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Computer and Internet law has elements of many other types of law depending on the issues being resolved.
Computer law can involve reviewing, negotiating, or disputing contracts pertaining to computer hardware, software, applications, and research and development.
Intellectual property matters related to branding, licensing, domain names, cybersquatting, and efforts by parties to take advantage of marketing attempts by other companies to redirect traffic from a website by creating a similarly named site are also handled by attorneys specializing in computer law.
Similarly, computer fraud, identity theft, and criminal issues related to pornography may also be handled by computer lawyers. Privacy issues, including defamation or issues involving web cameras have resulted in litigation encompassed within computer and Internet law.
Another Internet legal issue includes guiding clients who are making or disputing agreements with affiliates; these cases open up a wide variety of issues including spamming, due diligence research, and making unauthorized promises on your behalf.
Attorneys can guide you on how to market using email and how to effectively use “pay per click” advertising without opening yourself to legal claims. Computer and Internet lawyers may also represent companies that supply or manufacturer technological equipment. As the Internet becomes more widely used and new technology and websites arise the issues requiring the use of computer and Internet attorneys are becoming more diverse.
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