Author Archives: John DiGiacomo

When your business is contemplating a software-as-a-service (“SaaS”) agreement, there are a large number of considerations. An SaaS agreement is, of course, a subscription service where a software package is centrally hosted and accessed by a SaaS company’s customers. Issues to be aware of include: As important as the foregoing issues are, one often overlooked […]

If you are serious about your career as a social media influencer, blogger, and/or online content creator, you ARE going to need legal services at some point. Online creation is big business now, and big business means the need for legal services. The Internet and Social Media Attorneys at Revision Legal are here to help. […]

Congress recently passed the Take It Down Act (“TIDA”), and the law was signed by the President in mid-May 2025. See AP media report here. Interestingly enough, “Take It Down” is an acronym for “Tools to Address Known Exploitation by Immobilizing Technological Deepfakes on Websites and Networks Act.” TIDA prohibits what is commonly called “revenge […]

Receiving a Notice of Suspension from Amazon — or any online sales platform like Walmart — can be devastating. But you have options and, in some cases, you can have the decision reversed and be “up and running” within 24 hours. The best option is to consult with an Amazon Suspension Appeal attorney like the […]

Under U.S. trademark laws, there is a legal concept called the “Doctrine of Foreign Equivalence”(“DFE”). Essentially, the DFE prevents the registration of trademarks that violate U.S. trademark rules where foreign language words are used instead of English language words that have the same meaning. Thus, “blaue Milchviehbetriebe” and “fermes laitières bleues” are not registerable since […]

As many know, changes in the last few years with respect to college athletics have allowed college athletes to get paid for their celebrity status. This has been accomplished through monetization of the NIL rights of the athletes in question. In this article, the NIL Rights Attorneys at Revision Legal answer a few Frequently Asked […]

On April 22, 2025, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) formally adopted updates to regulations related to the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (“COPPA”). The FTC has regulatory authority over matters impacted by COPPA. The new regulations will take effect in June 2025, and relevant covered businesses will have to fully comply with the new regulations […]

On May 9, 2025, the U.S. Copyright Office released a report on how copyright laws are likely violated by artificial intelligence (“AI”) modules and training procedures. See here. For the relevant portion of the Report, see here. The Report is considered important because there are currently dozens of pending lawsuits around the country — and […]

Online affiliate marketing is big business now. Affiliate marketing, of course, has been around for a long time. Basically, a business or a person agrees to promote and recommend a product, a brand of products, or even a whole business in exchange for various things of value. Generally, the affiliate does not actually sell the […]

Yes, as long as the proposed trademark meets the other requirements for registration. U.S. trademark laws do not require that only the English language can be used for trademarks. However, whatever the language, trademarks must meet the legal requirements, including functionality, distinctiveness, uniqueness, etc. For example, every trademark must function as a trademark in that […]