Internet and Technology Law - Conkle, Ellis, Fergus, & MacDowell

The internet presents unique legal issues: Questions of jurisdiction and applicable law; taxation; potential liability in far-flung jurisdictions; the enforceability of electronic signatures and on-line agreements; domain name disputes; keyword purchase, placement and SEO (optimization) issues; web site design ownership and liability issues; problems with malware such as viruses and spyware; liability for sexually-explicit material (or for censorship of it); the legal implications of blogging and file sharing, on-line privacy, privacy policies, and invasion of privacy; issues of expungement versus the archiving of everything; e-commerce involving issues such as on-line gambling, liquor and pharmaceutical sales, and consumer rights; and federal, state, and international laws and treaties affecting on-line activity.

Technology law is broader than the internet, of course. Software licensing, development, or outsourcing; telemarketing; creative uses of location technology; electronic discovery; tort liability for design defects; and even in-vitro fertilization contracts are all areas of technology law where our attorneys are able to be of assistance. Our attorneys have experience with technology law issues going back to 1983 (1994 for internet-related legal issues), and have been quite active in representing clients in these areas.