Internet Lawyers

You can visit the main Dozier Internet Lawyers Website for more information on our AV rated firm and our services and access to a veritable library of information.

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Dozier Internet Lawyers

Dozier Internet Law is comprised of internet lawyers with offices in California and Virginia, with a national and international practice. The founder of the firm, John W. Dozier Jr., is licensed to practice in Virginia. He is rated by other lawyers and judges as having reached the height of professional excellence and the highest levels of skill and integrity (AV rating), has recently been named a "SUPER LAWYER" by Law and Policy Magazine, and is a "legal elite" among Virginia attorneys for 2007 in intellectual property.

Here are some of John Dozier's thoughts on website liability:

We conduct a lot of website audits in which we go through a website, identify the legal issues and assist clients in effectively managing risks. We seem to be litigating these issues across the country regularly, so we have a pretty good view of the landscape. You want to get in trouble? Blindly allow third parties to post on your site. The liabilities may seem obvious if you are running music or video fileswapping sites, but the risk is just as real if you have a forum or an open blog. Third-party postings bring into play a number of significant legal issues.

The biggest issues are what I refer to as the "big four:" copyright infringement, trademark infringement, defamation and 2257 violations (sexually explicit images). I will cover these issues at a high level, and, in future articles, delve into them in more depth. Your liability or exposure arises when third parties, whether well intentioned or not, decide to post something on your site that violates the law.

Internet Lawyers for Web Business

Dozier Internet Law are pre-eminent and top rated (AV) Internet lawyers and is the largest law firm in the world specializing exclusively in the law of the Internet. As Internet lawyers we represent Internet business interests. Dozier Internet lawyers have handled hundreds of Internet disputes. When you need top rated Internet Lawyers please visit us and consider calling.

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