Jul 25 2007

Any Lawyers Or People Who Have Good Knowledge Of Internet Legal Issues?

By Jeremy Schoemaker 35 comments

I get a lot of legal questions from time to time and would like to share the questions and answers to them with readers. I am trying to assemble a list of legal people to query when we have a legal issue. You do not have to reveal your real name unless you want to.

Just shoot me a email jeremy@

eTown Landlord said on July 25th, 2007 at 8:38 pm

I have a great lawyer I use for my real estate issues. I’ll forward this post to him and see if he is interested in helping you out.

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Michael said on July 25th, 2007 at 10:17 pm

Hey shoe, I’ll drop you a line if you need some assistance. I’ve been an Internet attorney for a long time and counsel to some of the largest Internet sites. I’ve been glad to have the benefit of hearing much of your good advice and glad to help out if I can.

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The Dino said on July 25th, 2007 at 10:20 pm

Well that would be great… I have also some questions but furtunately I dont need answers yet.

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Leonid Shalimov said on July 25th, 2007 at 10:58 pm

I think they are scarce. eTown landlord seems like he can help you. Best of luck.

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Mike Young, Esquire said on July 25th, 2007 at 11:17 pm

FYI - I represent many Internet marketers. Almost all of my practice relates to online legal issues. Check out some of the testimonials on my site.

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Marvin said on July 25th, 2007 at 11:21 pm

Experienced internet and entertainment attorney. Great information to offer. Also at http://www.karemar.com.

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Dan Kelly said on July 25th, 2007 at 11:51 pm

I sent the post and your info to my Internet attorney, Mike Young out of Dallas, TX. He should be getting in touch with you soon.

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Monty said on July 26th, 2007 at 1:48 am

As an attorney, I can tell you that anybody who volunteers their services for any and all Internet-related stuff should probably be avoided. Attorneys are licensed only in their particular state, offering legal “advice” over the Internet to someone out of state (assuming its not a federal issue, and few are) is a violation of nearly every state’s bar rules.

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Thor Schrock said on July 26th, 2007 at 2:25 am

You might consider adding Rob Otte with the Morrow Poppe Otte Firm in Lincoln, NE to your list. Rob has represented us well in the past in matters regarding domain registration and trademark infringement.

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Fable said on July 26th, 2007 at 3:23 am

I have a fantastic lawyer who is currently helping to sort out a very unpleasant legal battle between me and my sister. I’ll see if I can find some details.

Steve

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adamz said on July 26th, 2007 at 6:52 am

Shoe
I am not a lawyer but, I do think its a bad idea to share legal advise on any blog. Especially because there is nothing genaral about the law, as it applies differently to each person or entity.. So someone could accidently apply what has worked for you or others and find themselves in a legal shit storm..Your intentions are good im sure!

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Leonid Shalimov said on July 26th, 2007 at 7:49 am

Lawyers are a pain, when I tried to get someone to trademark a website slogan it was the biggest hassle. Hopefully the guy above can help you. Good luck with this!

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GeorgeB said on July 26th, 2007 at 8:12 am

I too have an attorney who specializes in internet law right here in Illinois. He doesn’t mind answering questions from time to time as long as I keep it brief So shoot away.

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Paul Bradish said on July 26th, 2007 at 9:55 am

Maybe he could post the advice with some sort of “you should still consult your lawyer” warning?

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Deelip said on July 26th, 2007 at 10:17 am

IS this a voluntary post or paid?

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yusuf said on July 26th, 2007 at 10:23 am

I am looking for 3GP Distribution Rules and didnt find any legal information about the 3GP format of Music Video Distribution.

I hope i can find the info here.

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Get Featured said on July 26th, 2007 at 10:35 am

One of my best friends from high school is actually studying this at law school as we speak…though I am assuming you’d probably want someone a little more established…I’ll have to ask if he knows anyone.

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Travel Notebook said on July 26th, 2007 at 11:32 am

What ever came of the Rich Jackass legal threats?

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eTown Landlord said on July 26th, 2007 at 11:54 am

I just remembered, my cousin “vinnie” is taking the bar… hasn’t passed yet but should soon

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eTown Landlord said on July 26th, 2007 at 11:57 am

Yea, could we have a follow up on that one?

Side note: I changed the url attached to my eTown Landlord post profile and now all my posts hit the cache first. Could your moderator fix this? Thanks a bunch Shoe and Co…

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chrisblogging.com said on July 26th, 2007 at 1:21 pm

This would be extremely awesome!! I love reading about the legal side of the internet; even if it has nothing to do with me!

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Paul Bradish said on July 26th, 2007 at 3:59 pm

You MUST be a lawyer

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Increase WebSite Traffic said on July 26th, 2007 at 5:36 pm

what kind of legal questions do you get?

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Paul. said on July 26th, 2007 at 7:06 pm

What type of internet issues do you have?

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erik said on July 26th, 2007 at 8:36 pm

internet law is a large part of my daily practice - domain issues, infringement, web site sales, terms of use, defamation, e-commerce, spamming etc. i would be happy to get involved on some level.

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ritchie said on July 27th, 2007 at 7:06 am

Yo Shoe, something’s strange with the comments… seems I can’t comment any more, or all my comments are going directly into moderation or spam. Can you please take a look at this?

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Deelip said on July 27th, 2007 at 12:25 pm

I am not a lawyer but I used to be a student of law. I dont mind helping shoe if this is paid post because I know these guys pay a lot hehe.

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CPA Affiliates said on July 27th, 2007 at 9:06 pm

that would be a great list to have on hand!

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SonicReducer said on July 29th, 2007 at 11:17 am

All these laywer posts, and not one person broke out the lawyer jokes. Amazing!

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Nathan Hannig said on July 30th, 2007 at 9:25 am

nice idea, i have a done of legal questions about the internet and use

its not clear at all

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Gecko Tales said on July 31st, 2007 at 3:37 pm

This would be a very useful, and link baitable, section.

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Joeychgo said on August 1st, 2007 at 2:37 pm

no, its not clear. Wont be for some time, if ever. Its hard to be clear on a worldwide level.

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stupid 3gp said on August 6th, 2007 at 5:31 pm

Looking forward to it.

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Gecko Tales said on August 21st, 2007 at 10:12 am

There are so few attorneys that really understand Internet legal issues. Of course, I’m sure many will tell you they understand it. In my experience attorneys will say anything to land a client.

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