Internet Law
Internet Law Attorneys at Lewis & Hand, LLP – a Brooklyn, New York Law Firm
Website Terms of Use and Privacy Policy
Domain Name Protection, Portfolio Audits and Purchase/Sale Advice
Domain Name Disputes
Online Licensing and Internet Agreements
Whether it’s drafting Terms of Use and a Privacy Policy for a Website or Online Business, applying for Copyright registrations, incorporating a business, advising a client on a defensive Domain Name registration strategy, drafting a Trademark protection plan, conducting due diligence on an Internet transaction, drafting a notice under the DMCA (Digital Millennium Copyright Act), or reviewing Internet and technology agreements, Lewis & Hand, LLP’s experienced Internet attorneys are ready to assist our clients with all of their online business needs.
Website Documents
Any Internet business or Website can take important steps to protect itself from many legal liabilities, simply by requiring its users to agree to a Terms of Use (also known as Services Agreements or Terms of Service) and by establishing a fair and accurate Privacy Policy.
Terms of Use set the rules for user conduct on a Website. These agreements allow Website owners to dictate the terms of site access, use, payment, and termination. For sites that allow user-generated content, Terms of Use should provide what each party’s rights to the posted content will be, and impose guidelines for acceptable/unacceptable content. If your Website allows access to users of all ages, special considerations apply. Website terms can also be used to limit a company’s liability, to determine which state’s law will be applied in the event of disputes, and in what jurisdiction and forum claims will be decided, among other matters. Forms can be a useful starting point for the drafting of online terms of use, but it is important to tailor Terms of Use to fit the goods and services and features and functions offered on your Website.
Your Website should also have a Privacy Policy that accurately reflects and discloses your online business practices and how you collect, use and share your users’ personally-identifiable data (like their name and address) and any sensitive financial data. Our Internet attorneys can work with you to tailor a policy that fits your particular Website, and will advise you on “best practices” for protecting user data and responding to complaints.
We offer competitive flat fee rates for preparing a Terms of Use and Privacy Policy customized for your Website. Our Internet lawyers can also advise you on whether you should consider obtaining a copyright registration for your Website content or apply to register a trademark for your online logo or business name. If applicable, our Internet lawyers will guide you on how to take advantage of the DMCA “safe harbor” program, to help protect your online business from liability for infringing content or graphics that may be posted by your Website’s users.
Domain Name Protection and Purchase/Sale Advice
At Lewis & Hand, LLP, our Internet team can help you to develop a strategy that suits your company’s size and budget.
By having a domain name management plan in place, we can help you to prevent third parties from registering your brands online in key TLDs. We can also recommend strategies that will help you to drive more traffic to your websites, while protecting your trademarks online. In the event that a third party incorporates your trademarks into its domain names, we are experienced at resolving these types of disputes.
Similarly, we represent individuals and businesses against overreaching claims from trademark holders asserting monopolistic rights to descriptive, dictionary words.
Lewis & Hand, LLP Internet attorneys also offer domain name portfolio audit services to help you identify and manage potential trademark issues, and can advise on how to minimize the risk of becoming subject to a dispute. We offer flat fee pricing on a case-by-case basis.
If you are considering a purchase, sale or lease of a high dollar figure domain name, online business or portfolio, our Internet team can assist you with the due diligence process (for example, to identify risks that the seller might not be the rightful owner of the asset for sale) and advise on how best to draft the transaction agreements to help protect your interests.
Lewis & Hand, LLP Internet law attorneys are experienced at handling domain name negotiations, drafting and filing DMCA copyright infringement notices, handling phishing complaints, filing and responding to UDRP proceedings with the National Arbitration Forum (NAF) and the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), and, when necessary, litigating these disputes in court. Our experienced Internet attorneys understand the key factual elements and arguments needed to succeed in online disputes, and know what tools to use in making a thorough investigation of any claim.
Attorney Brett Lewis and his Internet team have been working with domain name disputes since the earliest days of the UDRP and have achieved successful results for dozens of clients on both sides of the table – complainants and respondents. Links to some of our representative matters are available here.
More information about our Domain Name Dispute practice and the UDRP is available here.
Online Licensing and Internet Agreements
Lewis & Hand, LLP represents domain name registrars, search engines, social networking sites, and various other online businesses in connection with the drafting and review of content and technology licensing agreements, outsourcing agreements, co-branding agreements, marketing agreements, Internet agreements, advertising agreements, and other forms of agreements. Lewis & Hand, LLP’s Internet team has years of experience drafting, negotiating and reviewing all forms of domain name agreements (purchase and sale contracts, finder fee agreements, complex license/lease provisions) and know what to advise you to look for – and look out for!
For an initial consultation to discuss your Internet legal needs, contact Lewis & Hand, LLP today.
Lewis & Hand
Attorneys at Law, LLP
45 Main Street, Suite 608
Brooklyn, NY 11201-8200
Phone: (718) 243-9323
Fax: (718) 243-9326
With offices in Brooklyn, Lewis & Hand, LLP serves Internet law clients throughout the United States and internationally, including the New York metropolitan area, New York City, the Bronx, Staten Island, Manhattan, Queens, and Brooklyn, New York.
New York County, Kings County, Westchester County, Nassau County, Rockland County