Electronic Commerce Tax Jurisdiction and Principles of Permanent Establishment

The database hosted at remote server also should not be deemed a permanent establishment because the act is discretionary which provide enough opportunity for tax payer to avoid the higher tax jurisdiction.

Busting Online Copyright Thieves

How safe is anyone's copyright online?

Copyright Infringement on the Internet

How do copyright thieves justify their dirty deeds to steal other author’s work? One accomplished copywriter recently damned them on a major online article Blog for authors. She blasted these thieves who steal other people’s works and then put them on their websites or put their name on the articles, stories or ebooks and use them for their own online content.

Web Design: Photograph Copyright Issues

When designing a web page, you need to be careful about what pictures you use. Many people simply grab them off Google - they see a picture they like, and they put it on their web site. Unfortunately, copyright law protects the person who took the picture as the owner - if you’re not careful you could end up facing a lawsuit.

Microsoft Loses Patent Lawsuit

One of the top news stories this week involves the judgment against Microsoft by a small company with a big software patent. Despite heated input by the Internet community to invalidate Eolas' patent because of its broad nature, Microsoft lost every appeal and effort to get the patent nullified. Unfortunately, that decision means a bit of trouble for a few million web designers who use Flash, streaming movies, and more.

Data Backup and Storage Compliance, How Do Smaller Companies Achieve This?

An articled detailing how smaller companies deal with data backup and storage compliance.

Legal Issues About Trademarks And Domain Names

Trade marks are a name or symbol that are used to distinguish the goods of services of a particular company from others. Similar to copyrights and other signs of intellectual property, the effects o...

DIY Domain Name Disputes: Expert Tips

This is a distillation of the wisdom acquired through years of involvement in domain name dispute proceedings. It won't make a hopeless case winnable, but it might stop you from making a strong case un-winnable.

Hijacked! What To Do When Your Website is Stolen

How to find out if your website's content or graphics have been stolen and what to do if it has. The internet, being the free and open place that it is, makes it easy for would-be thieves and not-so-savory companies to lift anything and everything from another website. It is important to take a stand when infringing material is found. Consequences of another individual or company using your written material, graphics, or even logo can damage your reputation, get you blacklisted by search engines, and more.

Using Stock Photos: Royalty-Free vs. Rights Managed

If you have searched for photos to use on your website, you have likely encountered the terms royalty-free and rights managed. So what is the difference between these types of photos?

Are We Able to Completely Stop Software Piracy

Software piracy is the illegal reproduction and distribution of software applications, whether for business or personal use. While you may know that copying and/or distributing copyrighted software illegally is considered piracy, you may not be aware that even possession of software that has been illegally copied is piracy. There are actually many distinct types of software piracy, and familiarity with them can protect you from any connection, even if unintentional, to intellectual property theft.

Sploggers, Spammers and Hackers Ruin the Internet

It is amazing that here we sit on the Greatest Communication System ever created in the history of the human species and yet some folks do not realize how wonderful a gift it is and thus ruin it for everyone. We really need to get rid of those who move to destroy the system; The Spammers, Sploggers, hackers, etc.

How To Avoid Legal Trouble From Trademark Infringement When You Buy A Domain Name

So you have a hot idea for a website, or maybe you want to capitalize on a hot new product that has just been released. There are some things that you will want to know first before you get yourself in a lot of hot water.

Online Home Based Business Legal Matters

The more you are aware of the various legalities to having an online home based business, the less chance you have of losing your business.