You know when you are focused on a topic, everything seems to be about that topic? Well, here's another example of how and why you need to know how to protect your business on the web...an article on Practical Ecommerce talks about The Future of Law on the Web and how it's getting more complicated. To quote a small passage:
But by far the biggest issue for all web companies to face will be the coming international legislation affecting the web and the application of international laws to businesses with customers in foreign countries. A company located in Europe but with paying customers in the United States is likely subject to our laws. As other countries pass new laws and begin to enforce their own existing laws on websites located exclusively in the United States it is not hard to see that the risks associated with international ecommerce increase almost without bounds. The high level rule of thumb today is to follow U. S. law, and if you can afford to do so then follow the Canada, E. U. and U. K. laws.
This is precisely why we are hosting a teleseminar with intellectual property attorney Jay Hollander next week. After our recent interview with Hollander on Blogging and Beyond, we realized there was a heck of a lot we did not know about how to protect our online business and our intellectual property. And since announcing the teleseminar, we've received several emails from readers who have shared their personal horror stories.
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