Is Web Scraping Legal?: An Update
An update to our 2018 article about the legal risks of scraping data from third-party websites
Is Web Scraping Legal?
Can Internet companies protect their public data from being collected and used by competitors?
The Accidental Hacker: Civil Claims Under the CFAA
Hacking into protected networks. Transmitting viruses. Trafficking in stolen passwords. Identity theft. These are among the federal...
Mad Online (part 2): Online Defamation
Last week, we took a basic look at libel and slander laws and the types statements that can and can’t be defamatory. This week, we...
Mad Online (part 1): Defamation Basics
Defamation lawsuits used to be mainly the domain of celebrities and the media companies that wrote or spoke about them. Thanks to the...
Cybersquatting
You've got a trademark for your brand. Now how do you protect your domain names, social media account, and other online assets?
Post and Re-Post: When Is It Ok to Share Someone Else’s Content?
Most of us don’t think twice about sharing a news article on our Facebook timelines, re-posting a cat gif to our Tumblr blogs or pinning...
