One of the more active areas about computers and technology law involves issues stemming from copyright. When it comes to computers, the Internet and technology law, copyright issues have become very commonplace. Protecting copyright interests with the growth of the Internet has become particularly problematic.

In fact, with the growth of the Internet, and with the increasing incidence and complexity of copyright issues associated with the Net, there is a completely new legal specialty including attorneys that focus their practices on these issues.

Copyright issues extend beyond the Internet as well into the arena of software and hardware development as well. Concerning computers and technology law, the protection of intellectual property associated with software and hardware is extremely important.

Once again, this is an area that has given rise to a completely new legal specialty consisting of attorneys who are focusing their energy and efforts on protection the intellectual property interests of those men, women and companies involved in the design and development of software applications and computer related hardware.