Jonathan bick

June 14, 2007 | Law.com

While it's true that as an information conduit, the Internet reduces the likelihood of confusion by allowing the buyer to approach an online purchase with more sophistication, the technology also bolsters the likelihood of confusion among consumers using the Internet by allowing new, unlawful uses of trademarks. Also, the traditional use of a mark on the Internet (to identify the source of goods) is likely to amplify certain trademark characteristics.

By Jonathan Bick

10 minute read

January 08, 2004 | Law.com

While the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act of 1998 was designed to rein in commercial Web sites that target children as buyers of goods, it has also caused legal difficulties for those who provide services, such as camps, schools, after-school activities and sport clubs. Such service providers must regularly wrestle with the ways they collect prospects from their sites and the methods they will use to comply with COPPA.

By Jonathan Bick

10 minute read

September 22, 2011 | New Jersey Law Journal

Like traditional publications, blog posts can result in allegations of plagiarism, unauthorized use and defamation. Legal, technical and insurance options are available to reduce or eliminate such blog-related difficulties.

By Jonathan Bick

6 minute read

July 21, 2003 | New Jersey Law Journal

Conventional radio stations simulcasting their broadcasts over the Internet must license sound recording performance rights, unlike any traditional broadcaster. This is a clear case of a traditional intellectual property asset requiring different treatment when transformed into an Internet intellectual-property asset, and it means that Internet broadcasters are subject to more licensing laws than conventional broadcasters.

By Jonathan Bick

9 minute read

June 13, 2005 | New Jersey Law Journal

Trademark infringement may be the only cause of action that succeeds in getting Internet pop-up advertisers to change their business methods.

By Jonathan Bick

7 minute read

February 24, 2011 | Legaltech News

Marketing based on targeting online behavior -- where companies lawfully collect data on individual users -- is a technique used by publishers and advertisers to increase the effectiveness of their campaigns. However, new technology makes keeping the behavior private more difficult, and has given rise to renewed claims of unlawful intrusiveness.

By Jonathan Bick and Elan Raffel

8 minute read

March 06, 2006 | New Jersey Law Journal

As of February 6, all federal contractors and subcontractors, as well as employment outsourcing firms and employment agencies which have contracted to comply with the Rules governing federal contractors and subcontractors, must solicit demographic information about Internet applicants and retain the records required by the Rule for hiring decisions.

By Jonathan Bick

7 minute read

November 13, 2006 | New Jersey Law Journal

Bloggers cannot claim immunity from defamation suits simply because they publish their work on the Internet. Bloggers are subject to the same defamation laws as traditional print media for the posting of third-party content on their sites. They may, however, seek protection from liability in some instances by invoking the CDA, the First Amendment and journalist shield laws.

By Jonathan Bick

5 minute read

July 12, 2006 | National Law Journal

The Internet has brought many innovations, fads and new considerations with it to public life in general, and to the realms of commerce in particular, including to the practice of law. One issue that can sneak up on attorneys is the handling of a decedent's Internet assets, and the impact they have on tax- and estate-planning. Attorney, author and professor Jonathan Bick walks through the different classes of Internet assets and how each should be treated.

By Jonathan Bick

10 minute read

March 24, 2008 | New Jersey Law Journal

An analysis of Rule 144 of the SEC that makes capital raising opportunities on the Internet easier

By Jonathan Bick

7 minute read