Internet

With a long history in the area of Internet, our lawyers have been at the vanguard of a rapidly changing industry. Our work includes the following examples:

• A start-up Web site operator came to us for assistance in its effort to provide subscription-based digital interactive music downloads, a digital jukebox. We drafted the subscription agreement, privacy and user agreements, as well as independent contractor agreements for software developers and ad companies; worked on copyright and trademarks issues; and advised on content issues, music downloading, and secure payment systems on the Internet.
• We drafted station intellectual property policies that allowed stations and volunteer producers to distribute and archive digital programs.
• A public radio client conducted an online talent quest for public radio program personalities. We wrote the rules for this successful nationwide contest and helped our client interpret the rules to pick the best new on-air talent.
• We helped create the first of the competitive long-distance telephone companies and later represented the company in its legal battle that eventually led to the breakup of monopoly telephone service. This work changed the landscape of the telephone business.
• We have drafted and negotiated agreements for purchasing and selling domestic and international telecommunications services, switching systems, satellites, shared tenant services, Internet infrastructure, interconnection of wireless carriers, and telecommunications assets.

Garvey Schubert Barer attorneys can guide you through the thicket of regulations and procedures that shape your Internet presence. We can assist you with

• Registration and assignment of domain names
• Licensing and registration of trademarks on Web sites
• Third-party copyright issues for use of images, video, audio, graphics and text
• Handling user-supplied content and fill-in forms
• Drafting a customized privacy policy that meets your company's needs for use of personally identifying information
• Developing a company plan for data security
• Drafting Terms of Use
• Handling e-commerce on the Internet
• Drafting clickwrap and browsewrap agreements
• Developing online contests
• Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) issues
• Telephone Consumer Protection Act and CAN-SPAM compliance
• Forward-to-a-friend programs
• Licensing for streaming and podcasting
• Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) requirements
• Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act (CALEA) and VoIP
• Federal Trade Commission regulations that affect Web sites
• Complying with industry-specific regulations relating to Web sites