We focus heavily on Internet law and free expression. Our firm represents website operators worldwide, on matters involving controversial and cutting-edge business models such as adult entertainment, gaming, social media platforms, live webcams, online dating, politics, and similar activities. Our attorneys have been involved in many ground-breaking cases relating to online entertainment and advertising. We pride ourselves on providing strategic legal guidance to website operators including aggressive representation in court, as well as political and media consulting when necessary.
Our work with website operators includes litigation in state and federal courts throughout the country. Website operators often face legal concerns with online terms and agreements, privacy policies, GDPR compliance, Section 230 immunity, DMCA safe harbor, trade practices regulation, SPAM laws, copyright violations, trademark infringement, and domain name disputes.
Refers to how legal principles and legislation govern the use of the internet in all its forms. Another term for internet law is cyberlaw. Unlike other areas of the law, internet law cannot be identified as one solid, stable, and specific field of practice. Rather, it incorporates and applies principles from several traditional fields, such as privacy law or contract law, that predate the internet.
Internet law can include the following:
- Laws related to the creation of websites
- Laws governing Internet Service Providers
- Laws related to how trademarks are used online
- Laws regarding how to resolve conflicts over domain names
- Laws related to how to link web pages
Since the internet is relatively new and constantly evolving, laws surrounding its use cannot be informed solely by precedent or common law. There is a great amount of uncertainty regarding what is permitted according to internet law, and there is still a great deal to discover and to decide. Often, judges must apply other systems of law as best as they can in order to resolve cases.