Tort

 

Avoiding infringement of the rights of others, and giving adequate notice to others of your rights that you may want to enforce

 

Defamation

 

Derogatory statements you cannot prove true

Linking to others= statements

 

Negligence

 

Careless advice causing injury or (sometimes) loss

 

Copyright

 

Making derivative work

Publishing others= work (linking)

Asserting your own claim:  8 Nicholas Bohm 2001

 

Trademarks

 

Taking others= reputation

Domain names, metatags, framing, inlining

Marking:  7, J, narrative

 

Patents

 

Novel non-obvious inventions

Scope differences US/UK/EU

Cost