Keeping track of customer and business data used to be much more difficult, but arguably much less risky. The advancement of the internet and technology means that it is easier than ever to maintain databases of customer and business information, but that information...
High-Tech and Internet Law
Start-up owners need to consider these intellectual property tips
For a modern tech start-up, is anything as important as intellectual property? The idea is the company. It’s what sets the business apart and sets it up for success. For a tech start-up, though, there is also great risk. The internet makes it easier than ever to steal...
Protecting your artwork from online theft
They say that imitation is the sincerest form of flattery -- but theft may be even more “sincere.” After all, someone has to really like your work to steal it, right? Artists encounter a lot of problems showing their work online. On one hand, they want to harness the...
Protect your software with the right licensing agreement
You worked hard on the software that you’re getting ready to release, and you want to make sure that your product is protected. Countless hours have gone into its creation, and the last thing you want is for it to be stolen or shared illegally, costing you and your...
Preventing a data breach at your medical office
A data breach at your medical office isn’t just inconvenient or troublesome -- it’s a potential source of major legal problems. The Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act requires data breaches that affect 500 or more patients to...
Does your website or app need to be handicapped-accessible?
Recently, the U.S. Supreme Court turned back a case involving Title III of the Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA), which helps ensure that people with disabilities are given access to businesses and the market. The high court left in place a ruling by the Ninth...
How to protect your company from a data breach
With the advent of the internet, one commodity has quickly become an incredibly valuable resource: consumer data. It seems like every website, product and service these days requires users to share some type of personal information. This makes keeping watch of your...
Is buying ads the only way to show up in Google search results?
“Google’s brought on as this thing that wanted to serve information to the world,” says the co-founder of the British price comparison website GoCompare. “But actually what it’s doing is to show you information that people have paid it to show you.” That’s partly...
