The field of Internet law involves a large number of different laws, such as copyright law and other intellectual property laws, privacy protection law, tort law and more, and requires deep understanding, knowledge of legislation and rulings from around the world, and the ability to provide the client with future-focused advice in a frequently changing world.
Copyright and Intellectual Property – Our firm represents and assists copyright holders whose copyright has been infringed online, as well as providing legal advice and assistance to anyone sued for copyright infringement. In addition, our firm helps copyright holders protect their rights whether through legal advice and guidance or by registering copyright in the relevant registers.
Databases and Privacy Protection– Today, privacy law faces vast challenges owing to rapid technological developments that invite personal information into public space alongside changing social norms that allow for private information to appear in the public domain.
Our firm offers a full range of legal services in this field including registering databases, non-disclosure agreements, prosecution for privacy violation, filing injunctions to prevent the publication of sensitive information or demanding its removal, counsel for publishers prior to the release of potentially sensitive information, and more.
Domain Names – A domain name is a unique name that identifies a specific website or email address. Certain domain names have great economic value. For example, the domain name Business.com was purchased for about $ 7.5 million.
While it is sometimes possible to confuse the two, a domain is not necessarily a trademark. A trademark is a literal or graphic symbol that is intended to identify goods or services offered by a person or company.
It is likely that trademark owners who want to build a website will want to use the trademark as their domain name, and domain name holders will want to operate freely without fear of infringing IP rights, and therefore it is important to conduct a comprehensive examination of both domain names and trademarks, in light of the possible overlap between the two.
Registering a website domain is fraught with legal landmines, and there are many challenges inherent in this field: trademark related legal issues, unjust enrichment, impersonation, unfair intervention, and more. Often, trademark owners realize that a domain containing their trademark has already been registered as a domain by another party or the contrary – a domain owner discovers after investing in the development and marketing of a website that his domain is, in fact, a registered trademark. On occasion, the registration of a registered trademark as a domain is done with malicious intent, in order to piggyback on the reputation of an existing brand, or with the intention of using it as a means of pressure in negotiations to sell the registered domain to the trademark owner.
Our firm specializes in resolving conflicts surrounding domain registration in addition to providing preemptive counsel in the early stages of domain and trademark research prior to registration. Together with our vast experience in trademarks and web technology, the firm is uniquely equipped to resolve domain conflicts swiftly and efficiently.
Online Contracts – The impact of the multiple online contracts we enter into on a daily basis is more far-reaching than ever.
Internet contracts tend to be one-size-fits-all, worded to accommodate a wide variety of products or services and a non-specific customer. Internet contracts tend to be non-negotiable, impersonal, long, and frequently in a language that may not be the consumer's native tongue – all of which may deter the consumer from delving into the details and exposing the service providers to different legal claims.
Our firm specializes in drafting various and complex online contracts, for different types of clients from the small first-timer entrepreneur, to international well-known brands.
We can help service providers create custom-made contracts tailored to the specific needs of the client while meeting the appropriate legal standards.
