Internet Law

Many of our clients are Internet companies, and the Internet is an important aspect of Capstone's or Internet-enabled practice. By virtue of our client base and practice focus, we are well aware of the legal issues and pitfalls confronting online business, whether, B2B or B2C or infrastructure businesses.

Capstone's lawyers have been involved with Internet-related legal issues from the very early disputes over Internet domain names to the present focus on security and privacy rights. Our lawyers understand the legal challenges posed by the Internet, such as copyright and trademark infringement, online piracy of software, music and film, and unlawful hacking of websites.

Capstone's lawyers are well versed in the digital signature laws which are being widely adopted by the various states as well as in the model statutes such as the Uniform Computer Information Transactions Act and the Uniform Electronic Transactions Act which are also being considered by various state legislatures. We are also quite knowledgeable about encryption methods such as asymmetric cryptography which enables both secure and verifiable communications over the public Internet.