Jeremy Malcolm
Tech-savvy New York attorney specializing in IP, Internet & AI law and policy
I am Jeremy Malcolm, a tech-savvy attorney who was admitted to the New York Bar in 2009. I offer legal services remotely, covering all areas of law with a particular focus on intellectual property, Internet, and AI law. My deep understanding of emerging technologies allows me to provide strategic guidance on complex legal issues that arise at the intersection of law and innovation. My practice includes copyright, trademarks, privacy, cybersecurity, and regulatory compliance in the digital landscape... but I thrive on the diversity of my practice, so yes I can also handle your divorce, will, or criminal defense.
I am adept at advising startups, creators, and tech companies, combining legal acumen with technical insight to deliver effective solutions in an evolving legal environment. I am also the founder of AskLex.ai, a unique AI-enabled online legal advice service that allows you to have AI legal answers reviewed by a real lawyer.
I was first admitted to practice law in Australia in 1996 and later in New York in 2009. I am the author of "Multi-Stakeholder Governance and the Internet Governance Forum" (2008), and I serve as the Chair of the Center for Online Safety and Liberty.
- Communications & Internet Law
- Internet Law, Media & Advertising, Telecommunications Law
- Trademarks
- Trademark Litigation, Trademark Registration
- Intellectual Property
- Probate
- Probate Administration, Probate Litigation, Will Contests
- Criminal Law
- Criminal Appeals, Fraud, Internet Crimes, Sex Crimes
- Business Law
- Business Contracts, Business Dissolution, Business Formation, Business Litigation, Partnership & Shareholder Disputes
- Family Law
- Adoption, Child Custody, Child Support, Father's Rights, Guardianship & Conservatorship, Paternity, Prenups & Marital Agreements, Restraining Orders, Same Sex Family Law
- Free Consultation
- Credit Cards Accepted
- New York
- New York State Office of Court Administration
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- High Court of Australia
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- Supreme Court of Western Australia
- ID Number: 2507786
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- English: Spoken, Written
- Spanish: Written
- Murdoch University
- Ph.D. (2008) | Law
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- Activities: Thesis on "Multi-Stakeholder Public Policy Governance and its Application to the Internet Governance Forum"
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- Murdoch University
- LL.D. (1994) | Law
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- Honors: Honors
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- Australian Open Source Award
- Australian Unix and Open Systems Users Group (AUUG)
- For outstanding contribution to the understanding of para-technical and legal issues.
- Center for Online Safety and Liberty
- Chair
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- Certified Payments & Fraud Prevention Professional
- Merchant Risk Council (MRC)
- Website
- Jeremy Malcolm: Internet & AI Law & Policy
- Q. How to address a copycat game title and design on Google Play Store?
- A: You should report the copycat app via the Google reporting form at https://support.google.com/googleplay/android-developer/contact/policy_violation_report?sjid=120013622250789082-NC. Although you haven't registered a trademark, there is some common law protection for unregistered trademarks under the doctrine of passing off. This applies if your game’s name has acquired distinctiveness and consumer recognition (which it presumably has, since it attracted a copycat app). Since the other game's name is confusingly similar and could mislead users into thinking the games are related, you might have a claim for passing off. Unless Google is able to help you, I would recommend that you ... Read More
- Q. Legal use of public domain comic book designs for online t-shirt store on platforms like Amazon?
- A: That's a great idea! Amazon and other U.S. based platforms will apply U.S. law which includes the U.S. copyright period, which ls longer than in many other countries. For works created on or after January 1, 1978, copyright lasts for the life of the author plus 70 years. If it's a work made for hire (common in the comic book industry), the term is 95 years from publication or 120 years from creation, whichever is shorter. For works published before 1978 the rules are more complex, but in general, if the copyright was properly renewed, it lasts 95 years from the date of publication. So if you are sure that your works are public domain, there should be no problem with you commercializing ... Read More
- Q. Concern about legal repercussions for deleted AI deepfakes.
- A: In Arizona as of April 2025, there is no law prohibiting the creation of deepfakes, only their distribution. This advice assumes that the subject of the deepfake was 18 years or older, and that the deepfake also appears 18 years or older. So your friend should be safe.
