Internet law in 2003 was full of surprises.
As traditional entertainment distributors line up against telcos in court, lawsuits lasting less than a week could jeopardize the stability and freedom of cyberspace.
More and more, executives are landing in foreign courts for conduct that is legal in their own countries.
Microsoft's intriguing legal fight to prevent a start-up from identifying itself and its software as "Lindows" provides some valuable lessons for companies of every size--including Microsoft itself, which has had more trademark troubles than necessary for a Fortune 100 company.
The Kazaa/Brilliant controversy has highlighted the issue of spyware - bundled software that infiltrates millions of hard drives every month and gets there with your express consent.
The state of Internet law was in flux in 2001. Lawyer Doug Isenberg says that if any lesson has emerged, it's that the same thing will probably remain true for 2002.
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