Attempt to Revive Laxmi v. Golf USA Fizzles

Advertisements for counterfeit merchandise, illegal drugs, pornography, etc, have been on the Internet for years. Unfortunately, it appears some companies that have the ability to remove ads and/or links from their websites to illegal products and/or services may not be putting forth their best effort to do so. Refusing to properly address these issues may lead to major legal and financial consequences.