Internet Law Articles & Interviews

This page contains all articles written by Simon Halberstam, solicitor of Weblaw group, specialising in eCommerce and internet law.

Recent press cuttings are available on the news & offers section.

Interviews:

• Simon Halberstam interviewed on CNN about YouTube and the Finnish Massacre.
• Liability of auction sites for counterfeit goods. Simon Halberstam Sky News Interview. This is a MOV file and requires a Real Time player

Most recent internet law articles:

The following Internet Law Articles reflect the Domain Name, E-commerce, Website, Computer and Email Laws at time they were written:

• Internet Brand Protection - May 2009
• Facebook U-Turn returns little power to users (March 2009 - New Scientist) - PDF document
• What is the difference between an IPR indemnity and an IPR warranty - (Feb 2009)
• Minimising exposure to Contractual Damages - (Jan 2009)
• Screen Scraping - legality of harvesting data from third party websites (Nov 2008)
• Minimising exposure to Project cancellations - Event Magazine, November 2008
• 7 Key Issues in IT Contracts
• 7 Key Issues in IT Disputes
• 7 Key Issues in Domain Name Disputes
• Data Capacity Limitations and Their Effect on Internet Usage
• Email Security and Usage
• Pay Per Click Campaign - Fraud Abundant
• Financial Marketing - Opting in & Out
• Suing Bad Developers - Is It Really Worth It?
• Avoiding Unnecessary Exposure - The Link Between Professional Indemnity Cover and Limitation of Liability Clauses - PDF document
• Blogs - The legal issues
• Email Retention Policies - DOs and DON'Ts
• Mobile Computing - Some Legal Issues
• How to Contract Online
• Domain Names - Someone Has Registered a Similar Domain Name
• Choosing an ISP - Legal Considerations and FAQ
• End of the Road for Which Web Trader
• Online Casino - A new era?
• Call Centres and the 1998 Data Protection Act
• Mobile Marketing
• Spam - the Legal Position
• Data Protection and the Workplace
• Domain Names - Use Them or Lose Them
• Transfering Customer Data Abroad
• Monitoring Email in the Light of the Ford Decision
• FAQ's on Emails, Disclaimers and the Law
• CDs: Dont Copy, Wont Copy, Cant Copy
• US Passes Law to Protect Cyberspace from Terrorism
• Seven Steps to Service Level Agreements
• eBAY Escapes Pirate's Liability
• The High Cost of E-mail - Even Lawyers Aren't Immune
• A Guide to Legal Issues on the Web

Archived articles:

The following is an archive of old web law articles:

• The Basis of the Legal Relationship Between Website Designers and their Clients
• Website Agreements - Important Contractual Clauses and Website Specification Agreements
• Website Agreements - Important Contractual Clauses and Website Design Agreements ("WDA")
• Website Agreements - Important Contractual Clauses and Website Maintenance and Operation Agreements ("WMA")
• The Legal Value and Position of Email Disclaimers
• The Implication of Data Transfer Abroad under the Data Protection Act 1998
• Demon, Defamation and the Internet

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