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The Legal Checkup

October 6, 2017
Corey Silverstein
2257, Business Law, Contracts, Copyright Law, Data Breach and Security, Digital Millennium Copyright Act, Domain Name Disputes, Internet Law, Internet Privacy, Law, Trademark Law, Website Agreements & Disclaimers

Dentists typically recommend that a person’s teeth be cleaned every six months and that oral x-rays be taken at least once every year. Internists recommend that a person receive a physical examination annually. Pets visit the veterinarian for vaccinations and well-care appointments. Vehicles need oil changes and regular maintenance. Your personal and business legal affairs are no different and require regular “legal checkups.” Much like going to the dentist, the idea of meeting regularly with your attorney is probably not going to excite you; but now more than ever, periodic communication with your lawyer is essential. Unfortunately, far too many…

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FTC Testifies about Data Security and Small Business

March 8, 2017
Corey Silverstein
Data Breach and Security, FTC Compliance and Defense, Internet Privacy, Law, Website Agreements & Disclaimers

According to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), earlier today (March 8, 2017), Acting FTC Chairman Maureen K. Ohlhausen spoke about the FTC’s continuing efforts in protecting consumers and educating small businesses on ways to keep consumer data secure. “Failing to take reasonable precautions to secure data from identity thieves and other malicious actors hurts consumers and legitimate businesses alike,” Acting Chairman Ohlhausen said in her written testimony. “Data breaches can harm a business’s financial interests and reputation as well as result in the loss of consumer confidence in the businesses to whom they entrust their data. In the case of…

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Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Releases Annual Summary of Consumer Complaints

March 3, 2017
Corey Silverstein
Data Breach and Security, FTC Compliance and Defense, Internet Privacy, Law, Spam Law, Website Agreements & Disclaimers

In 2016, the Consumer Sentinel Network collected more than 3.1 million consumer complaints, which the FTC sorted into 30 top complaint categories. The complaint categories making up the top 10 are:

Website Attorney, Corey Silverstein Reminds You: Don’t Forget Website Terms of Use and Service

November 15, 2016
Corey Silverstein
Contracts, FTC Compliance and Defense, Internet Law, Law, Website Agreements & Disclaimers

As a website attorney, one of the more frequent questions that I receive is whether Website Terms of Use and Website Terms of Service are different. In most cases the answer is no. To put it simply, a website’s Terms of Use or Terms of Service is the contract between the website operator and its user(s). The Terms of Use or Terms of Service should contain numerous legally binding provisions between a website operator and its user(s). It is also essential that a website’s Terms of Use or Terms of Service are properly implemented on a website so that the…

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Website Lawyer, Corey Silverstein Reminds You to Have Your Online Business Reviewed for Legal Compliance

November 10, 2016
Corey Silverstein
Commercial Litigation, Communications Decency Act, Digital Millennium Copyright Act, FTC Compliance and Defense, Intellectual Property, Internet Law, Internet Privacy, Law, Spam Law, Trademark Law, Website Agreements & Disclaimers

There are far too many online business operators that are not taking legal compliance seriously enough and subjecting themselves to potential liability. A commercial website is still a business regardless of the fact that its home is the world wide web, instead of a traditional brick and mortar facility. In its October 2014 Web Server Survey, NetCraft confirmed that there are over 1 billion websites on the world wide web today. If you think that governments and enforcement agencies across the world have not taken notice of this fact, then you are kidding yourself. In the United States, federal agencies…