From copyright and trademark concerns to ever-changing privacy laws to determining how to comply with the range of open source software licences, the number of issues that a web professional can face is daunting. This book presents best practices to avoid some common legal pitfalls that all web professionals face. It provides detailed explanations of copyright law and intellectual property, dissections of oft-used contracts, and overviews of trademark and patent laws. This book covers laws and regulations surrounding data gathering, open source tools, and rules on privacy and shows readers how to legally navigate those murky waters.