tradition innovation Websites – Does yours comply with the law? Kate Legg Solicitor

Key Areas Intellectual Property E-commerce Data ProtectionDisability Discrimination

First Things First Who owns your website? The first owner of the site is usually the person who creates it Paying for a website does not mean that you own the rights in it

Intellectual Property: Domain Names Is yours registered to you? Is it similar to anyone else’s? Monitor the Web for infringing activities Consider defensive registrations

Intellectual Property: Protecting Content Content is generally protected by copyright Copyright in photographs Trade Marks: Should yours be registered? Use of other people’s Trade Marks

E-Commerce Online brochure or Online store? Legislation includes: –Distance Selling Regulations –E-Commerce Regulations –Unfair Contract Terms Act Obligation to provide information Terms and conditions of sale International issues: Jurisdiction

Data Protection Eight Data Protection Principles Applies to information relating to living, identifiable individuals First Principle: Information must be fairly and lawfully processed Seventh Principle: Data security Eighth Principle: Data Export

Disability Discrimination Websites must be accessible to all Is your website compatible with auxillary aids?

Summary (1) Check Web development agreements and ensure rights in the site have been transferred to you Check the domain name is registered to you and consider defensive registrations Monitor the Web for others infringing your rights Don’t infringe other people’s rights Consider registering a Trade Mark

Summary (2) Display terms of business and comply with e-selling legislation Display a privacy policy on the site and abide by its terms Obtain consent where individuals’ details are published on the site Review security measures Ensure the site is accessible to all

tradition innovation Websites – Does yours comply with the law? Kate Legg Solicitor