Author Archives: John DiGiacomo

The Supreme Court addressed how attorney’s fees should be awarded in copyright infringement cases. Here’s what the ruling means for both plaintiffs and defendants in copyright litigation.

The M22 trademark dispute between a Michigan brand and the State of Michigan attracted national attention. Here’s the background on how the M22 brand was built and defended.

Revision Legal’s Eric Misterovich joins Lance Tamashiro’s podcast to discuss internet law, e-commerce legal issues, and how online businesses can protect themselves.

A roundup of the most significant data breach news from September 2016, including key incidents, regulatory actions, and cybersecurity developments.

The LemonStand data breach exposed merchant and customer data on the e-commerce platform. Here’s what affected businesses should do to respond.

Music-streaming services allow their subscribers to rent music through the Internet rather than purchase albums. Services such as Apple Music and Tidal charge a membership fee and often have exclusive music deals with certain artists. Other services, like Pandora and Spotify, allow users to subscribe for free and listen to music with occasional advertisements. Despite […]

VR developers face uncharted copyright territory around virtual environments, user-generated content, and real-world replications. Here’s how existing copyright law applies to VR.

Jerk.com was a website that allowed users to post defamatory profiles of others. Here’s how the site’s legal battles illustrate key internet defamation principles.

In 1998, the US Congress brought United States copyright laws into the digital age when it passed the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA). The DMCA provides guidelines for handling copyrighted information that is stored or transmitted online. An important component of the DMCA is the “safe harbor” clause.

A court ruling in favor of data brokers has implications for consumer privacy rights online. Revision Legal’s internet attorneys explain the decision and what it means for data privacy.