by Francine Ward | Jun 16, 2014 | Acceptance and offer, accountability, Breach of contract, Contract, contract law, Copyright Attorney, Digital Millennium Copyright Act, Facebook, Francine D. Ward, Francine Ward, Internet law, Legal Blog, litigation landmines, Litigation lawsuit, Miley, Miley Cyrus, Technology., Terms and Conditions, Terms of Service, Terms of Use, The Internet rules., YouTube
Technology. YouTube. You Tube and Technology. I love technology. It’s a wonderful tool, which makes our lives easy, fun, and more efficient. We use technology to communicate, to market, to create, to learn, and to share with others. It’s hard to imagine what we would...
by Francine Ward | Sep 10, 2013 | Advertising Rules, Brand owner, Business, Francine D. Ward, Francine Ward, FTC Rules, FTC Rulings, gift cards, Intellectual Property, Intellectual Property Information, Intellectual Property Protection, Internet law, Internet marketing, internet policy, Legal Blog, marketing, Marketing law, Marketing tips, Marketing tools, Small Business Entrepreneur, small business marketing, The Internet rules.
Gift Cards. Internet Marketing. Small Business Marketing. Are you thinking of putting together a gift card campaign? Have you ever offered a gift card for your products and/or services as a way to promote your business? Did you issue that card before 2010? Did your...
by Francine Ward | Jan 22, 2013 | Copyright Information, Copyright infringement, Copyright Infringment, Copyright law, Copyright Lawyer, Copyright Ownership, Copyright protection, copyright rights, Copyright Rules, Copyrights, Internet law, internet policy, Legal Blog, Social media, The Internet rules.
Copyright Infringers in the New York Area BEWARE! As has been expected, more and more federal courts are ruling on issues related to social media and content use. In a case that every copyright lawyer has been anticipating, recently, Judge Alison Nathan from the...
by Francine Ward | Apr 26, 2012 | Blog Law, Business Law, contract law, Contracts, Copyright protection, Facebook, Francine D. Ward, Francine Ward, Intellectual Property, Intellectual Property Information, Intellectual Property Protection, Internet law, Legal Blog, Social media, Social media law, Terms of Service, Terms of Use, The Internet rules., Uncategorized, User Agreement
Reading Between the Lines of Terms of Use. This week we’ll continue our discussion of Terms of Use / Terms of Service. This blog post is the 2nd in a series of 4 posts, which focuses on what rights you [potentially] give up when you click ACCEPT. Below we will...
by Francine Ward | Mar 7, 2010 | Advertising Rules, Endorsements, FTC Rules, FTC Rulings, Legal Blog, The Internet rules.
Listen to the audio here or read below: A client recently got mad when I told her she needed to change her marketing tools (e.g., websites, social media profiles, and blogs) in order to comply with the NEW FTC advertising rules on testimonials and endorsements. A die...