http://www.submityourarticle.com/articles/Chip-Cooper-3522 The latest quality free reprint articles from Chip Cooper at SubmitYOURArticle.com Sun, 19 Feb 2012 11:42:39 +0000 The FTC's recent settlement against an online college savings program highlights the FTC's continuous efforts to crack down on privacy and data security violations regarding the collection, use, and security of personal information. This time the focus was on the use of toolbars as a collection vehicle, and the related takeaways are in the form of important new rules for the use of toolbars or similar software for collecting personal information. http://articles.submityourarticle.com/Chip-Cooper-3522/website-legal-documents-247386.php Thu, 26 Jan 2012 00:00:00 +0000 Your personal New Year's resolutions are important. You bet. However, if you're a SaaS or Internet marketer, your best-laid plans for 2012 may hit the skids if you fail to avoid new website legal compliance gotcha's that emerged in 2011. http://articles.submityourarticle.com/Chip-Cooper-3522/website-legal-compliance-242676.php Fri, 03 Feb 2012 02:17:01 +0000 The U.S. Congress is now considering two proposed bills, which if enacted into law, would provide ground-breaking weapons for law enforcement and content owners to enforce intellectual property rights. If you're a content owner that provides content on the Internet, you have an important stake in the current legislative process. http://www.submityourarticle.com/articles/Chip-Cooper-3522/Website-Legal-Compliance-240282.php Fri, 20 Jan 2012 09:41:13 +0000 The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is proposing amendments to the Mail Order Rule that would result in its regulation of all sales made over the Internet regardless of how a buyer might initiate the purchase. If you're an online merchant, the ramifications are significant. http://www.submityourarticle.com/articles/Chip-Cooper-3522/website-legal-documents-233345.php Mon, 19 Dec 2011 01:59:16 +0000 Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act (CDA) shields operators of "interactive computer services" from liability for defamatory posts by visitors. The big question is how far does this protection go; what are its limits? http://www.submityourarticle.com/articles/Chip-Cooper-3522/Website-Legal-Documents-226390.php Wed, 23 Nov 2011 18:51:06 +0000 The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) recently delivered strong messages to mobile application developers and to operators of websites and other online services directed to children that the FTC is ever vigilant in protecting children from inappropriate collection and use of their personal information, including taking into account new technological changes. Failure to comply will result in substantial liability. http://www.submityourarticle.com/articles/Chip-Cooper-3522/SaaS-Attorney-217916.php Fri, 28 Oct 2011 13:11:56 +0000 The Main Street Fairness Act (MSFA), introduced by Senator Dick Durban (D-IL), would change the current law which requires merchants to collect sales tax only when the merchant has a physical presence in the state. The effect of MSFA on online merchants, particularly small merchants, could be huge. http://www.submityourarticle.com/articles/Chip-Cooper-3522/website-legal-documents-206268.php Sat, 17 Sep 2011 05:34:06 +0000 Beginning in 2009, there's been a tsunami of new and complex legal regulations for websites that also seems to be coming in sets. We're now in a temporary lull, but the next set is on the horizon, and rapidly heading our way. If you're an Internet marketer or operate a SaaS business, now is a good time to quickly review the following checklist of the set just passed, as well as the set that's fast approaching. http://www.submityourarticle.com/articles/Chip-Cooper-3522/website-legal-documents-200012.php Thu, 25 Aug 2011 23:18:05 +0000 A periodic review of your privacy policy is always a good idea, given the significant increase in privacy regulations beginning in 2009. However, at least four developments in the last six months provide an impetus for an immediate privacy policy review. Do it now to avoid significant legal exposure. http://www.submityourarticle.com/articles/Chip-Cooper-3522/website-legal-compliance-188184.php Tue, 12 Jul 2011 11:53:35 +0000 The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) recently made Google's BUZZ micro blog the poster child for the FTC's effort to show that the old tried and true privacy protection methodology is now not enough. Once again, the FTC has upped the ante for privacy requirements, and all websites are expected to comply with the new game changing regulations, or face the consequences. http://www.submityourarticle.com/articles/Chip-Cooper-3522/Website-Legal-Documents-182969.php Tue, 21 Jun 2011 15:45:05 +0000