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Legal Issues The legal issues include anti spamming laws intellectual property laws international issues and the option to register the trademark of the online business at either the state or federal level Laws relating to the web are evolving rapidly and vary by country and region As a web developer it is your responsibility to stay abreast of important legal issues that affect your business and your customers Ultimately a state registered trademark protects from infringement within that state A federally registered trademark provides protection across the entire country but is only available if you do business with other states or internationally Customers will use their credit card information to purchase clothing
Therefore the ecommerce platform provider can show transactions that span beyond state borders Hence it will be gainfully beneficial to implement protection of a federally registered mark to the website When you register your trademark it is presumed to be your property Having to prove use and ownership of an unregistered mark however can be difficult and expensive A trademark is an asset to your business that is worth protecting and registering your mark is the best way to do that If your website allows users to post information it is important to include a terms of use agreement that users are required to submit before posting any content This agreement should include statements specifying that users are not allowed to post copyrighted material that you are not responsible to validate their content as original and that users are responsible for any actions resulting from content they post If a user violates a copyright on your website then the fact that he or she agreed to your terms of use may protect you
