Domain Names

• Cybersquatting: What It Is and What Can Be Done About It A new law cracks down on people looking to profit from other people's trademarks. (Nolo Press)
• Avoid Trademark Infringement When You Choose a Domain Name Here's what website builders need to know about trademark law. (Nolo Press)
• What to Do If the Domain Name You Want Is Taken You'll often find that someone else has snapped up the domain name of your dreams -- or even a name to which you're legally entitled. Here are your options. (Nolo Press)

Rules for Webmasters

• Getting Permission to Publish: Ten Tips for Webmasters Think you can use someone else's work on your website without a licensing agreement? Think again. (Nolo Press)
• Linking, Framing and Inlining A link takes a user from one website to another by clicking on a link or image. It sounds simple enough -- but every website developer should know about links and the law. (Nolo Press)
• Meta Tags and Customer Confusion Improper use of someone else's trademark in your meta tags can land you in legal hot water. Here's what you need to know. (Nolo Press)
• When Is an ISP Liable for the Acts of Its Subscribers? In the United States, two federal laws provide a powerful shield for ISPs that follow the rules. Here's how they work. (Nolo Press)

Doing Business Online

• Increasing Traffic to Your Website Tips on building a loyal audience for your website. (Nolo Press)
• Internet Business Method Patents A company that develops a new way of conducting e-commerce may be able to prevent others from using it for almost two decades. (Nolo Press)
• Marketing Without Spam One of the worst ideas for online marketing is mass email, commonly known as spam. (Nolo Press)
• Use of Electronic Signatures and Contracts Contracts created online are now as legal as those on paper. (Nolo Press)
• Software Development Agreements -- Just Hold Your Nose and Write One Oral agreements to develop or modify computer software are worthless. When you make a deal, write it down. (Nolo Press)
• Tax on Internet Sales Here's the skinny on Internet sales tax: who pays it, who doesn't and why it makes a difference to state governments and brick-and-mortar retailers. (Nolo Press)

Consumer Issues

• Cyber Squabbles: Where Do You Sue? If you have a dispute with a Web-based business and going to court is your only remaining option, you'll need to know where to file the lawsuit. (Nolo Press)
• The Hazards of Online Auctions Ten tips to avoid being scammed. (Nolo Press)

Stay Out of My Computer

• Email Privacy Learn why you shouldn't write anything in an email that you wouldn't want to read in tomorrow's newspaper. (Nolo Press)
• What's in Your Cookie Jar? Some websites plant files -- called cookies -- on your computer to collect and store information about you and your behavior on the Net. Here's what you can do about it. (Nolo Press)
• The CAN-SPAM Act: Trying to Protect Consumers From Unsolicited Commercial E-Mail Spam e-mails are frustrating and can make your blood boil. What's a consumer to do? (FindLaw)
• You've Got Spam Learn what it is, how it works, and what you can do to stop it. (Nolo Press)