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Disclaimers in Social Media Policies Are Critical to Avoid Labor Law Problems

A recently complaint filed by a regional National Labor Relations Board office, alleging that an employee was unlawfully terminated under an overbroad social networking policy, should encourage companies to take a second look at the policies that govern employees’ internet communications. Although the NLRB’s press release made it appear that the employee was discharged solely […]

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Cyber Law – Many of the Newest Cyber Laws Are to Protect Businesses

Two decades ago there wasn’t really any type of cyber law. Today, we can’t pick up a newspaper, without reading something about legal issues that involve the Internet, or the companies that do business there. The record and movie industry has been distraught over piracy, copyright infringement, and stolen intellectual property. And they have every […]

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Legal Issues Associated With Affiliate Marketing For Product Vendors

The contract which regulates the legal relationship between Affiliate Marketers and Product Vendors in the online marketing of goods is a critical document. The terms defining the rights and obligations of the parties should be very clear. Perhaps the most important clause to include in the contract is a termination clause, in the event that […]

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Cyber Crimes – Being Familiar With the Different Types of Internet-Related Crimes

With the prevalent use of the computer, come the possibility and the occurrence of many kinds of cyber crimes. To describe, cyber crimes are criminal activities which makes use of the internet technology to obtain unlawful or un-permitted access to a computer system or internet-related accounts with the purpose of damaging or altering computer or […]

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How to Write Website Terms of Service (AKA Terms of Use or Terms and Conditions)?

Terms: The Background Why do we care about a web site’s Terms and Conditions? Everyone knows that a site needs to have legal Terms. Few people think about the obvious question: Why? While our statutes, regulations and past cases are full of laws and their applications when it comes to everyday interactions, few laws and […]

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Preparing Open Source Software Compliance Guidelines

Purpose: The purpose of these Open Source Software Compliance Guidelines (Guidelines) is to provide guidance in the development of procedures designed to verify compliance with the license requirements of various open source software applications and code (OSS) used internally or included in products for distribution. Technology lawyers, advisors and consultants need to be aware of […]

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