http://ibls.com/cs/blogs/internet_law/archive/tags/geographical+names/default.aspxTags: geographical namesenCommunityServer 2.1 SP2 (Build: 61129.2)http://ibls.com/cs/blogs/internet_law/archive/2009/09/21/is-there-any-web-hosting-regulation-for-foreign-online-retailers-who-want-to-ship-products-to-us.aspxMon, 21 Sep 2009 13:02:00 GMT2fe959b1-6d2e-4c92-af56-c465d730410e:19002Gaby0http://ibls.com/cs/blogs/internet_law/comments/19002.aspxhttp://ibls.com/cs/blogs/internet_law/commentrss.aspx?PostID=19002http://ibls.com/cs/blogs/internet_law/rsscomments.aspx?PostID=19002<P style="MARGIN:0in 0in 0pt;" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="COLOR:#ffffff;"><FONT size=3 face=Calibri>I'm a researcher consulting for a foreign e-commerce business. They want to start selling/ship their products to the USA through their website.&nbsp; </FONT></SPAN></P> <P style="MARGIN:0in 0in 0pt;" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="COLOR:#ffffff;"><FONT size=3 face=Calibri>Apperantly, it is requiered that they&nbsp;have its website on a server in US in order to sell/ship products to US consumers. </FONT></SPAN></P> <P style="MARGIN:0in 0in 0pt;" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="COLOR:#ffffff;"><FONT size=3 face=Calibri>I need your help to understand&nbsp; if this is really mandatory. It seems very strange to me that one MUST have servers in the US. </FONT></SPAN></P> <P style="MARGIN:0in 0in 0pt;" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="COLOR:#ffffff;"><FONT size=3 face=Calibri>Thanks,<BR>Gaby</FONT></SPAN></P><img src="http://ibls.com/cs/aggbug.aspx?PostID=19002" width="1" height="1">IBLSonline storeUnited Statesonline retailUSInternet lawonline store merchandiseE-commerce lawe-commercee-commerce regulationgeographical namesITecommerce hostingweb hostinghttp://ibls.com/cs/blogs/internet_law/archive/2007/07/02/ask-the-expert-is-it-legal-to-include-any-geographical-name-in-your-website.aspxMon, 02 Jul 2007 16:20:00 GMT2fe959b1-6d2e-4c92-af56-c465d730410e:91IBLS Editor0http://ibls.com/cs/blogs/internet_law/comments/91.aspxhttp://ibls.com/cs/blogs/internet_law/commentrss.aspx?PostID=91http://ibls.com/cs/blogs/internet_law/rsscomments.aspx?PostID=91<P><EM>Yassin Mazzar from Saudi Arabia (Jeddah) asks:</EM> </P> <P>Hi I’m soon to launch my website, and it contains names of different countries &amp; cities. Is writing names of other countries, cities in my website legal? Thanks<BR></P><img src="http://ibls.com/cs/aggbug.aspx?PostID=91" width="1" height="1">Internet lawCopyrightstrademarksgeographical names