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Internet Boosts Business Of Marriage Law
January 28, 2005
The impact the Internet has had on growing revenues, increasing profit and strengthening businesses' bottom line ' whether electronic or brick-and-mortar ' has been tremendous. <br>And just as in the general business sector, matrimonial attorneys have recognized the Internet as promoting a variety of goals for themselves and their clients
The Burden Of Technology
January 28, 2005
Businesses invest in technology to save money. They hope that the latest invention will live up to the marketers' claims of efficiencies over old ways of doing business. <br>But paradoxically, when "computing" the savings, don't forget the extra costs ' the "technology burden" as it's called ' imposed by innovation, whether cutting edge or mainstream. Keep in mind that sometimes you have to spend more ' a lot more ' before you can spend less.
Developments of Note
January 28, 2005
Recent developments in e-commerce law and in the e-commerce industry.
<b>Commentary:</b> Speed Passage Of The Telecommuter Tax Fairness Act
January 28, 2005
Now that the 109th session of Congress is well under way, passing The Telecommuter Tax Fairness Act must be a top priority for legislators. This proposed legislation would prohibit states from imposing a punitive tax on nonresidents who choose to telecommute some or most of the time to in-state employers. By proscribing such a tax, the law would remove a significant obstacle to the continued growth of an important form of e-commerce: interstate telework.
e-Commerce Docket Sheet
January 28, 2005
Recent cases in e-commerce law and in the e-commerce industry.
Net News
January 28, 2005
Recent developments of note in the Internet industry.This month:<br>First Convictions in U.S. Peer-To-Peer Piracy Fight <br>Music Industry Boss Defends File-Sharing Lawsuits <br> 8th Circuit: No ISP Subpoenas
SEC Says Google's Lawyers Goofed
January 28, 2005
Google and its general counsel, David Drummond, reached a settlement with the Securities and Exchange Commission in connection with the company's failure to register more than $80 million in employee stock options in the 2 years prior to its IPO.
Protecting Internet Communications
January 28, 2005
Law firms use Internet technology to communicate in ways that were simply not possible 10 years ago. This has allowed lawyers to share information as never before. More importantly, the technology associated with the Internet allows law firms direct control over Internet communications because they own the individual networks that allow information to be shared. This direct control brings increased liability for copyright infringement, unless firms comply with the Digital Millennium Copyright Act. Compliance requires little investment of time or money. Similarly, e-mail protection is readily available at little or no additional cost.
<i>Perfect 10 v. Google</i>: Adult Web Site Challenges Search Engine On Image Hits
January 28, 2005
Could the right to search copyrighted images on the Internet be in jeopardy? That would be outcome if Perfect 10, Inc. (P10), a purveyor of adult entertainment, has its way.
Online Apple Secrets Publisher Finds Heavy Hitter
January 28, 2005
The 19-year-old publisher of a Web site facing a recent lawsuit over an article about a top-secret $499 Apple computer originally had to plead for legal assistance. Not only did Terry Gross, a partner in the San Francisco-based Gross &amp; Belsky LLP, step up to the plate, but he appears to be willing to play hardball.

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