INTERNET, DIGITAL, AND E-COMMERCE SERVICES

The globalization of many businesses through the access and opportunities offered by via E-Commerce often yields great benefits to what would otherwise be small or regional shops.  Yet, with great opportunity can come unique, even unprecedented, challenges for business owners, and a need for counsel with knowledge of Internet law and regulatory requirement for national and global commercial transactions and data collection practices.

The firm provides a unique vantage of experience, with its principal trained in digital media commerce, including piracy concerns, and international legal compliance issues, from experience with these issues in the recording industry at the advent of music file-sharing and digital downloading.  Services include assistance with:

– IP securitization and licensing guidance for technology products
– Multi-party ventures with overlapping technology platforms
– Site legal disclaimers, terms of use, affiliate marketing agreements
– Domain name selection and dispute strategies

Representative matters:

■ Telecommunications: Drafted deals between major mobile content provider and Sprint for dedicated Internet access port, frame relay access, and related technical support.

■  Internet Regulatory Affairs:  Drafted data collection policies compliant to copyright law, Children’s On-Line Privacy Protection Act, and FTC regs for children’s educational service.

■  Live Concert Streaming: Drafted licensing templates, liability analyses, and site user terms for start-up streaming live concerts via unique social-media-driven distribution model.

■ Software, Hardware, and Security Systems:  Drafted evaluation, acquisition, and technical support agreements for software, hardware, security systems, testing, and data management for major entertainment company (with vendors such as Qualcomm, Symantec, Cisco, and RSA).