[Ryan]

Article is targeted at bloggers, but nothing in there is specific to blogs and would apply to every web site.

Link: http://www.bloggingpro.com/archives/2012/05/30/every-blogger-needs-know-us-law/

Second, .com has become the default top level domain (TLD) on the Web. However, it’s a U.S.-controlled domain name and, sadly, U.S. law applies to it. This includes trademark issues with the domain itself and, in extreme cases, the possibility the domain can be seized.