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The Internet Law Library (formerly the U.S. House of Representatives Internet Law Library) was originally provided to the public courtesy of the Office of the Law Revision Counsel of the U.S. House of Representatives. This was part of the Counsel's mission to make the law available to the public.

The site provided links to a large number of legal resources
relating to American (federal and state) and foreign laws.

An understanding of legal issues is essential to success in the multimedia
industry. Mistakes can cost the multimedia developer tens or even hundred
of thousands of dollars in legal fees and damages. For example, Delrina
lost hundreds of thousands of dollars and had to recall all of the copies
of its screen saver last fall when it lost a copyright suit. Delrina
distributed a screen saver in which one of the 30 modules showed the comic
book character Opus shooting down Berkeley Systems' "flying toasters"
(made famous in Berkeley's "After Dark" screen saver program). Berkeley
Systems sued Delrina for copyright and trademark infringement. The court
ruled for Berkeley Systems, prohibiting further distribution of Delrina's
product and requiring Delrina to recall all of the product not already
sold.

This section is devoted to resources for legal issues related to owning a Web site or running a Web design business or small business, such as contracts, copyright, intellectual property, trademarks, Internet law, and related attorneys.

Know of some good articles, tutorials, tips, Web sites, books, or other resources related to legal issues for Web sites or for running or managing a Web design business or small business? Recommendations are welcome and encouraged!