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www.dowlohnes.com - Dow Lohnes PLLC Stephanie Stadler, 703-287-7819 sstadler@speakerboxpr.com or Michael Gleeson, 202-776-2629 mgleeson@dowlohnes.com Dow Lohnes PLLC today announced that BNA Books has published the sixth edition of Internet Law: A Field Guide. Authored by Jonathan Hart, a member of the firm's Media and Information Technologies (MIT) practice group, the book is designed to serve as a legal reference for
lawyers and industry professionals dealing with rapidly evolving domestic and international issues as they relate to the Internet.
The sixth edition of Hart's highly praised Internet law treatise has been completely revised to capture recent developments in the law, and includes a new chapter on user-generated content. With a comprehensive index and a detailed table of contents, Internet Law: A Field Guide is designed to be an easily accessible resource for legal and industry professionals. Included with the Field Guide is a searchable CD-ROM with the complete contents of the book and full text of key statutes, regulations, and judicial opinions referenced in the Field Guide. Each Internet law topic is covered in detail and placed in context within the more traditional areas of law in which each arises.
Internet Law: A Field Guide covers a wide range of issues, including First Amendment application, intellectual property protection, domain name disputes, privacy and data collection regulations, electronic signatures and contracts, and advertising regulations. With the Field Guide, legal and industry professionals can discover how to:
-- Protect a website's content
-- Recognize trademark rights, and avoid infringing on the rights of others
-- Register and protect domain names
-- Uncover the unique risks of producing content for the Web
-- Ensure CAN-SPAM Act and FTC privacy compliance
-- Grasp the legal implications of globally accessible material and the legal jurisdictions that lawsuits fall under
-- Understand the latest developments in Internet taxation
In his practice at Dow Lohnes, Hart specializes in the representation of media and technology companies on a broad range of commercial, transactional, operational and content matters. He has been representing businesses that gather and distribute news and information, sell advertising, market goods and services, and build community on the Internet for as long as there has been a commercial Internet. His clients include dozens of websites, newspapers, magazines, radio and television stations, and technology and telecommunications companies.
Jon has been on the faculty of the Stanford Professional Publishing Courses since 1994. He is counsel to the Online News Association, and writes and speaks frequently on media and technology law. Jon is also a contributor to the International Libel & Privacy Handbook (Bloomberg 2006).
Before entering private practice, Jon clerked for United States Circuit Judge Jerome Farris and United States District Judge Almeric Christian. He is a graduate of Middlebury College and Stanford Law School.
Internet Law: A Field Guide is available for purchase online at storefront.bnabooks.com. For more information about Dow Lohnes visit www.dowlohnes.com.
About Dow Lohnes PLLC
Dow Lohnes is a law firm with offices in Atlanta, GA and Washington, D.C. With a team of more than 150 attorneys and professionals, the firm serves clients in fields such as communications, new media, information technology, postsecondary education, sports, entertainment and real estate; with expertise in government relations, federal and state regulatory matters, litigation, antitrust, complex corporate transactions, finance, taxation, intellectual property, employee benefits and labor and employment.
Internet Law: A Field Guide Addresses the Growing List of Legal
Questions Surrounding the Internet, and Includes a New Chapter on
Liability for User-Generated Content
