Web Hosting Lawyer Update:
Consider speaking with an attorney who understands web hosting and ISP issues. We are here to help answer your questions, reduce your risk of liability and improve your web hosting or ISP business model. Contact one of our web hosting lawyers today to understand how we can help you thrive in the internet age.
We hosting companies and Internet services providers (ISPs) face a number of unique and difficult issues on a daily basis. Upstream service providers regularly force complex contracts on downstream bandwidth providers which contain provisions which are neither reasonable nor necessary. Downstream ISP’s sometimes feel they have little leverage in negotiating those terms with large companies such as SBC, Verizon, MCI, Quest, AT&T, AOL, Sprint and other Tier 1 bandwidth providers.Web hosting companies often end up in the middle of copyright infringement, trademark infringement and defamation issues.
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Often, ISPs push many of the same contract terms downstream to their customers, who again feel they have no bargaining leverage.
If you are an ISP dealing with a variety of bandwidth providers, vendors and customers, you need a coordinated strategy to minimize and allocate liability. We have experience negotiating ISP contracts, both upstream and downstream. Your contracts define your rights. Treat your contracts like important documents and you will save money, time and resources down the road.
Conducting contract audits and standardizing contracts are will help you take control of your liability risk. We provide this service to ISPs on a flat fee 'project' basis. Call us for a quote. You will be surprised how much value we deliver for each legal dollar spent.
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