About Us/Contact Information. You must provide the following information in an easily accessible position on your website to comply with the legal requirements of the E-commerce Directive in the UK.
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SaaS, ASP Agreements – Liability for Website Content
SaaS suppliers must protect themselves in their SaaS agreement against a third party claiming compensation for breaches of their rights as a result of customers uploading illegal content onto the supplier hosted website. Service Providers and ISPs SaaS suppliers are service providers not internet service providers (ISP)s. SaaS suppliers publish
Continue readingGoogle AdWords & Trademark Infringement – Use of Competitor Trademarks in EU
Are you paying for sponsored links on a search engine and using a competitor’s trademark as a search term? If so, you could be liable for trademark infringement following the recent European Court of Justice ruling in the Portakabin case.
Continue readingSaaS, ASP Agreements – Distributor or Agent – Is there a Difference?
To find leads and sell SaaS software to customers on a global basis many suppliers use distributors or agents in the countries in which they wish to sell their products, but where they have no physical presence themselves. Suppliers need to decide whether the local partner acts as an agent or a distributor. There are important differences, advantages and disadvantages.
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