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Pawn Stars and the Death Clock

Internet Lawyer — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 21:57:50 +0000

Here are a few pics from my recent visit to Gold & Silver Pawn Shop, the Las Vegas location of the hit reality TV show “Pawn Stars” on the History Channel. I recommend picking up a copy of Pawn Stars shop co-owner Rick Harrison’s book about the store titled “License to Pawn.” [...]

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Connecticut Internet Sales Tax Hurts Affiliate Marketers

Internet Laws Editor — Tue, 25 Oct 2011 10:47:41 +0000

What is the new Connecticut Internet Sales Tax supposed to do? Connecticut has recently passed a bill which requires internet retailers to charge a sales tax on all goods sold in Connecticut if the internet retailer has a physical presence in the state. Connecticut lawmakers considered the law necessary to hold Amazon.com and other online [...]

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PayPal Merchant Accounts: High Risk Internet Marketers Unwanted

Internet Laws Editor — Thu, 01 Sep 2011 10:22:07 +0000

What do PayPal Merchant Accounts allow people to do? PayPal is an online commerce facilitator that allows the transfer of currency from one person to another through the internet. In an attempt to stop fraud, PayPal allows those engaged in internet commerce to avoid fraud that is inherent in other online transfers of money. Part [...]

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Brand Hijacking: Using Your Competitor’s Name In Google AdWords

Internet Lawyer — Tue, 02 Aug 2011 10:05:29 +0000

What’s happening with Brand Hijacking? Many have become both aware and concerned that Google AdWords and other pay-per-click (PCC) allows advertisers to take advantage of the names and identities of their competitors through brand hijacking. For example, Google AdWords allows advertisers to promote their website whenever a Google search includes words the advertiser chooses. As [...]

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Affiliate Marketing And Fake News Reports

Internet Lawyer — Sat, 04 Jun 2011 10:55:45 +0000

As an Internet attorney who conducts website legal audits, here’s an issue that comes up all of the time. If you believe in a product or service that you’re promoting as an affiliate, can you provide “news” about the product? That’s a question that’s coming back to haunt affiliate marketers. In April, the FTC filed [...]

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Does Google have the right to slap your website?

Internet Lawyer — Thu, 03 Mar 2011 12:08:46 +0000

As an Internet lawyer, I’m hearing the uproar out there because Google has changed its search engine algorithms to penalize websites that deliver “low-value” content. Some website owners claim that a Google slap is illegal because it hurts their businesses. Can Google legally knock your site down in the search engine rankings? Absolutely. Google is [...]

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Inside the dark side of the product launch game

Internet Lawyer — Tue, 01 Mar 2011 11:01:54 +0000

As an Internet attorney and online business owner, I get to analyze many product launches. There are good products out there, ethical product launches, and product launch managers who know what they’re doing when promoting things that bring value to the lives of customers who buy. Let’s use a hypothetical launch to show you how [...]

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Bad dye jobs and repackaged butchering

Internet Lawyer — Thu, 17 Feb 2011 13:20:04 +0000

Shady grocery store butchers will take hamburger that’s old, put some new red dye in it, and shove it back on the shelves with a different expiration date. Every 4 to 6 months, shady Internet sellers will take an old product, slap a new name (or version on it) to pretend something has changed, and [...]

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How do they get away with it?

Internet Lawyer — Thu, 20 Jan 2011 10:20:03 +0000

I wish I had a nickel for every client who complained to his Internet lawyer about the so-called “gurus” who are getting away with breaking the law. Here’s the truth. They don’t all get away with it. Many are licking their wounds behind closed doors while putting on a happy face to the public in [...]

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How to fix your email signature

Internet Lawyer — Wed, 19 Jan 2011 16:35:24 +0000

As an Internet attorney, I spot online entrepreneurs making some common mistakes that can be quickly fixed. For example, when you send out individual or autoresponder emails for your Internet business, do you sign your messages as… Your First Name (e.g. Jim) OR Your First Name and Your Last Name (e.g. Jim Smith)? If your [...]

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Will you be sued by these trolls?

Internet Lawyer — Sun, 16 Jan 2011 10:29:22 +0000

As both a Web lawyer and an Internet business owner, I hate spammers. There’s one right now (initials G.A.) who has become such a pain in the butt that my emails now go through a new filtering process to get rid of the 3 to 5 pieces of garbage he tries to send daily to [...]

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Office Of Fair Trading Wants You To Disclose More

Internet Lawyer — Tue, 11 Jan 2011 13:40:20 +0000

Like the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC), the UK’s Office of Fair Trading is taking the stance now that you should disclose you’re being compensated (as an affiliate, celebrity, or otherwise) when promoting goods and services online. As an Internet attorney, it isn’t surprising to see government agencies adopt this view. The goal is to [...]

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Restore Online Shoppers’ Confidence Act: What You Need To Know

Internet Lawyer — Wed, 05 Jan 2011 08:47:49 +0000

Why The Restore Online Shoppers’ Confidence Act Became Law There are too many Internet gurus (lawyer wannabes) sticking their shoes in their mouths yelling the “sky is falling” because of how the new Restore Online Shoppers’ Confidence Act (S.3386) will affect their Internet sales and marketing practices. 99% of Internet marketers won’t have a problem [...]

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Battlestar Galactica Exhibition

Internet Lawyer — Sat, 01 Jan 2011 04:13:31 +0000

Taking a break from being a Web lawyer this afternoon, I dropped by the Battlestar Galactica Exhibition. Not quite as fun as a Star Trek convention but the BSG exhibits did Awaken the Geek Within. The exhibits contain memorabilia from both the original and the reimagined BSG series. Here are some of the pics (click [...]

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Starbucks Pike Place Seattle

Internet Lawyer — Fri, 31 Dec 2010 03:18:57 +0000

As an Internet attorney and fellow online entrepreneur, I try to find cool places for website business owners to go to when they’re traveling. In Seattle, I had hoped to find that Starbucks Pike Place, the first Starbucks, would be a cool place to visit and use a laptop to work with Wi-Fi while getting [...]

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3 powerful ways to grow your Internet business next year

Internet Lawyer — Sat, 18 Dec 2010 19:46:45 +0000

Based both on my experience as a Texas Internet lawyer and an online marketer who has built a separate six-figure Internet business from scratch, here are 3 ways you can grow your business during the coming year while others are struggling to survive. 1. Stick To Profitable Niches That You Know and Like. Jack’s* the [...]

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7 Internet biz trends for 2011 you should know about

Internet Lawyer — Fri, 10 Dec 2010 23:08:46 +0000

As an Internet lawyer gazing into my crystal ball of experience, here’s where I see things are heading for Internet businesses in the coming year. 1. Death of Live Speaking Events. Most of the big gurus are cancelling their live seminars or holding something local and trying to sell videos from it to recoup costs. [...]

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Don’t Be An Idiotpreneur

Internet Lawyer — Fri, 26 Nov 2010 12:56:06 +0000

As an Internet lawyer, I look for lessons in the offline world that can be applied to your online business. Today’s lesson is about an idiotpreneur profiled in a national newspaper as if she had done something smart. Ms. Idiotpreneur’s business was going down the toilet. Blaming it on the economy, there were telltale signs [...]

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Taking a resolution mulligan

Internet Lawyer — Thu, 25 Nov 2010 10:40:56 +0000

The past year has been hell for many Internet marketers…bankruptcies, divorces (often triggered by debt), and even deaths in the family. I’ve seen all of these happen this year to clients and friends. If you’ve hit some speed bumps in your business and personal life this year, how are you reacting to them? Pretending they [...]

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Flopportunity.com: Internet Scams and Best Practices

Internet Lawyer — Tue, 26 Oct 2010 21:20:58 +0000

You can find plenty of websites out there that contain good information about Internet scams and ripoffs. And if you’re looking for quick info on someone before doing business, you should take a look at some of these sites for that purpose. However, there are two things missing from these sites. First, fairness gets tossed [...]

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