Jonathan bick

August 14, 2006 | New Jersey Law Journal

An Electronic Communications Policy is an internal publication for employees outlining a firm's Internet, computer and electronic assets guidelines with the objective of minimizing business risks. Along with saving employees time, such publications can improve employee morale, prevent employee-management disagreements and even keep users out of court.

By Jonathan Bick

6 minute read

September 16, 2004 | The Legal Intelligencer

Increasingly, law firms are offering clients protected access to their personal case information over the Internet. The new client services are in response to client expectations - clients expect their attorneys to use the most modern communications technologies, including the Internet.

By Jonathan Bick

7 minute read

April 12, 2004 | New Jersey Law Journal

Federal and state governments have insisted that Internet medication sellers must comply with existing laws, including statutes regarding medical devices, medical diagnostics, foods, dietary supplements and animal medications. Nevertheless, medication sales, even prescription medication sales over the Internet, are still lawful.

By Jonathan Bick

11 minute read

August 08, 2005 | New Jersey Law Journal

Although broadly categorized as personal property, Internet property has characteristics of both tangible and intangible property. Consequently, attorneys must take the special nature of Internet property into consideration when attempting to resolve legal difficulties relating to Internet transaction.

By Jonathan Bick

7 minute read

November 03, 2005 | Law.com

Who owns the Internet? Some argue that the U.S. government does, because it invented and funded the Internet. For the time being, says attorney Jonathan Bick, the courts have failed to find that the government's involvement rises to the level of state action. However, as the United States' control of the Internet increases, courts are likely to reverse this finding.

By Jonathan Bick

7 minute read

July 03, 2006 | New Jersey Law Journal

Using common law theory, foreign courts have found American Internet publishers liable for harm to readers located in foreign jurisdictions and have subjected those publishers to foreign liability law, even though American law holds the sender immune from liability.

By Jonathan Bick

6 minute read

October 12, 2006 | Legaltech News

An electronic communications policy is an important safeguard and a crucial part of the employee knowledge base at an e-commerce firm. Along with saving employees time, such publications help employee morale, prevent employee/management disagreements and keep users out of court.

By Jonathan Bick

7 minute read

April 24, 2006 | New Jersey Law Journal

The Internet has profoundly changed the way people execute real estate rental transactions, mostly for the better. In addition to putting significant amounts of rental information into the hands of potential tenants and allowing virtual tours of available rental properties, the Internet allows submission of rental applications.

By Jonathan Bick

7 minute read

November 06, 2003 | Law.com

Copyright owners have long avoided suing direct infringers for file-sharing because the cost and negative publicity associated with filing multiple lawsuits against individual users would be overwhelming. However, the Recording Industry Association of America recently filed 261 civil complaints against people who have allegedly distributed copyrighted music on peer-to-peer networks.

By Jonathan Bick

7 minute read

February 09, 2005 | Law.com

The Internet's impact on communication, along with growing concerns about proliferation of spam, spell new issues for elections, says attorney Jonathan Bick. On the one hand, courts have interpreted the First Amendment to preserve unfettered debate on politics and candidates' qualifications. On the other hand, the states have an interest in preserving the integrity and reliability of their elections. And political spam, while lawful, may result in legal difficulties for those who use it.

By Jonathan Bick

6 minute read