For years the Internet has offered new business opportunities. The Internet has opened up for efficient, flexible and scalable business models. What are the key features of future Internet based business model – and why will companies with these features earn money?

The question is the same question that the top U.S.

Last week, USA Today provided an informative update as to what’s going on with online copyright infringement – i.e., theft – lately.

The entire article is worth reading, but four key points are worth highlighting here:

• In the spring, while pirates off the coast of Somalia were getting all the high-seas attention, four Swedish pirates of a totally different sort were being sentenced to pay more than $3 million in fines and serve a year in the brig.

Many state lawmakers seem to be willing to do anything these days to rake in bigger bucks from the private sector – no matter what might be the impact on the economy. I believe it’s called “cutting off your nose to spite your face.”

Consider what’s become known as the “Amazon Tax.”

North Carolina is poised to force out-of-state online retailers to collect sales taxes if they have in-state online marketing affiliates.

As you know your company name only gives you a license, not a property interest in a name.

People will file their trademarks alone, however it is a perilous process.

The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) website has a lot of information on it about trademarks, however it is a bit more complex than just searching the trademarks register in the US.

There are other searches to conduct apart from the register and any pending applications which might reveal a potential problem with your future trademark.