LEGAL INSIGHTS AND NEW DEVELOPMENTS IN INTERNET LAW & ONLINE BUSINESS

Dear Gov. Brewer and Arizona State Legislators:
As you are aware, your counterparts in California approved and enacted their new state budget on June 29, 2011. Contained in the bill is specific language that is geared toward generating more revenue for California by imposing a nexus tax on online retailers that lack physical presence in California.
Lawmakers in Sacramento project that such a tax wouldgenerate an estimated $200 million in additional revenue to offset California’s budget cuts. As a matter of fact, this piece of legislation won’t achieve its desired effect. State revenue won’t increase as a result of AB 28 1x. [...]

Bodybuilding.com has been embroiled in an unfair competition lawsuit for years. When the ordeal began, there were fifteen named defendants. After several dismissals, only two remained. And now, after a summary judgment, there are none. The plaintiffs, Cornelius, Syntrax Innovations and S103 spent a lot of money trying to prove online defamation and unfair competition, but struck out.
Involved Plaintiff Parties: Cornelius, S103 and Syntrax
Cornelius is the named plaintiff in Cornelius v. BodyBuilding.com. When the incidents in question occurred, Cornelius, Inc. operated Syntrax, a brand of growth supplements used by body builders. Recently, a corporate entity called S103 acquired the [...]

With so many ways to start a website at very little cost, many people are turning to the Internet to sell goods, advertise their services or to share information with family and friends. Most will simply write some copy and add a few pictures. But some of these websites could be in violation of ecommerce, copyright or other laws and the website owner may be totally unaware of this. The owner may also not be aware of other sites that are infringing on their copyrights and domain names.
A website legal audit is the best way to find out if your [...]