Category: Internet Law

As noted in Part I of this summary, the State of Indiana recently passed its own version of a consumer data privacy/protection statute called the Indiana Consumer Data Protection Act (“ICDPA”). The new law becomes effective on January 1, 2026. See here for the text of the Act. In Part I, we summarized the rights […]

Congress enacted the Restore Online Shoppers’ Confidence Act (“ROSCA”) back in the early 2010s. ROSCA had two main purposes. First, it was intended to protect online consumers and purchasing by banning “payment data passing.” This occurred when merchants sold or passed along consumer payment and billing data without the consent of the consumer. This often […]

Like any business, esports businesses must protect their various forms of intellectual property (“IP”). IP can be valuable. Indeed, with some esports businesses, the largest component of their business valuation is their IP, including trademarks, copyrights, patent rights, domain name registrations, and trade secrets. IP can also include various assignments, licenses, and other permission-granting contractual […]

Revision Legal is a law firm focusing on e-commerce and internet law with deep experience in providing legal services with respect to mergers and acquisitions of e-commerce businesses. E-commerce is, of course, businesses that make money online. But that “online” aspect presents unique legal and practical challenges for e-commerce acquisitions. Any business acquisition requires a […]

If you plan to be a serious YouTuber, then you will need good internet law lawyers. As just one example, if you put copyright-protected images or videos in your YouTube uploads, you risk being accused of copyright infringement unless you have prior permission to use the material, have a “fair use” basis for the use, […]

The California Privacy Rights Act (“CPRA”) requires that companies that collect and process consumer private information must publish — disclose — their policies with respect to retention of data. That is, companies must disclose the company’s policies for how long certain types of information will be stored and when the information will be deleted. More […]

California was the first State in the U.S. that enacted a consumer privacy statute called the California Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA”). Via a successful ballot initiative, the CCPA was amended by the California Privacy Rights Act (“CPRA”) to enhance and expand the rights and protections that were provided by the CCPA. This article offers a […]

As noted in Part One of this article, in May 2023, Montana passed the “Montana Consumer Data Privacy Act” (“MCDPA”), which will take effect in October 2024. In Part One, we summarized the applicability of the MCDPA and the rights that are given to Montana consumers while pointing out some oddities and unique features of […]

In May 2023, Montana became yet another State to enact a consumer data privacy/protection statute. Montana’s version is called the “Montana Consumer Data Privacy Act.” The MCDPA will take effect in October 2024. In this article (Parts One and Two), we will provide a brief summary of the MCDPA. In Part One, we will summarize […]

Quality control provisions are crucial for Chinese supplier contracts for fulfillment-by-Amazon sellers. When using a Chinese company as a supply vendor for FBA, the obvious problem for Amazon sellers is that the manufacturer is overseas, and the products are being shipped around the globe. This means that it is very difficult to visit the factory […]