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The first client, first sale, the website launch, the availability of the first prototype... Throughout the life of a startup there's no shortage of exciting milestones. Yet, I'm fairly confident

As we've touched upon here before on ReadWriteStart, addressing legal concerns can be daunting for first-time entrepreneurs. When do you really need a lawyer, for example? What can you do

Despite claims that the age of privacy is over, many Internet users continue to have privacy concerns, particularly as more and more of our personal data is stored and shared

Companies that rely on fair use generated $4.7 trillion in revenues and $2.2 billion in value added - roughly 16.2 percent of U.S. GDP in 2007. This is among the

There is a reason why lawyers go through year of school and tests to get to the jobs that they get paid so much to do - law is a

Because today's startup generally requires significantly less seed capital to function, the legal contracts once required for large-scale deals are no longer appropriate. Rather than forcing startups to draft lengthy

Last week we brought you our curated and organic List of Legal Resources For Startups and Entrepreneurs which includes blogs, online legal tools, articles and tips from venture capitalists. Just

This week was a busy one as Steve Jobs unveiled Apple's iPad on the same day President Obama delivered his annual State of the Union address - two events with

Lately on the startup blogosphere there has been a lot of talk about lawyers and how they relate to startups and entrepreneurs. A few weeks ago, Scott Edward Walker, a

A year ago ReadWriteWeb published an article in defense of embargoes with an outline of how startups can effectively manage embargoes and special releases. Lately, in place of embargoes we've