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Web Accessibility and the Law
The state of legal requirements and protections concerning the accessibility of websites is far from uniform. Many countries ha... 2 Comments | Read More »
Ecommerce Know-How: Alternative Financing
The United States and much of the western world is in the midst of a recession that has made business credit difficult to find.... 2 Comments | Read More »
Ecommerce Know-How: Improve Cash Flow by Delaying Suppliers
Cash flow can be the strongest indicator of an ecommerce business's success or failure, and properly managing your accounts pay... 0 Comments | Read More »
Chart of the Week: The Global Recession May Have Bottomed Out In February
The recent decline in worldwide consumer activity seems to have reached bottom or at least slowed its decline. “Consumers worl... 1 Comment | Read More »
Ecommerce Know-How: Self-Employment Tax Requirements
Ecommerce businesses that operate as sole proprietorships, partnerships, and even limited liability companies frequently pass t... 0 Comments | Read More »
Ecommerce Know-How: Seven Steps to Starting Your eBusiness in a Recession
The United States and much of the world is experiencing a large and deep recession that many economists believe is far from hit... 1 Comment | Read More »
Ecommerce Know-How: Understanding Your Payment Processing Statement
While online shopkeepers are experts in their industries, they might not be expert at understanding their payment processing se... 2 Comments | Read More »
CAN-SPAM: Quick Refresher
The CAN-SPAM Act of 2003 (Controlling the Assault of Non-Solicited Pornography And Marketing) establishes requirements for thos... 0 Comments | Read More »
Legal: “Terms and Conditions” Protect Your Online Business
So you have your ecommerce website up and running, and you wonder if you need any specific terms and conditions to govern trans... 2 Comments | Read More »
Selling Products Online: What Legal Jurisdiction Applies?
Most ecommerce merchants want consumers from all over, whether that means all 50 U.S. states, Canada, Mexico, Europe, or the wo... 2 Comments | Read More »
Copyright Law for Ecommerce Merchants
The Internet makes copying photographs, artwork, and words easy, since a relatively unsophisticated user can just browse the we... 1 Comment | Read More »
Pirated Software Rampant Among Personal Computer Users
To somebody who has never owned or made his living creating and licensing intellectual property, it may not be a big deal. Rea... 4 Comments | Read More »
Legal: The Top Ten Risks For Online Businesses
We are often posed a “simple question” by sophisticated clients. Sometimes it is a simple question with a simple answer. More ... 1 Comment | Read More »
SBA Financing For eCommerce Firms
Working into the evening, Sterling Savings banker Michael Williams wraps up another day of SBA lending in Portland, Ore.’s “Sil... 0 Comments | Read More »
Research Domain Names Before You Bid
Chris Stump of Onlyhammocks.com launched his site in October with a solid search engine-marketing plan. “Our original plan was... 0 Comments | Read More »
Recovering Damages From Thieves, Crooks and Scofflaws
It seems not a day passes that Dozier Internet Law is not asked how to pursue someone who is using a replica website to “compet... 0 Comments | Read More »
Exporting Requires Formal Agreements
When considering exporting to foreign markets, you must protect yourself legally. It is crucial that your business relationship... 0 Comments | Read More »
Insuring Against Fraud, Data Breaches
A few insurance companies provide policies for credit card fraud and data breaches, covering both a merchant's hard cost of fra... 2 Comments | Read More »
Merchants Liable For Data Breaches
What do online merchants Art.com, Geeks.com and Bananas.com have in common? They're three in a small, but growing, list of ecom... 2 Comments | Read More »
Legal: Security Regulation Is Coming
Let's consider the problem first. It wasn't until 1997 that credit cards could be "securely" used online. Obviously the definit... 3 Comments | Read More »
