Cyberspace Law & Lawyers

Cyberspace, the information and e-commerce superhighway, profoundly affects our lives, how we communicate, entertain ourselves, distribute and store information, and conduct business. It is a virtual cornucopia where information and business opportunity flows unhindered across international boundaries, but is also a source of new and emerging legal issues confronting content creators, content distributors, users, consumers, and businesses. Whether starting a virtual business or extending a traditional brick-and-mortar business, you are faced with a myriad of cyber-related legal issues and laws, including business law, trademark law, copyright law, consumer protection law, state regulations and federal regulations.

If you would like legal help regarding any aspect of cyberspace law, then please complete your free legal enquiry form on the right, or click here.

Cyberspace lawyers provide the necessary experience in relation to various cyber law issues. Cyberspace lawyers consult and counsel clients on web site issues.

Cyberspace lawyers can file and maintain trademark, copyright, and domain name properties, and police, protect, and enforce their clients' rights. Cyberspace lawyers can also draft and negotiate a wide range of agreements including:

• Website Disclaimers
• Work-For-Hire Agreements
• Website Privacy Policies
• Confidentiality Agreements
• Website Use and Legal Policies
• Website Hosting Agreements
• Content Provider / Website Design and Development Agreements
• Music Clearance and Licensing Agreements Content Licenses
• Other Related Agreements

Additional examples of our services provided by lawyer practising in the area of cyberspace law generally include:

• Advice on cyber violations such as unauthorized access to computer systems, software piracy, copyright infringement, cybersquatting.
• Protection of personal information, rights of privacy and rights of publicity, and advice concerning related privacy issues regarding websites and applications accessed via the Internet.
• Protection of rights in connection with libel and slander.
• Advice on the legal implications of hyperlinking, framing, hosting, caching and providing ISP's, including limitations on liability and infringement.
• Advice concerning the application of the Copyright Act, safe harbor protection, registration of DMCA agents, preparation and posting of policies, responses to take down notices and counter responses.
• Domain name registration and protection.
• Domain name dispute resolution.
• Trademark issues relating to use of domain names.
• Registration and protection of copyrights, trademarks, patents, trade secrets and other intellectual property.
• Other Internet law issues.

If you would like legal help regarding any aspect of cyberspace law, then please complete your free legal enquiry form on the right, or click here.

Lawyers practising in the area of cyberspace and Internet law generally handle numerous cyber law matters, including:

• Representation of copyright holders against manufacturers that copied designs and incorporated them into products.
• Representation of clients accused of uploading cinematic and other artistic content by studios and other content owner companies.
• Representation of clients whose businesses have been impacted by third parties securing the same or confusingly similar domain names and trademarks.
• Helping clients develop terms of service and privacy policies for Internet service provider services.
• Helping clients seek and negotiate licenses to content for Internet streaming for revenue generation purposes.
• Helping clients recover royalties and fees owned for unauthorized use of content via the Internet and other forms of media.
• Helping clients obtain registration and protection of copyrights, trademarks, patents, trade secrets and other intellectual property, and where necessary, represent clients in litigation concerning infringement of copyrights, trademarks, patents, trade secrets and other intellectual property.
• Cyberspace bullying, cyberspace harassment, cyberstalking and other matters pertaining to cyberspace crimes and activity of a criminal nature committed through or in connection with the Internet and the World Wide Web.

If you would like legal help regarding any aspect of cyberspace law, then please complete your free legal enquiry form on the right, or click here.

The main pieces of Australian Commonwealth legislation pertaining to cyberspace law include the following:

• Acts Interpretation Act 1901 (No. 2, 1901)
• An Act for the Interpretation of Acts of Parliament and for Shortening their Language
• Classification (Publications, Films and Computer Games) Act 1995 (Cth)
• An Act relating to the classification of publications, films and computer games, and related matters.
• Copyright Act 1968 (Cth)
• An Act relating to copyright and the protection of certain performances, and for other purposes.
• Copyright Amendment (Digital Agenda) Act 2000 (Cth)
• An Act to amend the Copyright Act 1968, and for related purposes.
• Cybercrime Act 2001 (Cth)
• An Act to amend the law relating to computer offences, and for other purposes.
• Electronic Transactions Act 1999 (Cth)
• An Act to facilitate electronic transactions, and for other purposes.
• Interactive Gambling (Moratorium) Act 2000 (Cth)
• An Act about interactive gambling, and for related purposes.
• Interactive Gambling Act 2001 (Cth)
• An Act about interactive gambling, and for related purposes.
• Privacy Act 1988 (Cth)
• An Act to make provision to protect the privacy of individuals, and for related purposes.
• Spam Act 2003 (Cth)
• An Act about spam, and for related purposes.

If you would like legal help regarding any aspect of cyberspace law, then please complete your free legal enquiry form on the right, or click here.

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